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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: 94730" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>Some pics.</p><p>First is one of my sloppy bead welded to the strap. I'm normally not this bad, but the MIG was acting up. Worked good enough to get it over with.</p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mikeyphoto/media/seam.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/mikeyphoto/seam.jpg" alt=" photo seam.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Here's one of the replacement covers. I'm just going to make gaskets then drill & tap for close-spaced bolts. The way the machine is made and as light-duty (relatively) as it is, I don't think it will disturb the structure. Just a feeling because the math would be too hard, but I think it will work OK, and it makes it easy to gain access later.</p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mikeyphoto/media/1_4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/mikeyphoto/1_4.jpg" alt=" photo 1_4.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Left is the fuel tank where I had to cut past the hole to remove some previous fittings, shown with the patches welded in but not smoothed down yet. Right is the placement of all three 3/16" thick cover plates over their respective holes. Note that the fuel tank provides no structure except for itself anyway and all vertical surfaces (which provides the "gusset" structure) of the hydraulic tank behind it are unchanged.</p><p>Last is the back door. Left picture is the right side and on right is the left, hehe. I'm putting the hinges on the right side and latch pins on the left, but actually it could be switched by mirroring the bolts if a guy wanted to.</p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mikeyphoto/media/2_3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/mikeyphoto/2_3.jpg" alt=" photo 2_3.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>So that's it for now. In a few days I'll finish up the fuel filler stuff and the lift arms, then it's about time for paint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 94730, member: 12954"] Some pics. First is one of my sloppy bead welded to the strap. I'm normally not this bad, but the MIG was acting up. Worked good enough to get it over with. [URL='http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mikeyphoto/media/seam.jpg.html'][IMG alt=" photo seam.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/mikeyphoto/seam.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Here's one of the replacement covers. I'm just going to make gaskets then drill & tap for close-spaced bolts. The way the machine is made and as light-duty (relatively) as it is, I don't think it will disturb the structure. Just a feeling because the math would be too hard, but I think it will work OK, and it makes it easy to gain access later. [URL='http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mikeyphoto/media/1_4.jpg.html'][IMG alt=" photo 1_4.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/mikeyphoto/1_4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Left is the fuel tank where I had to cut past the hole to remove some previous fittings, shown with the patches welded in but not smoothed down yet. Right is the placement of all three 3/16” thick cover plates over their respective holes. Note that the fuel tank provides no structure except for itself anyway and all vertical surfaces (which provides the “gusset” structure) of the hydraulic tank behind it are unchanged. Last is the back door. Left picture is the right side and on right is the left, hehe. I'm putting the hinges on the right side and latch pins on the left, but actually it could be switched by mirroring the bolts if a guy wanted to. [URL='http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mikeyphoto/media/2_3.jpg.html'][IMG alt=" photo 2_3.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/mikeyphoto/2_3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] So that's it for now. In a few days I'll finish up the fuel filler stuff and the lift arms, then it's about time for paint. [/QUOTE]
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