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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: 95826" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>The filler used to just stick straight up with a long pipe so you had to climb inside the cramped interior with a big gas can and lift it over the back of the seat to try to fill it while spilling as little as you could. Couldn't reach it from the back, and in fact the back door wasn't hinged until I added that a couple weeks ago, so it was bolt-off only, made even more difficult with the add-on weights hung over it.</p><p>Well Tazza, turns out that's about exactly what I'm going to do. At work we have a big welding table and we (I actually had some help) had it sitting on that clamped down to start tweaking when we noticed one of the arms was kinda warped, so dropped back and straightened that out first. Didn't help the twist any, but that's next on the agenda and will probably be straightened out tomorrow.</p><p>You're right, I guess all this is progress since it's fixing things that aren't right. It's just a little frustrating that I think I'm close to being "ready for paint" when I find one or few things more that need attention, constantly pushing the finish date back. A smart feller would have found that cliff I mentioned a way long time ago. It ain't quite lipstick on a pig - more like rocket surgery maybe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 95826, member: 12954"] The filler used to just stick straight up with a long pipe so you had to climb inside the cramped interior with a big gas can and lift it over the back of the seat to try to fill it while spilling as little as you could. Couldn't reach it from the back, and in fact the back door wasn't hinged until I added that a couple weeks ago, so it was bolt-off only, made even more difficult with the add-on weights hung over it. Well Tazza, turns out that's about exactly what I'm going to do. At work we have a big welding table and we (I actually had some help) had it sitting on that clamped down to start tweaking when we noticed one of the arms was kinda warped, so dropped back and straightened that out first. Didn't help the twist any, but that's next on the agenda and will probably be straightened out tomorrow. You're right, I guess all this is progress since it's fixing things that aren't right. It's just a little frustrating that I think I'm close to being “ready for paint” when I find one or few things more that need attention, constantly pushing the finish date back. A smart feller would have found that cliff I mentioned a way long time ago. It ain't quite lipstick on a pig - more like rocket surgery maybe. [/QUOTE]
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