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Hydra Mac 8A (Gehl 2500) restoration... or "Oh No... What have I done?"
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<blockquote data-quote="vinito" data-source="post: 93886" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>Thanks Tazza. But today I caught a bit of luck finally. I brought my good tools home and it took just a few minutes with the right stuff to cut the access hole. And once open to better inspection, the inside of the tank is a LOT better than it looked at first. The bottom half is clean as a whistle, and the upper half has rust, but it's not bad at all, certainly <em>much</em> better than I thought it was. So I think I'll just get an angle die grinder in there to remove that rust, wash out the inside really good and get on with it. This is a big relief because I figured a couple full days work cutting the old out, designing and building a new one to fit right and installing it. Instead I think I'm looking at about an hour. Yaaay!</p><p>Also, more good news. The guy who offered to blast my machine for me assured me it would just be easier for them to paint it for me too instead of me having to do it. What the heck! I guess I'll let them do that, huh ?!!! Also, rather than rustoleum I was going to use, the paint they use (by the hundreds of gallons at a time, thus the reason this is an insignificant no-big-deal to them) is PSX and the stuff is some bad mutha shut-yo-mouth paint that stands up to about anything the world throws at it. It's good stuff. The only downside is it will be safety yellow instead of starburst yellow since that's what they've got. <em>Oh, the humanity! </em>I do believe I can live with that.</p><p>So I guess it's indeed darkest before the dawn. I just have to get the welding and stuff done that needs to happen before it's painted and it will just be a matter of trailering it to the blast booth and wait for a phone call a couple days or so later. These guys buzz like bee's wings so it's not a "round tuit" kind of situation. They'll have it done in a hurry. What a thing to have happen. I'm not used to this kind of good. I've done they guy several machining favors in the past so I guess it's just my turn.</p><p>Also, I actually assembled a part today! It's the first thing to go back together since I hooked up the auxiliary hydraulic system (before I took it all back apart). It was just a new bearing in a pulley thing that goes on one of the hydrostats, but it felt good to do some assembly for a change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 93886, member: 12954"] Thanks Tazza. But today I caught a bit of luck finally. I brought my good tools home and it took just a few minutes with the right stuff to cut the access hole. And once open to better inspection, the inside of the tank is a LOT better than it looked at first. The bottom half is clean as a whistle, and the upper half has rust, but it's not bad at all, certainly [I]much[/I] better than I thought it was. So I think I'll just get an angle die grinder in there to remove that rust, wash out the inside really good and get on with it. This is a big relief because I figured a couple full days work cutting the old out, designing and building a new one to fit right and installing it. Instead I think I'm looking at about an hour. Yaaay! Also, more good news. The guy who offered to blast my machine for me assured me it would just be easier for them to paint it for me too instead of me having to do it. What the heck! I guess I'll let them do that, huh ?!!! Also, rather than rustoleum I was going to use, the paint they use (by the hundreds of gallons at a time, thus the reason this is an insignificant no-big-deal to them) is PSX and the stuff is some bad mutha shut-yo-mouth paint that stands up to about anything the world throws at it. It's good stuff. The only downside is it will be safety yellow instead of starburst yellow since that's what they've got. [I]Oh, the humanity! [/I]I do believe I can live with that. So I guess it's indeed darkest before the dawn. I just have to get the welding and stuff done that needs to happen before it's painted and it will just be a matter of trailering it to the blast booth and wait for a phone call a couple days or so later. These guys buzz like bee's wings so it's not a “round tuit” kind of situation. They'll have it done in a hurry. What a thing to have happen. I'm not used to this kind of good. I've done they guy several machining favors in the past so I guess it's just my turn. Also, I actually assembled a part today! It's the first thing to go back together since I hooked up the auxiliary hydraulic system (before I took it all back apart). It was just a new bearing in a pulley thing that goes on one of the hydrostats, but it felt good to do some assembly for a change. [/QUOTE]
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