Guy goes into a garage to grease bearings.....

[mfenmor]

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So I got the frame back from the blasters, and they did a terrible job. I spent two hours scraping and wire wheeling to get ready for paint and welding.

Then I found this.
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Yes, that "hair" hanging off those pieces is welding wire, not really weld. I assumed someone added this as extra supports for the chain tensioners for the T-20.
I broke them both off with pliers without much resistance.

I fixed em.
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Fixed some cracks in the frame as well, and also fully welded all joints.
Tomorrow I'll be cutting and fitting all the support material for the portal boxes.

[mfenmor]

Cool, still have the II?
BTW Mike Ferrara has a ride set up at Lost Trails in October week after Busco, a day ride.

Sold the II a couple years ago to a guy who wanted to mow grass in a wet area. he attached three tow behind mowers, 7 feet wide, to it. said it was the best mower he ever had.
Count us in on Lost Trails. Let me know details. Hope to have this machine running for Busco.

[ARGOJIM]

Cool, still have the II?
BTW Mike Ferrara has a ride set up at Lost Trails in October week after Busco, a day ride.

[mfenmor]

Is this the recently sold 500.00 IV or one you already had?

I've had this one for 7 years. My third.

[ARGOJIM]

Is this the recently sold 500.00 IV or one you already had?

[john swenson]

dan ...let me measure how long of chain is on the roll and will post it here . your welcome to it , no charge . later , johnboy va.

[Dw89xj]

your welcome .. i don't use # 50 anymore , and i have part of a role i'll pass on to someone in need . not sure how many feet but i can measure . it's new chain , just dirty .. j.b.

If noone else needs it I'd be willing to buy it from you Johnboy, I'm using 530 on mine but just using 50 on my wife's, sort of an experiment to see how much better 530 is and partly because my wife won't be very hard on hers.

[john swenson]

your welcome .. i don't use # 50 anymore , and i have part of a role i'll pass on to someone in need . not sure how many feet but i can measure . it's new chain , just dirty .. j.b.

[mfenmor]

do you need chain? what size ? j.b.

Hey J.B.
So as I say I'm a cheap, there are just some things you can't cheap out on, and I think one of those things is chain. About 7 years ago I got a really good deal on HKK 50H chain made in Japan. Mcmaster-carr sells this brand for $12.00/ft. I got 100 ft. for $300.00. Put a set on my Max IV and plow snow in the winter and pull logs in the summer, and sometimes have fun with it. No stretch out of the ordinary with only slight idler sprocket adjustment. I couldn't be happier with it. It's rated with one of the highest working load limits.
So thanks for your offer, but I don't need any chain......yet.

[john swenson]

do you need chain? what size ? j.b.

[mfenmor]

We'll now I'm interested. Lets just hope where your going also doesn't involve $$$$$$$$$ money either lol.
Those high lifter gear portals are nice but at their cost I could never justify them.

Oh, I'm a cheap guy. I really hate buying stuff. If I don't have it lying around, or can trade with someone, I build it myself. Yes, I can make gears, but i'll probably find some somewhere.
Stay tuned.

[allwheeldrive]

Chains? Where we'er going, we don't need any chains.

We'll now I'm interested. Lets just hope where your going also doesn't involve $$$$$$$$$ money either lol.
Those high lifter gear portals are nice but at their cost I could never justify them.

[mfenmor]

Portals, with more chains! so many chains haha

Chains? Where we'er going, we don't need any chains.

[mfenmor]

clamp a split collar next to the sprocket and weld one half of it to the sprocket . it will help carry pressure on the sprocket . johnboy va. looking forward to seeing progress on your project .

Great idea JB. I'm gonna do that.
I spoke to the blaster today and he'll have the frame done Monday.
I'm gonna attempt to "weld" a deep chain groove in the tub where I assume a chain broke and wrapped around the drive sprocket. it's over the rear skid plate so I have some backing.

[john swenson]

i use the split collars on both sides of my bearings and sprockets . and if a non splined sprocket with a bolt thru the axle has wallowed..besides drill the hole a little bigger and putting in a new bolt , clamp a split collar next to the sprocket and weld one half of it to the sprocket . it will help carry pressure on the sprocket . johnboy va. looking forward to seeing progress on your project .