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[Imold]

Picked up new Harbor Freight tool from LTL dock in Fargo ND.


Made it home and it is waiting on the road while I move snow to get it up to the shop/garage.


Will post more pics as I go. But here it is up to the shop/garage, now I need to start unpacking in a couple hours.

 

[Imold]

Did not find any cotter pins for spindle nuts yet.
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This seat is very comfortable I would like to have one like this on my GC1705.

 

[Jstpssng]

It’s just like assembling a big Christmas toy! :thumbsup:

 

[Oldpath05]

Do you buy this for 15,000 ?
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Or something like this for 15,000, it has 261 hours on it.
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I will leave my options open when I upgrade, maybe keep the 1705 and the HF Trencher and just buy something yellow like I have pic of.

As much as I hate 2 wheel drive, I'd go with the yellow one. Ever since my trans-case cracked with just a pto winch on I wouldn't trust BHs on small tractors.

 

[GeneV]

Yeh nice, congrats. Actually, that seat looks similar to the one I put on my gc1710. Does the back fold down?

 

[Oldpath05]

Did not find any cotter pins for spindle nuts yet.
More pics.
Stabilizers
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This seat is very comfortable I would like to have one like this on my GC1705.

Looks good so far, and cotter pins could be optional they'r are only needed if you want the tires to stay on...........

 

[Oldpath05]

How much to make me one?

The first one is a factory one, I think kuboto still makes it, if not then get out ALL your welding fab skills you'll need em. The next two pics is the one I made, 3/8 thick and took me 8 hrs. The time consuming part was try to trace out holes, make patterns that didn't pattern, had to ream out holes, bolt the two pieces on the trans, then weld what I could, take off then finish welding>>>Now heres a vary valuable learning curve, when taken off to finish welding PUT 2 TEMP, DIAGONAL ANGLE-BARS BRACES ON before finishing welding, I'd tell you why but I dont want to speak in tongues again............

 

[Imold]

2 more pics before it is all together.

 

[Oldpath05]

Looks like a fun project, I see you found the cotter pins.

 

[Imold]

I bought six 3/4x4 inch hitch pins and two 3/4x6 inch hitch pins two weeks ago to replace the pins it comes with being that is what most people are doing because the pins that come with over time wear out the holes for the axles and stabilizers and I also bought 4 washers to use with the hubs to take the runout out of the wheels and then in a small package I found the cotter pins for the two axle nuts. My other two axle and hub assemblies will be here next Tuesday and I already have the rims and tires to put on the axles.

I did get the controller mounted and laid out the hydraulic hoses so tomorrow all I need to do is put the front arm and bucket on, hookup the hydraulic lines, fill all fluids and put in some 91 octane fuel then start it up, I also bought four 3.5 inch extensions and couplers for the control levers so they are a bit longer, have heard that it gives more control of the trencher, I still need to call on a bigger hydraulic pump and also put the better hydraulic filter on the tank.
There are some other things I will do but I will wait till summer, not done with it yet, can’t wait till spring.

I will post the last pics tomorrow.