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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: 96198" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>I'm not sure how much good that guard even is. It wasn't installed in mine and there are no "extra" holes in the floor to indicate it ever had one. It looks like it might just be there to capture the center shaft (#54) to keep it from flopping around if'n the fiber discs ever fell apart maybe. Personally I'm not going to add it because I don't think it would likely be needed and it's not worth the work (to me). But if you have one I'm guessing it is just drilled through and bolted to the floor straddling the center shaft, then a bolt or pin slipped through the holes in the yoke.</p><p>As for operator protection, I've thought a lot about this and I'm going to simply make and install a beefy roll bar and shade canopy. Since the controls are between the knees, it encourages the operator to not stick things out the side anyway, visibility would be better and along with a seatbelt, will provide protection like a million farm tractors out there and with a little less work and material as a bonus. I'm not putting it in until it's mostly back together and running so I can custom fit myself under it comfortably. I might even make a cardboard mock-up on it just to be sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 96198, member: 12954"] I'm not sure how much good that guard even is. It wasn't installed in mine and there are no “extra” holes in the floor to indicate it ever had one. It looks like it might just be there to capture the center shaft (#54) to keep it from flopping around if'n the fiber discs ever fell apart maybe. Personally I'm not going to add it because I don't think it would likely be needed and it's not worth the work (to me). But if you have one I'm guessing it is just drilled through and bolted to the floor straddling the center shaft, then a bolt or pin slipped through the holes in the yoke. As for operator protection, I've thought a lot about this and I'm going to simply make and install a beefy roll bar and shade canopy. Since the controls are between the knees, it encourages the operator to not stick things out the side anyway, visibility would be better and along with a seatbelt, will provide protection like a million farm tractors out there and with a little less work and material as a bonus. I'm not putting it in until it's mostly back together and running so I can custom fit myself under it comfortably. I might even make a cardboard mock-up on it just to be sure. [/QUOTE]
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