Well i broke it this time

[ponytug]

That's an awesome price for the work. You are lucky to have a shop like that near you!

All the best,

Peter

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah he is. That’s a great price.

 

[cqaigy2]

Same.

That's a pretty good price. It will be interesting to see how that works out.

 

[Tchamp]

here is the pics of his work, looks better than factory to me, didnt even have to take it off the trailer! Lol The one thing he and I found interesting is the holes on the lift arms were a tot larger than the pin that was put in and the one replaced. It all welded up just fine though. Been using today and seems to be just fine.

 

[ponytug]

Nice photos, and I agree, a better than factory welding job. Your welder is a gem!

All the best,

Peter

 

[Tchamp]

Yeah. My guess is if you clean it up and make a tight fit to the rollover arms, and maybe not bevel the end of the tube too much, it’s not going to burn through and grab the pin. Of course, that depends on how thick the tube is, how big the hole in the rollover arms is, how much heat you weld with, etc. as you know.

I have a reamer somewhere that fits the inside diameter of the caster wheel tubes. I think it’s 1” or slightly larger. They were throwing things out at my old employer and I acquired it many years ago. It’s about a foot long and would reach the center of that tube from either end.

From what I’ve been reading, one of the main problems with these simple bearings is that the wearable material is not replaceable like ball/needle bearings or bushings. And a welded in pin doesn’t help much either. I wonder if they pinned the pin instead of welding it would work? There’s not much rotational force on that pin. It’s just sitting there for the rollover arm tube to roll on. I wonder what the forces the tube puts on the pin are?

Anyhow, it’s a low speed movement. Even if there was a high spot in there pressing against the tube, it’s probably not going to gouge the pin to the point of breaking, and once a path is worn into it, it won’t get any deeper.

That’s my sloppy engineering opinion.

I’d like to hear others’ opinions on it.

I know what you mean on the engineering comment but this one is 21 yrs old so i think it did pretty well considering, the design passed the savings to is in simplicity, it fefinatly had the longevity

 

[MossRoad]

I know what you mean on the engineering comment but this one is 21 yrs old so i think it did pretty well considering, the design passed the savings to is in simplicity, it fefinatly had the longevity

I bought mine new in 2001. I’m still very happy with it. I love the simplicity. Would purchase another if I had to.

 

[Raul-02]

Went to lift a tote of wood heard a pop and my forks would not tilt. Upon closer examination i discovered the pivot point on my lifting arms thatcontrol the machine broke….
I guess it did pretty good considering its a 2001 model. 21 years is a pretty good run i think. I wonder if i can get it repaired or i have to order a whole new assembly. I will call PT. On monday and find out. View attachment 751654

Bring it on by I'll whip out my grinder and crack open a can of 7018 pop that inner rod on the lathe after building it up and have you up and running in oh maybe a day and a half.

 

[ponytug]

I bought mine new in 2001. I’m still very happy with it. I love the simplicity. Would purchase another if I had to.

In a heartbeat!

 

[Tchamp]

Bring it on by I'll whip out my grinder and crack open a can of 7018 pop that inner rod on the lathe after building it up and have you up and running in oh maybe a day and a half.

Got it done in half a day.

 

[Tchamp]

In a heartbeat!

I love the simplicity of the one i have, its about as basic and as durable as it can be (as long as you arent abusing it).

 

[Raul-02]

Got it done in half a day.

Yah but I'd a be'ed chargin' cash money so I'd have to pad the bill. Standin' around fees, flippin it over fees, admiring the rust fees. You know that sort of thing.

 

[smilindave]

Happened to me today!

 

[MossRoad]

Bummer.

What year is your 425?

 

[Tchamp]

Happened to me today!View attachment 753517

I feel ya, been there done that lol. P.t has the part for my 2425 for 165. Plus shipping, I had mine repaired for about 135. Parts and labor

 

[ponytug]

Bummer! What were you doing?

All the best, Peter

 

[smilindave]

Moss, not sure on the year of either one. I bought them both used. I got the 425 in 2006 and the 422 i bought about 4 yrs ago. the 422 iI had originally bought for parts but when I got picked it up, it was in pretty decent shape so I decided to upgrade it to a 425. Guess i can call Power Trac and see what year they are.

 

[smilindave]

Ponytug
we were digging the trench in the other post. The driveway had about an 18 inch rock and gravel base so it was beating the machine up pretty good. fortunate that we had an extra tractor to finish the job. This is the second time for this to break. First time it cost 300 to fix. Not sure about this one. Heres another pic of the damage

 

[Raul-02]

another pic of the damage

If I were repairing that (knowing how hard you work it) I'd be tempted to run the new bar out an inch or so beyond that steel plate on either side and add some 1/2" material to it in the shape of an oval or diamond (with a hole for the bar) and weld that to the added plate.

 

[ernemats]

Was there any indication of it getting weak before it broke?