$22,000 To Replace The Hydrostatic Pump..... I Did It For LESS!!!

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• JI

  @jimd421 · 3 months ago

  I think what you've done is quite impressive.Just coming up with replacement pump, just amazing.And I think that's why you get all the glory, because you get to have all the fun put in it back together by sure enjoy watching it.Thank you

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• JA

  @jasonhovey815 · 3 months ago

  You got it bud

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• RI

  @RichardBrigman-k3z · 4 months ago

  Was waiting on the pump in bucket trick

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• RU

  @Rubbernecker · 3 months ago

  Damn nice job!! Looking forward to the rest!!

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• GA

  @gamingMattR · 3 months ago

  The fact that none of your bolts ended up down on the ground or bounced into somewhere else is either a credit to your mechanical or editing ability.

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• AL

  @AlexA99423 · 3 months ago

  Glad to see you back on this. &nbsp;It sounds like you&apos;ve figured out the interchange issues 🤞<br><br>I&apos;ve had luck with getting lines made up at Princess Auto on a Saturday afternoon... It&apos;s good you fought that one off. You&apos;d have hated to spray everything with oil when you started it up😮😃

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• WR

  @wrenchbender01 · 4 months ago

  Your comment about the chain hoist/come along resembles me. Buy it after you don’t need it

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• MA

  @mauroincascina · 3 months ago

  Ottimo progresso nella riparazione del caricatore 💪💪💪 non vedo l&apos;ora di vederlo in funzione. Ciao

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• FI

  @fierohoho · 3 months ago

  I run a dehumidifier in my shop/garage during the summer. I use a condensate pump attached to the dehumidifier and a hose going outside so I never have to empty anything. It is so nice to walk into the shop/garage on a hot humid day. With low humidity it feels way cooler even if the inside temp is the same as the humid outside temp.

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• DO

  @douglasthompson2740 · 3 months ago

  I just added a 1/4 ton (500#) chain fall to my assorted collection. &nbsp;Bought it from Amazon for less than $40 and for another $25 I also bought a sliding carriage that fits on UniStrut. &nbsp;That chain fall is sweet. &nbsp;It is light enough that rigging is a breeze. &nbsp;It lives on the Unistrut trolley next to my mill. &nbsp;I am getting on the long side of the 70&apos;s and can&apos;t lift the vises, dividing heads, etc. as well as I used to. &nbsp;I didn&apos;t realize they had less than half ton chain falls (which I have) but that quarter ton unit is really nice when you are hooking up over your head. &nbsp;A goodly amount of chain on it also. &nbsp;Well worth getting. &nbsp;In fact I am probably going to get another just for when you are moving something in two planes. &nbsp;Most things I lift are under 500# and that unit doesn&apos;t weigh eight!

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• DO

  @douglasthompson2740 · 3 months ago

  Take a gander at &apos;Farmlife 101&apos; with John. &nbsp;There is an episode a year or so ago where he sourced his own &apos;O&apos; rings and seals, etc. &nbsp;He gives you the manufacturer&apos;s catalog where you can look up by size the seals, &apos;O&apos; rings, wipers etc. &nbsp;There are a couple of outlets with huge catalogs covering about anything you could need when it comes to hydraulics and other things. &nbsp;You can buy them by profile, dimension, type of plastic or rubber. &nbsp;So you aren&apos;t dependent on a &apos;kit&apos;. &nbsp;Might solve your problem. &nbsp;All the work to get to them it is a shame to put them back with old seals and &apos;O&apos; rings. &nbsp;Those are time sensitive as well as hours of operation.

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• TR

  @transmitterguy478 · 3 months ago (edited)

  Cole, a little trick on those hard-to-reach fittings, I learned when I replaced the swing hoses on my Case 580CK backhoe. Buy one of those handheld induction heater kits with the replaceable wire tips, go to HF when they have a sale on SAE and Metric wrench sets( usually around $15 each set), and buy one of each set, buy bigger ones if you need to, not ICON, the cheaper sets. Then I used my induction heater to heat the handle close to the wrench end and bend it in the direction I needed to fit. It worked great! I needed a long wrench, so I bent another one to the fitment size, cut off the other wrench side, and welded it to a longer steel bar, the right length for me to have the leverage to loosen the fitting. After it was loose, I used a regular wrench to undo it. It worked when tightening it back up, too. &nbsp;It works better than a torch because it is a more centralized heat, and you can get a sharper bend. Oh, and crow&apos;s feet help too, but I ended up grinding the sides so they would fit in my valve body area. The hoses are tight in there. Also, I use my air chisel with the flat tip to get some of the fittings started moving. The hoses were getting replaced, so I didn&apos;t worry about nicking them up. Great job as always.

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