Sometimes I hate crawlers

Post by **Lavoy** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:48 pm

Just quit working for the night on my new 1010C that followed me home on Sunday. The drive coupling between the prop shaft and the input shaft stripped out. What a royal PITA, pretty much a full days work pulling engine and center section to replace a less than $100 part. Unfortunately that is going to be the cheap piece, probably another $1000 in incendentals that need to or will get replaced on the way back together. Of course, then it is time to see if the engine even runs!

Sometimes I think I should have picked knitting or something like that for a hobby.
Lavoy

BKahler · Post by **BKahler** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:33 am

Maybe you could add a line of products such as knitted crawler covers, custom fitted for each model of crawler......

Brad

NNAATZ · Post by **NNAATZ** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:31 pm

i really know what you mean, some days i wounder if a guy should have a big auction and become a couch potato or take up under water basket weaving.

Pat · Post by **Pat** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:03 pm

Yeh, but it keeps us off the streets and out of trouble (for the most part).

bkrr · Post by **bkrr** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:59 pm

at least this hobby is some what use full. there is a very small chance you can make some cash at least to buy fuel. most hobbys I know of there is little or no chance of making any thing.

Lu47Dan · Post by **Lu47Dan** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:42 am

Lavoy . good thing I was not drinking coffee when I read your post

. Working on these old machines is one of those hobbies that might not be easy but the reward in the end is a more than most other hobbies could wish for . A running operating crawler that you use for many things other than just taking to shows . Unlike classic or antique cars once you are done with them , they are not consuming all your time , washing waxing and pampering them .

. Dan

Post by **Lavoy** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:57 am

It really is not all that bad, it is just amazing how one small part can stop a crawler in it's tracks (like that joke?)! And then, it is a couple days labor just to get to that small part.
It's actually going pretty good, got a couple new bearings in the tranny, fixed some broken bolts and misc stuff. Once the coupling shows up, then the center section goes back in, and time to hang the engine back in, and the reassembly continues. Someone had taken parts of this crawler off 10 years ago or more, so it is kind of a puzzle, and some of the puzzle pieces are missing.
Lavoy

Tractor 850 · Post by **Tractor 850** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:05 pm

My wife always says when I drag home another project:
"I know where he is and I know what he's doing."

gus · Post by **gus** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:33 am

so it is kind of a puzzle, and some of the puzzle pieces are missing.
Lavoy[/quote]

Honey, lets put the frosted flakes back in the box and I'll explain to you why you can't get the tiger puzzle together.

Stretch · Post by **Stretch** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:11 pm

Don't the directions always say " Some assembly required " or in our case some disassembly required.

The Fireman · Post by **The Fireman** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:45 pm

Stretch wrote:Don't the directions always say " Some assembly required " or in our case some disassembly required.

You're right about that, I can only think of 2 things that I've brought home that didnt require disassebaly, and both of them had a 5 digit price tag

I think I'll spend my time in the shop making due with my old stuff and keep a little money in my pocket.

When I have the cost of a new 650J into my 440 I'll be back here for some serious counceling

Until then I'll keep on wrencing... or playing, which ever yall prefer

Stretch · Post by **Stretch** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:04 am

We might be looking at this all wrong.
Women have hobbies to maintain their sanity while dealing with men & children. (My bad, according to my wife I'm still a kid)

So we have our little hobbies to maintain our sanity dealing with the war department.

At least we can tell the wife that the only thing that catches our eye anymore is a good looking or not so good looking crawler.

Don't tell her, but I think I like both my 2010's as much as I like her. At least they don't swear back at me. Although I have added a few new words to my vocabulary.

Stretch

Post by **Lavoy** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:53 am

I like the some assembly required, unfortunately, the word some is usually replaced by "extensive" on most of my projects. In fact, the first crawler we ever did came home in many pieces. About 8 years ago, my borhter hauled home a 1010 that had been completely disassembled, the only thing together was the engine. The rest of the crawler was in 5 gallon pails and cardboard boxes, now that one was truly a puzzle.
Got the coupling yesterday, and proceeded to try and hang the center section. Lo and behold, the two main 3/4" bolts on the RH side of the bellhousing were broken off. Hadn't noticed that before, so had to spend more time fixing that. Finally got the center section installed last night. Hope to hang the engine tonight or tomorrow. Found a couple of the missing pieces in a box the guy threw in the back of the pickup, so that was a nice find.
Lavoy

Stretch · Post by **Stretch** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:09 pm

Hey Lavoy, my wife is good at puzzles. You can have her if you like.

Post by **Lavoy** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:18 am

Yeah right, I had another guy make a comment about his wife like that, said he would give here away if someone would take over the payments!

Lavoy

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