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That really sucks, sorry to hear it. From how you explained it your mix is the same as mine 1 for 1 with water and your temp is great so this is a head scratcher. Most likely thing I can think is that maybe the fenders aren't powder coated? The peeling off effect as far as I know is primarily on powder coat where your paint job is essentially a sheet of melted polyester. After 2 hours if that was powder coat it should have sloughed right off, in those conditions probably in 30 minutes or less. I would find something you KNOW is powder coated and put it in there for 30 minutes.

Ok and yes the fenders aren’t powder coated instead they are painted mat black. The paint has come off about 3/4 of the way. But I have had them in there about 3 or 4 times after power spraying them off each time and putting them back in the drum for a couple hours each time. I may need to try another paint stripper that is a bit stronger but you are correct about the fumes that come off this paint strip 9900. It is very strong lol. Thank you for reaching back out to me

The paint is actually called E-coating which is a lacquer and paint

@@thawise3572 That should come off pretty good with regular stripper, good luck and I hope it works awesome for you down the road!

Thank you

You won't regret it.

Yeah I think you might be up a creek on that one.

@galtsgarage5775 Unless I find one on ebay for cheap because its a mess and parts missing cut a deal And just buy the brackets . Seem to be more over there im in Australia

@@petermoygannon698 You might be able to find a whole unit to be parted out, that would be pretty cool.

@galtsgarage5775 If you ever see one . never know .

I ended up making the brackets looking at your ones . Came up good .

Good idea, I've been mostly just letting it evaporate.

My first real try and something original, I'll get there!

Pretty sure I used John Deere green, I bought if from farm and fleet if you check the website it will probably be there. It was a spray paint, farm implement paint.

It's really cool to see it come together, I hope you have the original chains. I had a hard time finding the right pitch for one of the chains. Good luck and I hope you enjoy it!

It's a work in progress, I'll keep it in mind for the next one!

The AC is actually really good, and the machine is very smooth compared to 1 ton machines. It has pilot valves (much smoother than standard hydraulic valves) and an accumulator (it's like a shock absorber for hydraulic fluid, dampens spikes in pressure) so controls are very smooth and fluid. You can make very small adjustments without getting that hard jerky movement. It is also very stable with a fairly wide footprint (5'7" wide track to track) and the radio is actually pretty good too. Probably my favorite thing though is the enclosed cab which means mosquitos and rain are no longer a factor. Also slewing action (rotating the machine over the tracks) is very smooth. I also love the Kubota diesel engine, it's quiet compared to the smaller gas powered engines despite being much more powerful and it doesn't have the dreaded DEF/DPF systems because it's only 25hp. The only downside to this machine and it's a big one, is parts and service are virtually non-existent.

@ you can’t get parts from Sunward ? I guess they won’t sell them for there off brand. Did you get it from AGT equipment? If so how was the process? Thanks for your answers.

@@benjamincoleman6883 Sunward would not sell me parts, I tried. Not very logical, I mean you would think they would be happy to sell parts to anybody willing to buy them. I bought mine from AGT through a bid on ebay and picked it up from their Chicago warehouse. Sunward has a satellite dealership in Texas, but it's all done through China not sure there is really anybody at the Texas location.

Thank you!

I bought it from their ebay store and picked it up from their Chicago warehouse.

If you have a welder it's a breeze, a bit awkward to hold it in place for tacking but otherwise simple. The only thing that's going to set you back at all on the thumb is having to find a hydraulics shop that will have the fittings you need to go from the DIN style on the machine to the NPT that is used on everything else in north America. I was not happy about all the cosmetic damage but otherwise pretty happy with the machine. At that price it's hard to beat.

What did you end up paying?

@@davida6383 Out the door about $27,000 after taxes.

@@galtsgarage5775No tax? Did you pay cash or how did you finance machine? Thanks for response… I’m really close to pulling the trigger on one

@@davida6383 There were taxes, it was just under $27k after taxes. If you are going to finance it will need to be a personal loan because these are untitled so they can't be used as security the same way you might with a car loan. I offered them $25k and they accepted, which is crazy because two weeks earlier they were listing these at $37k and Sunward the actual manufacturer sells them for around $45-50k depending on the options.

That 20 gallons was per directions so 10G concentrate 10G water. I have not noticed any side effects from the splashing, the pavers don't have any bleached out spots, the tubs and brushes are all just fine. It's still not fun to get on your skin and the fumes are pretty nasty but if you keep that in mind when you're working with it and stay ventilated and do a better job covering your skin than I did and this stuff is the bees knees. It's not cheap but it's inexpensive compared to most powder coat strippers out there. B17 probably works better at lower temperatures but that's some pretty gnarly stuff to work with as I understand it. Hope you get your hobby setup going the way you like, I've really enjoyed it myself.

There were a couple of things that swayed me on that because yes that was an early contender. First AC is a must and while the KU45 does have AC the condenser blocks a large part of your view out of the right side window. Second, there is a LARGE open gap between the outside fender and the interior of the cab where cold air and dust can just blow in. It's large, and hard to understand how it could have made it through the design phase. Third the CFG is actually built by Sunward who is a fairly large manufacturer overseas, I have no idea who makes the KU45. Overall the quality difference between the two machines is really huge, I walked around the KU45 at their warehouse when I picked up the CFG40UF and it's not even close on quality. It's also actually a little bit of a lighter machine and I think it has a smaller footprint so it's not going to be as stable. Great question because there are significant differences between the two machines.

@@galtsgarage5775 Yeah, the model nomenclature on the micro and mini excavators is terrible!! The "46" series for is 2 tons lighter than a "35" in a different brand! The "off brands" seem to fudge their weight to model number worse than the name brand machines. This CFG 40 series is much more inline with the naming on big brand machines. The KU45 is about 7700 lbs and this CFG40UF is about 8500lbs, a much larger machine. A GREAT way to group the class machines is by their bucket pin size. The cab is SMALL in the KU45 too, I'd had to hunch over with the slide up front glass open. My NT30 cab is tight, but I'll make sacrifices, it was cheap :)

@@skibik3r Honestly I duck for cover when I open the windshield in the 40 too...lol.

If I'm understanding you right, you're saying running a second wire from the SSR output to the element "on" indicator lamp? If so I don't see any problem off the top of my head, but in fairness I'm not an electrician and I built this a good little while ago. It's possible however that the light will go on and the heating element won't because the heating element is a giant resistor and the path of least resistance is going to be the indicator light. Not positive on that but it's a distinct possibility.

The manual says the bucket pins are 45mm, that looks about right but I'll measure them next time I'm on the machine to be sure. When I first started looking at this machine it was listed at $35k, then about 3 weeks ago they dropped the price to $29k, and I noticed CFG was selling them on ebay too so I made an offer and in the end I was just a bit under $27k out the door after taxes. I have only seen one of these on an auction, usually it's the Ku45 on the auctions and that machine is a couple of good size steps down in quality and a small step down in size despite the model number. If you're interested now is the time to buy one, CFG is selling off their remaining inventory because nobody buys these more expensive units from them. This is a rebadged Sunward SWE35UF if you want to see what they are actually worth.

@@galtsgarage5775 Nice! 45mm pins are in the cat 305 territory. I picked up a nt30 over at Ritchie for 11k otd, I reaaaallyl wanted to get into a 4 ton class machine like this, but it would have been at least 15k more. This'll be my next upgrade 😁

@@skibik3r You won't regret it, the machine is quiet, strong and you can "just" tow it within specs behind an F150 with the right trailer. I was considering the STE 30 but I just really really wanted the air conditioning.

@@skibik3r I measured my pins yesterday, they are actually 35mm

@@galtsgarage5775 Nice, thanks for checking that! 35mm looks too be in the cat 302 class of machine, but with much more machine weight, interesting.. Kind of a hybrid class 😁 With all the model names, machine weights, and misinformation, it's difficult to group these machines. Thanks for your time!

It's ridiculous, but it will work great for picking up big rocks. Next video will be first job with the machine, lots of hot thumb action in that video.

It worked better than I expected, I'll have that video up this coming weekend when I get it edited

Dayton Model 1TDV3 www.amazon.com/Dayton-1TDV3-High-Temperature-Blower/dp/B001OLXIAI I will say the blower has been hit or miss, I haven't used it once this year and I can't tell the difference.

One thing I forgot to edit into this video, I mounted the torch in the wrong spot. Make sure you don't have the clamps around the lower part of the machine torch. It can cause the housing on your machine torch to warp, it looks weird but clamping it up higher is the right way to do it. The LS Pro is a great table, I've had mine for almost 2 years and it's been the MVP of my shop for some time. Terrific value.

I've put about 8 hours of soak time on it so far, it shows no signs of degrading or contamination. In fact the black powder coat that sloughed off into the chemical from this job sat in the drum for 4 months before I had a day to clean out the barrel and the chemical still looked exactly the same.

I think with the digital relays it's an either or, I would have to go back and take a look at my layout to be sure. It was my first crack at building an oven and I was following a pretty ridgid plan. In hindsight I would have used a propane burner instead of electric heating elements if I could only make one change.

The only resistors I can think of in this build are the heating elements. They are 2000w each, there are four of them so the total is 8000 watts.

If I could give you one piece of advice, if the hoist still has it's original chains keep them. The chain has a really odd pitch that I had a very difficult time finding a replacement for. Thanks for the kind words and good luck!

@@galtsgarage5775 , yes the chains are there. Thanks for the tip.

I'm sure it will be, I'm also pretty sure it's performance will depend on the temperature just like the Strippaint. Good luck I hope it works great for you!

I don't think so, I'm pretty sure it's mild steel.

I have never had to pause the Cut60 for duty cycle, ever. It's a fantastic machine, that being said 90% of my cuts are quarter inch thick or less. Keep in mind that it is stopping itself every time it moves to start a new cut which is pretty often and that might be why duty cycle has never been an issue.

The fumes suck, that's why I was doing it outside. I would wear an organic vapor respirator or have a very powerful ventilation hood built above it. The fumes are why I did this video outside in the winter.

I bought the Electron E-Coat Master box feed, it's a serious machine that I've been taking some time to learn. It's very similar to a Gema, really nice machine but there is so much more control available it's a bit of a learning curve. I'll put a video out on it probably after the fourth of July. I just finished powder coating my first set of wheels with it so that will probably make the video. It's a HUGE step up from the Hyper Smooth 03 LED I've been using from Columbia Coatings.

The limit switch has made the table much easier to use, definitely worth it!

I'm pretty certain they are painted.

It's Plasma Green, it keeps rust and bacterial growth off the slats in your table and helps cool the part as you are cutting. You definitely do NOT want to use anti-freeze in your table. Vaporized ethylene glycol is almost certainly extremely toxic.

Thanks!