Recent content by balsam

A couple of comments….After building stuff like this for years, I think you will be shocked at how much the parts will cost to build that thing. The odds and ends you will need add up in a big hurry. Don’t forget that the company that builds those excavators, buy the parts in bulk, probably in...

I have read through these posts and I think you should go ahead with it. You obviously have done your homework and already worked out a lot of issues. I find, though, that when costing out something like this I often underestimate the cost of all the little pieces I need to pick up, here and...

I’ll try that, but it may be hard to do and even repair because the cylinder is actually inside the boom itself. I have to figure out how it comes out I am going to call Woodmaxx tomorrow and see if they have any advice. I also want to find out if they have seal kits for those cylinders.

Thanks ngone: If I understand your explanation. I lift the boom on the backhoe to the highest position, then take the hose off the piston end of the cylinder to see if it still drops and how quickly the oil comes out. if it still quickly drops I can assume the piston seals are the problem. Is...

I am having a problem with my Woodmaxx backhoe attachment. Last year when I took it off to put away, it was fine. I store it outside under a tarp. It does get well below freezing where I live here. I hooked it up recently and thought everything was working fine until I noticed what I think is...

I am planning on building a tracked vehicle that I can use for ice fishing. I have a circuit in mind that should operate like braked steering used on most of them. Normally a differential is used and each output shaft is braked to slow or stop the track causing the other to turn faster, thus...

I have a Kubota L3430 HST tractor and purchased a mid mount PTO for it. I was told the output RPM would be 1000 RPM. I just opened the box and, based on the size of the gears and shaft, I think it might be higher than that. They sure look pretty light to carry 30 hp at 1000 RPM. Does anybody...

I have a 3430 Kubota with a 6', 540rpm blower on the back. I do a few neighbors driveways and we have had so much snow this year I ended up with "tennis elbow" running the tractor in reverse....not a young man any more. I would like to mount the blower on the front using a mid PTO and a front...