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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: 95728" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>Yes I did. A buddy had a coupon and I got it for $550 and I figured it would buy me some time at least, and maybe just work great as long as I have it if I'm lucky.</p><p>Just yesterday I decided to do like you and many others have done and ordered one of those mini alternators to add to it, so that increases the cost another $65 already, but this thing has been a steady stream of "one step forward, two steps back" since the beginning so I'm used to it by now, hehe. I have looked it over and discovered that it would be easiest to just make a whole new hydraulic pump cage mount rather than try to adapt the original one, but that should just be a fairly simple welding/machining project too.</p><p>I got the fuel filler parts made yesterday so it's ready to submit to the painters for blasting. Hopefully they can start on it right away and I can keep moving forward. With these guys there's a chance they are busy with another project and if so I'll have to wait until they can squeeze it in, but for free I don't mind. I should be able to make the additonal engine mounts while I'm waiting to get it back.</p><p>Sorry I haven't added pictures the past couple posts. I'll snap some before blasting and post the last of the "before" pictures here soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 95728, member: 12954"] Yes I did. A buddy had a coupon and I got it for $550 and I figured it would buy me some time at least, and maybe just work great as long as I have it if I'm lucky. Just yesterday I decided to do like you and many others have done and ordered one of those mini alternators to add to it, so that increases the cost another $65 already, but this thing has been a steady stream of “one step forward, two steps back” since the beginning so I'm used to it by now, hehe. I have looked it over and discovered that it would be easiest to just make a whole new hydraulic pump cage mount rather than try to adapt the original one, but that should just be a fairly simple welding/machining project too. I got the fuel filler parts made yesterday so it's ready to submit to the painters for blasting. Hopefully they can start on it right away and I can keep moving forward. With these guys there's a chance they are busy with another project and if so I'll have to wait until they can squeeze it in, but for free I don't mind. I should be able to make the additonal engine mounts while I'm waiting to get it back. Sorry I haven't added pictures the past couple posts. I'll snap some before blasting and post the last of the “before” pictures here soon. [/QUOTE]
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