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Here's my new milling machine which was built around 1947 and rebuilt at some point between now and then according to the tag on the side. I started building my own attachments to save money but I've spent an awful lot on tools to do that :-) Securing it to the trailer was kind of hard to...

I just got a plug in portable bandsaw that my contractor buddy owned. As borat would say "wow woo wee wow!" It is very nice! What kinds of interesting things have you all cut? My favorite so far is din rail and all thread. It's great how it doesn't booger up the first thread!

I've been wanting to build a ditch cleaning bucket for a while and I think a 24" is about all the 260 hoe can handle. Factory options are 8", 12", and 16". I have the 12" bucket which has a struck capacity of 0.66 cubic feet and weighs 49 lbs. The 24" bucket design should hold about 1.5 cubic...

I built a trailer for my son's dump truck and couldn't wait any longer to give it to him. It has fold down ramps, 4 tie down points, 2 axles with duals, and a jack which I need to weld a handle on.

We bought a 3 ton arbor press at my company and it arrived with the front half broken off. The company sent us a new one and UPS never came to pick up the old press so I spent $19 in parts and 2 hours of labor to have a new press in my garage! The bolts are 1/2" grade 5 with the shoulders...

Ive just paid off my 2001 Ram 2500 diesel and i want to do some body work. It has typical chrysler rust problems that were covered up when i bought it. I had planned on installing two new front fenders and having someone cut out the cab corners and rocker panels. I can get a pretty good deal...

I've been thinking about a dump trailer for a few years and wanted to jot down some of my ideas and open this up for discussion. I have a john deere 1026r. The problem is that my tractor is no good for moving dirt long distances. If I had a trailer that I could pull with my backhoe still...

It was being installed on a 2320 at the local dealer. Has anyone used one yet? I would like to consider trading in my 1026r tlb for one.

I think I would like to build a rake for my front end loader. I want to use it for tearing out undergrowth like a ratchet rake and for smoothing dirt / pulling out small rocks to plant grass. I would also like to use it to gather sticks from what blows out of the trees around my property...

When I have to curl with my pallet forks on unless I move the valve all the way open very fast I get backflow through the circuit and the forks drop a couple of inches before curling back properly. Is there an easy fix to this problem? It makes bulky items scary to lift.

Is it normal for a diverter valve to slowly drip from the inactive work ports or do I need to get a new one? It drips about one drop every three seconds.

Well, fellow sub-compact owners, after almost rolling down the hill today with my 1026r and backhoe, I have decided that it would be nice to leave it in gear and creep up the hill with a hand control instead of my current method of reaching around and pushing the hydro lever with my spare 12"...

I know this isn't tractor related but I need some help. My first son is coming into this world in November and I found a solid wood wardrobe for him. The finish is coming off and I would like to strip it off and stain it again. First question: how do I clean it up? Second question: what...

I started doing commercial work with my 1026r last year and when I'm finished digging (usually ditches or re-grading for better drainage) I always use a small tiller mounted on my gravely walk behind to smooth out the area then I plant grass seed and straw it. I'm sure there is a better way...

I was thinking about putting a land leveler on my front end loader since it's so much quicker to to this than to mess with the three point. Any reason a tractor wouldn't perform as well as a skid steer with one of these on it? Is there any advantage to a 3pt mount tractor unit? Here's a...

MMA welding (welding inststute) video guide - YouTube I wish I had seen that before I spent 6 hours trying to figure out how to properly end a weld bead a few months ago :-)

I'm working on my welding table (4' by 6' by 1/2" thick). It is currently sitting on two 50 gal drums. I will add some legs soon and I was wondering if there are some standard slot sizes for these like how milling machine t-slot tables are built? I had thought about leaving half of it solid...

I just got my bosch style diverter valve from surplus center and I'm getting ready to build a mount for it and hook up my hydraulic hoses this weekend or early next week. I'm building the grapple from a sheet of steel diamond plate I got for $60 at the scrap yard. Total cost for the project...

I am renting a CAT 302.5c mini ex and the controls are "wrong". How do I switch it to John Deere controls?

I have been doing a big job at my mom's house and so far I've moved 20 tons of fill dirt. The problem is that the fill is clay and shale. The smaller pieces of shale I can bust up by driving over them but the larger ones are difficult to deal with. I wanted to separate the dirt from the rocks...

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/transport-machinery/heavy-machinery/wheel-loader.jpg now that's custom!

I bought a JD 1026r this summer to help around the house and so many people I know wanted work done I started a side business. Here are photos from some of the projects I have done. Pictures by backhoeworks - Photobucket

I've got a JD 1026r that I want to either put a tooth bar on or install some weld-on teeth with replaceable tips. Is there any advantage to the toothbar besides being removable? I can't imagine i'd ever want to remove my weld-on teeth. Is there a big difference structurally? I was looking at...

I own a JD 1026r with the 260 backhoe and sometimes I need to go back over part of a ditch I dig out to enlarge the hole, clean up, etc. The stabilizers on the hoe aren't long enough to cross the trench when I park the tractor at a 45 degree angle to it. I have filled the trench with 6x6's...

I just let my dad borrow the tractor to cut down a pine tree and all of the controls are sticky from the sap. What should I use to clean it that won't hurt the plastic on the controls?

Check out this patent: Demolition hammer Sheet 4/5 shows a model that should be easy for any of us to build and it would sure save my back! I contacted the company about buying one for a 260 backhoe and they didn't have anything that would fit. I ordered the information video which showed...

My cousin has a 50's John Deere 440 dozer that has been sitting for 20 years with a broken final drive and a tarp over it. The machine is pretty rusted up. I would like to get it going again but it seems like a running machine is around $3000-4000 on ebay. I'm pretty sure it's a gasoline...

I had a scag 20hp walk behind mower given to me by my brother in law. It is fully hydrostatic but needs some top end work on the motor. The repair bill was going to be $2000 from the dealer so it wasn't worth fixing for him. I would like to either replace the motor and re-sell it to finance a...

Does anybody know of a source for either a quick tach plate for john deere front end loaders or the parts to make one (specifically the H120 loader on the 1026r)? I want to build a set of forks to palletize my ever growing attachment collection.

I'm looking for cheap street pads for my backhoe. I have considered screwing a 2x6 onto the stabilizer feet and then attaching an old tire to that, but I wondered if anyone had a better idea. This needs to be built or bought by next week to complete a project I've been doing for my brother-in-law.

I'm getting ready to weld up my backhoe ripper with an old AC buzzbox. The shank is 1" and the top plate that attaches it to the ears is 1/2". I am trying to figure out how big to make my bevels in the 1" shank for the t joint. I looked online and saw 1/4" as a recommended bead size. You can...

I've got a 1026r with a 260 backhoe that I have been doing commercial work with and I was wondering if there is anyway to speed up the hydraulic pump flow by either turning up the pump, having it modified by a shop for more displacement, or replacing it with a higher flow unit? This may heat up...

I've just completed the first pass design for a backhoe ripper I'm getting ready to build. I would like opinions on it before I go into production. The goal is to build a better ripper than the brotek that everyone seems to be using for the JD 260 backhoe. I want to be able to cut through...