Recent content by dfkrug

Amazing the tractor still worked after the fire. Are you in the US? I bought a new CK20H for a friend (RIP) back in 2006, and he let the hired help use it. So it was trashed, and eventually stopped working. I tried to buy it as-is to repair, but no dice. Great tractor. I want to see inside...

That UTV does look narrow. Only 8" wider than my ATV. I did not know that you could license a SxS for the street in AZ. Are you subject to SMOG testing and restricted from freeways?

Yeah, as I said, that is my opinion. Where do I get that? Years of experience with 25mm pins and equipment with 2500 psi hydraulics. Also, my own experience making numerous hydraulic thumbs and other attachments. I have also rented and used skidsteers with hydraulic breakers, plus I spent...

I think we paid about $500 net for the breaker a few years ago, directly from China. It works, but will destroy your very light-duty machine, IMO.

The manual is certainly one of the biggest ones out there, and I DO want to say that the parts diagrams are helpful. But. Awful maintenance instructions. e.g. 500 hour interval on diesel engine oil change? Should be 100hr. 1000 hours on hyd return filter, and 2000 hr for hydraulic oil...

What you describe is a panelized house. Back in the 90s, I visited a factory near Sacramento that was building panelized houses. Walls were built in a jig to standards that were higher than manufactured houses. But still 2x6 wood frame with wooden siding. The nearly-finished walls were...

Yes, CC companies do have some buyer protection, as you state. Great option, if available, even it you have to pay the fees. In my experience dealing directly with a Chinese factory (not thru Alibaba) is that a US credit card is not a payment option. From the US, my only option for payment is...

But TEMU, like Vevor, Ali, eBay, Amazon, all have buyer protection.

Buying directly from the maker in China does get you the best price, probably. (But US auction prices are super-low.) But the stress of wiring your money and hoping your stuff will show up has value, too. That's why I used Alibaba. Don't forget that spares are also super-cheap if you buy...

Great news. How many hours on your CK20, and why did it fail?

That one looks WAY better.

If I wanted to use any mixer on the 3-point, I would adapt it to the hydraulic toplink you might already have. A hydraulic toplink for use with other tractor attachments (esp. a box blade) is one of those must-haves IMO. And the SA cylinder that comes with the mixers is awful. I buy spare new...

Even some of the 1-2T machines have at least 1 or 2 cylinders that have 30mm pins. But not usually for the buckets. They are, of course, stronger. A lot of things get better when you get up to an true 4000# machine.

No. You can not offset the thumb's upper dipper stick cylinder pivot from the mounting point. Doing so puts a bending moment on the cylinder, which will result in bending the rod (or breaking the bracket). Designers need to make a "free-body diagram" to understand the forces involved.

Here is a photo I copied off FB, from a group called "Chinese Excavator Owners". Chris V of Nebraska posted it. This is from one of the "L-bracket" hydraulic thumbs, usually installed at the factory. It is designed incorrectly, putting bending forces on the cylinder rod. Sometimes the rod...