My Industrial Cabin Build

[WoodChuckDad]

Do you have a good impact wrench?

I do. A kobalt that has served me pretty well on the tractor and my pickup truck, so far.

 

[dstig1]

You aren't taking off the nut that causes sad music on a hillside in a few days, are ya?

 

[WoodChuckDad]

You aren't taking off the nut that causes sad music on a hillside in a few days, are ya?

Oh no. Not messing with those. I’m also gonna have to figure out what to do with the old piece. While I’m at it, I have an old fuel tank from this excavator that I need to get rid of.

 

[ronjhall]

Oh no. Not messing with those. I’m also gonna have to figure out what to do with the old piece. While I’m at it, I have an old fuel tank from this excavator that I need to get rid of.

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I have a Ryobi impact to take bolts like that apart.

Oh no. Not messing with those. I’m also gonna have to figure out what to do with the old piece. While I’m at it, I have an old fuel tank from this excavator that I need to get rid of.

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i have a Ryobi from HD that works good on bolts like that. Over 1000 ft pounds to remove bolts.

 

[hayden]

What size saplings can the Ventrac comfortably cut? In my experience with rotary mowers, the manufacturer's specs are always highly optimistic, and cutting anything as large as they suggest is pretty abusive on the machine.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

What size saplings can the Ventrac comfortably cut? In my experience with rotary mowers, the manufacturer's specs are always highly optimistic, and cutting anything as large as they suggest is pretty abusive on the machine.

If you can push it down, you can pretty much cut it, but yes, it can be abusive to the machine.
1 inch is easy pickings. 1.5 inches is not too bad. The issue is usually how many at a time you are trying to g to tackle. That can make a difference. When going after 2 inch popler i usually push them over and cut them then pull the whole thing out by hand. Trying to mulch a 2 inch tree is asking for a blade to get broke. Off or some other issue. It certaimly cant cut the material that my 8 foot rotary cutter on the kioti 7320 does. But it is also much easier to avoid stumps, etc with the ventrac

 

[747driver]

Oh no. Not messing with those. I’m also gonna have to figure out what to do with the old piece. While I’m at it, I have an old fuel tank from this excavator that I need to get rid of.

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Does that idler wheel run on bearings like a bicycle or is there grease fittings to keep it lubricated ? Take the old fuel tank you have and make it into a parts washer tub !

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Does that idler wheel run on bearings like a bicycle or is there grease fittings to keep it lubricated ? Take the old fuel tank you have and make it into a parts washer tub !

I believe it is bearings. I’ve never seen a zerk, and it rolls pretty well.
A parts washer would be interesting but I’d be afraid to cut into a fuel tank.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

excavator down

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Found a replacement part.

Estes just delivered. Wont likely get to it till next weekend