Broke bolt dilemma -- HELP!

[3RRL]

Wow John, great end to the story. I'm glad you got that bolt out without all that dis-assembly work.
Way to go man.

 

[CATMAN]

John, Isn't that a great feeling when one has success in a project like this one? Thanks for the follow-up and all the photos. What are you going to break next?

 

[john_bud]

John, What are you going to break next?

Ouch! I didn't know it was so much fun watching me fix stuff! Maybe I should charge admission?

Naww.

jb

 

[IH3444]

Nice work. How about replacing the other grade 5 bolt with a grade 8, just for insurance?

 

[sandman2234]

If the new bolts are just a tiny bit too long, instead of using washers to shim them out, get your buddie's Dad to chuck both of them in the lathe and take a small amount off the end. Stacked washers don't do much for keeping things torqued correctly. Note I said both of the bolts, as I agree with replacing the other one as it was probably over stressed when all the load was shifted to it.
Glad to see that little piece laying on the ground.
David from jax

 

[R-G]

Good to see it "worked out" for you.

 

[dbdartman]

Left-hand drill bits ROCK!!!!!

 

[john_bud]

John, . What are you going to break next?

Catman,

Were your ears burning about noon your time today (2pm our time)? They should have been! Was using the Kubota to move excavation spoils as the hill going up is too steep for the 2wd ford to go up with a load (even with 3000# on the back). Dumped a load over the edge of the hill and POOF! A big cloud shot up about 10 foot in the air. Initially, I thought it was a rock that was caught between bucket and loader arm that shattered in a cloud of dust, but it wasn't. A curl cylinder hose burst. It was pretty obvious when I went to curl the bucket back up and a gyser erupted. My first thought was, "oh boy, should have had the camera to catch the action for Catman".

Ran it back to the shop and then to the friendly neighborhood hose man and was back moving dirt at 3 with an outlay of $14.25 for the new hose. No pictures as it was less than 5 min of actual repair.

jb

 

[CATMAN]

I guess I shouldn't make jokes about breaking things, if they actually come true. I glad to see it only took $15 to repair and maybe a little oil. Well, at least you had me to blame for your misfortune . Note to self: No more "voodoo" for John .

 

[hazmat]

Nice work!

 

[EddieWalker]

Nice job getting the bolt out. I never saw or heard of those bushings to keep the bit aligned. Sure makes allot of sense!!!!

Eddie

 

[john_bud]

Nice job getting the bolt out. I never saw or heard of those bushings to keep the bit aligned. Sure makes allot of sense!!!!

Eddie

There's a reason you never heard of it before -- it was invented (or re-invented?) here. I realized that there was NO WAY, it was going to go in straight with me doing a contortionist act. Then the ol' hat holder clicked over.

jb

 

[Farmwithjunk]

From the very first time I saw this thread posted, I though to myself, "How exciting can a broken bolt be"? I never started reading. As it went on and on, I thought, "Why is everyone so wrapped up in a dang broken bolt"?

Today is a slow day at work. So I started reading. I kept reading. I was truely amased and impressed.

Glad you got it out. There's a story you can tell about the tractor for years to come.

 

[Onthesauk]

Great story, glad it worked out so well. Great advice and wonderful to see all the offers of tools. And finally, great pictures of the fix!

 

[workinallthetime]

sorry john been out of the loop for awhile, looks like you got it out with tools from my box, that gm stuff is the the best thing i ever used.
glad to see it went good for you!!