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Yep, Greenville Steel Car blade. The same model blade as on my crawler.
The blade and push frame do not look to be beat up too badly.
Nice project.
Dan.

Lavoy, join over on http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/index.php and pick Shade Tree Welder's (Ron Lemke) brain on what oil to use in them. Ron is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to lubrication.
Dan.

I have used this product before, http://www.por15.com/FUEL-TANK-REPAIR-KIT/productinfo/FTRK/ It works very well, I have used it to repair two tanks that I have on equipment here. One has been in use for ten years, with no re-occurrence of the leaks. The other tank was a basket case with more leaks t...

I vote for the dozer, I have cleared brush and trees with the nieghbors crawler loader with a root rake it works but getting a decent grade on the ground is not easily done. The optimum set up would be a dozer with a root rake and a blade. Rubber tired hoes work but then you run the risk of flats fr...

Another thing I have been told to try in a case like this is drill a hole in the broken bolt and fill it full of weld before you weld the nut on. Supposedly the weld in the hole will shrink the bolt when it cools and allow it to come out easier. Bryce :) Works on bearings too. :wink: Gus , a friend...

Update : pulled fibers and steels out cleaned and reajusted the pressure plate setting, reassembled , stick is not going back forward like a spring is broke , All good from veiwing when apart. now have a click when pulling back on stick .. Looks like around the area of the the brake linkage . Could...

3640lbs
Dan

Photobucket,
http://photobucket.com/
I use Irfanview to resize photos.
http://www.irfanview.com/
it is pretty simple to use.
Dan.

Willy, how do you link pictures to this site? Picasa is where I store my pictures if that helps. Allen, to post photos here from Photobucket, you need to select the photo to post then click on the "Direct Link" under the "links" menu. Then come back here and select the Img button in the menu bar ab...

Spend the money on a good 1/2" impact, I-R, C-P or a Craftsman. I have an I-R that is heavy to use but it will usually remove all but the most stubborn bolts. I do own a 1" impact but it has only been used here once. I lent it to a friend and could get it back anytime I need it but it is too big a p...

I got the final materials for this project today, a 3' piece of 3/8" threaded rod and a 4' piece of 1 X 1 tube to make the telescoping arms.
I might get a 7/16" - 14 tap and go bigger with the threaded rod, instead of the 3/8" rod.
Dan.

Andre, making my own tools is a lot easier than it use to be! :lol: The rain that had been holding up a couple of other projects, let up around noon today. So I finished cutting up an old truck that pieces of it will live on in another project of mine. I had the rest of that truck two old trailer an...

More photos. http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/Clausing%206903%20Lathe/Shop%20Made%20Accesories/Steady%20Rest%201/STB028.jpg Milling complete. http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/Clausing%206903%20Lathe/Shop%20Made%20Accesories/Steady%20Rest%201/STB029.jpg The set up. Milli...

Here are pictures of today's progress. http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/Clausing%206903%20Lathe/Shop%20Made%20Accesories/Steady%20Rest%201/STB023.jpg Tubes cut to 4-1/16" for test fitting of them to check clearances. http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/Clausing%206903%20La...

HI ! That is great machinist work !! Andre, thanks. I trained as a Tool & Die Maker but never pursued it as a career. I could not stand at a machine all day now for sure. I have to break up the machining jobs into sections, so I do not get too bored watching the lathe run. The mill and surface grin...