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by hydrogeo
Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:24 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: komatsu pc10-6 mini excavator
Replies: 10
Views: 10539

Re: komatsu pc10-6 mini excavator

Be very careful if it's a grey market machine. Parts for those can sometimes be tricky to get as you can't get any parts from domestic dealers. My mini is fantastic for working around the yard, and general small digging jobs. I use it a lot to pick up and move things, and it's amazing how much it wi...
by hydrogeo
Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:52 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450C near death accident
Replies: 32
Views: 74827

Re: 450C near death accident

Thanks for posting that. While all equipment is dangerous, the old iron is far worse. My 06 Kubota mini ex has a FOPS cab and control locks where it automatically de-energizes all the hydraulics when you pull the lock level. My 40c obviously has none of that. The worst of the 40 is the winch. I have...
by hydrogeo
Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:57 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: Steam Boilers
Replies: 5
Views: 6347

Re: Steam Boilers

My good friend's dad was a union boiler operator in Jersey for several decades. He made six figures and retired in his 60s with a full pension. After sitting around for a bit he started operating again as a per diem operator and made pretty close to what he was making full time on top of his pension...
by hydrogeo
Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:03 pm
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: Book Update
Replies: 3
Views: 4394

Re: Book Update

I'd suggest making sure you copyright it before releasing anything.
by hydrogeo
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:23 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: What would you like to operate?
Replies: 10
Views: 9979

Re: What would you like to operate?

As long as it was somewhere warm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lnPnUpe9jw
by hydrogeo
Fri Jan 24, 2020 7:10 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: Adding to the Fleet
Replies: 7
Views: 8018

Re: Adding to the Fleet

I have a Kubota 121 mini, which is about 9,000lbs. It's got a thumb, and I use a 4' piece of I beam for fine grading. It's a really nice size, as it's big enough to pop a few stumps (albeit slowly) but I can still move it with my one ton. Just can't expect it to do the work of a larger machine. I mo...
by hydrogeo
Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: Saving manuals that are coming apart
Replies: 5
Views: 5231

Re: Saving manuals that are coming apart

I scan my older manuals and put the original in the file cabinet. I then print off a shop copy that is pretty much disposable. For the thicker manuals I will only print the sections that I need when I need them.
by hydrogeo
Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:41 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: rubber tracks
Replies: 4
Views: 3681

Re: rubber tracks

FWIW, I hate the rubber tracks on my mini excavator. They are terrible in the woods, especially when it's wet, and completely useless in the snow.
by hydrogeo
Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:38 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: Tool box
Replies: 2
Views: 2621

Re: Tool box

Right side fender is where I put my tool box on my 40c. Hydraulics are in the way for climbing on and off on that side anyway. I use it to carry a few tools and chain chokers for the winch.
by hydrogeo
Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:21 pm
Forum: Lavoy's Little Shop O' Deeres
Topic: Rebuilt starters and starter parts question for the group
Replies: 12
Views: 9681

Re: Rebuilt starters and starter parts question for the group

Lavoy wrote:
Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:36 pm
No, I have replacement LED bulbs to go in the original bulb type lights, and should be the same as your repro lights use.
Lavoy
What would the cost be for the LED bulbs?
by hydrogeo
Sun Nov 03, 2019 6:27 pm
Forum: Lavoy's Little Shop O' Deeres
Topic: Rebuilt starters and starter parts question for the group
Replies: 12
Views: 9681

Re: Rebuilt starters and starter parts question for the group

Lavoy, do you have 6v LED lights or just the bulbs? My 40c didn't come with lights, so I'm just running the cheap 6V reproduction lights that I don't believe have replaceable bulbs. If they are full lights what is the pricing?
by hydrogeo
Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:49 pm
Forum: Lavoy's Little Shop O' Deeres
Topic: Rebuilt starters and starter parts question for the group
Replies: 12
Views: 9681

Re: Rebuilt starters and starter parts question for the group

I use my 40c a fair bit at night in the winter plowing and dragging trails. I would love to do a true 12v conversion so I could run some LED lights. I've looked high and low for 6V LEDs but they don't seem to exist. Plus it would be nice to eliminate the oddball 6V battery from the fleet (good 6V ba...
by hydrogeo
Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:41 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: JD 420C Track Project
Replies: 42
Views: 50847

Re: JD 420C Track Project

I often wonder if you couldn't adapt a set of tracks off an air-track drill. I see old ones pop up for sale every now and then and they have small undercarriages.
by hydrogeo
Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:23 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: JD 420C Track Project
Replies: 42
Views: 50847

Re: JD 420C Track Project

I have a Kubota mini excavator with rubber tracks and I do not like them. They tend to stretch and pop off at the worst times (no rock guards on the excavator), and they cut pretty easily in the woods. The worst part is they are downright scary in the winter. Luckily I only use the excavator for cut...
by hydrogeo
Sat Aug 17, 2019 7:16 am
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: So What Happens To the Tooling?
Replies: 5
Views: 6352

Re: So What Happens To the Tooling?

Makes sense. In this day and age, at least all the new stuff is saved for posterity in digital files that truly do have almost zero storage cost. And now it's easy to scan an old part and create a file, so hopefully things will only continue to get easier for us fans of the obsolete to keep our stuf...