I don't see why that fix wouldn't work for a very long time, I see nothing wrong with it .... and saving a ton of money...nice job. Don't worry about the long vid, I loved it. I laughed out loud when you said, "apparently brake fluid is flammable", as a blazing fire rages on the ground...LOL.
There’s a guy that has a channel called Farm craft 101, he did a video on his tractors hydraulic cylinders and had some really deep gouges. It totally took all the mystery out of those cylinders and seals, it was a very good episode, I think you would be very surprised to see how he fixed the deep gouges, I know I was! Anyway, I think your repair was nothing shy of brilliant and I think it will last especially with all the weld poop and that thick plate!! Nice job showing your Bobcat some love, looks great!
Nice work on those bushings and pins! $800 is crazy expensive! Really good repair and awesome work thinking outside the box doing it yourself 🙂👍 We really need to get you a MIG welder for some of your jobs, I’m going see if I can figure out how to make that happen. Take care buddy 🙂
Thanks Mike for checking out this video. On the mig subject here, i will buy one eventually, one day, like u said in your latest shop talk video as long it works for you and gets the job done its all that matters. So please don't get one for me, there are a lot more people out there who are less fortunate then i am, who deserve a welder or any other tool for themselves. I hope this makes sense 😃. Take care my friend and wish you good health
Mike, in Europe some things are super expensive especially heavy equipment and parts and in the USA I presume are cheaper tools with higher quilty compared to what could be earned.
I don't understand about mechanics at all😅, but it's really comforting to be self-reliance and to be able to fix your own material. Good job!! Now your bobcat is ready to work.
Very ingenious repair! Had to do the same repairs on my 763 when I bought it. My attachment bushings where gone and the sleeves they go in where shot! Fortunately a good friend of mine runs a CNC lathe and replicated new ones to weld in so I got away with only new pins and bushings. My arms where not wore at all. Bobcat loves their parts! Have the exact same issue with my lockout switch as well. Never got worse though so haven't dug into it. Just touch the wire and it goes! lol Good job my friend!
So bad maintenance practices even happen in Estonia. :) Very clever fixes, and doing so without dumping a bunch of cash into it is even more impressive! Great channel.
Great videos. You have a great sense of humor and patience. Your next tool needs to be a HOT WATER PRESSURE WASHER for all those machines. They work great and run on diesel or heating oil.
Great video Andris, nice job it turned out well. I love seeing someone think outside the box and save a bit of money in the process. Can't wait to see u fixing the yanmar digger that's a big job! 👍
I think the repair will last it’s not as strong of a metal but for what u use it for I think it will be fine! Can’t wait to see the excavator repairs! I can’t get over how much I love your shop I want to build one just like yours!
i enjoy watching you work, your workshop wonderful, how you work with the tools is a pleasure!! Handling of tractor, bobcat and like machines is poetry in mission!! Do not stop talking, I learn so much from what you say.
Good fix. I think the only short coming might be the strength of the pins - probably not hardened like OEM. But if they're a standard size from your local hardware store should be easy to replace. Cheers!
I have an old 600 series machine that has 3/4 in loader pins at all locations including the lift arm towers. The originals were still working after almost 30 years. The only ones that wore out were the same ones you replaced on your machine, the pivot pins for the bobtach. I replaced them with 3/4 bolts and they have served for almost twenty years. Now the machine is almost 50 years old. I think your repair should be good for quite a few years.
Every postings you have are truly viewingly enlightening 🙄! As we all do what we can to be frugal & try to minimize to $ave on expenses, it's sensible to retrofit with compatible compromises & hope to get lucky to make things work. Here in the U.S., country folks call it rednecking it😁! Your repair maybe a pile of mess but "it's a strong pile of mess" as you mentioned 🙄👍!! Great video posting👏👏👏...as we continue to follow☺
There is nothing better than saving hundreds of dollars on a work around. I can tell you enjoy doing what you do also. Great work and thanks for sharing from Canada.
Great video. You’re like John from farm craft 101 and Andrew Camarata but Andrew has quit posting pretty much. I’m slowly watching everything from your start and made it this far. Great work ants man
Good fix using the cheaper / available locally pins and bushings, they won't be as strong as the OEM parts but for what you're going to use it for I'm sure they will last a very long time. 🙂
Wow - those parts are expensive! Sales tax too - is that a national tax rate of 20%? The US has local (not national) sales tax that varies greatly - sometimes 0%, but typically less than 8% in my area. Very inspirational seeing you repair it with local parts, skills, and ingenuity.
That's an awesome fix. I have to do pins and bushing on my 853 and I think I'll take your $20 approach instead of getting the parts from Bobcat. You could replace the pins and bushings your way 30 times for the same money as one fix with OEM parts.
I have noticed on all of your Bobcat videos that it creeps slowly when you turn it on. I saw a video where you adjust some bolts/nuts/etc. on the drive plate under the cab, just lift it up. I think it adjusts the drive controls. I think it may take you 10 minutes. Thanks for your videos, I enjoy the humor ;).
As others have said nice bit of lateral thinking to use tractor hitch pins and bushings to fix up the old BobCat. As far as the grease issue goes you need to remove the grease zerks from the hitch plate and drill through the new bushings to the pins so grease can go between new bushing and new pin.
Very nice fix! Just a sugestion (as you are disconecting batteries): don’t make sparks (welding or cutting) above the wooden cover or floorboard, wich is on the ground. My friends house burnt down,because of welding!
I always hit the thumbs up But a 1/3rd of the time I have to do it again?? Oh well I was going to say I never say there is nothing on....cause I just re-watch quality vids like yours. After 6 months I forget some of it. And yesterday I watched repairing the undercarriage on the Yanmar and you mentioned the Bobcat, So here I am..
Very innovative fix for your pin issues. The only concern about the pins would be the diameter of the new pins being significantly smaller than the original. They will likely last years, but even if they don't you can get replacements for them and you don't have grind them out to change them.
Well, I am impress. I would have done it a little different, notch the pin and locked it in place. But that is me, either way, $20 vs $800 - $1600. I am not rich, like things done professionally and you are doing a fine job.
If you need to mess with the pins again, instead of welding the plate you made to the pin, weld a cap to the plate. You could put a zerk in the cap. A cap that allows some end to end play may take some strain off the pin and the grease from the zerk in the cap should help lube the pin movement in the arm. Plus next repair will be much easier.
Brilliant idea! The cap could be a slice off a tube that's got sufficient diameter to go over the pin, then cut a disk end cap and weld it all together.
Great job, that repair should last well. It would be worth fitting a battery isolator on your negative lead, save disconnecting the battery. Get a heavy duty one, the cheaper ones burn out fast. I fit them to everything that lives indoors.
@@Ants_Pants master switch. Well worth it. I've even fitted them to the old cars and ill put one on the generator. We never park anything inside without one. Also means no disconnecting the battery if you need to charge it or do welding.
Good job Ants. I think your 'pile' will do the job. I would however put new front wheel bearings on your list fairly soon. Check it out at minute 39:00. Again good job.
Nice work bud, cheap and effective maintenance right there bud. Iike you say, only time will tell if the repair holds up. I'm sure it will for you bud. Great work. Also get ready for an influx of comments from me as I'm binging your videos today 😄
Hi Andris just found your channel. I have just finished a similar repair on my 445 I only had to repair the inner bushes as my taper pins were still good but had to rebuild the ram eyelet, and support bushings with the same principal I am changing several hoses so haven't tried the repairs yet.
My ideal fix to stop the pis coming out would be to weld a cap, like a steel pipe end cap fitting on the plate you made that just hold a standard pins in.
Nice job and idea on saving $. I need a lap bar. 2 yrs ago was $280 now $890. I didn't want to spend $300. Guess I should have. Lol try fabricate and weld mine. Bobcat prices are crazy.
Yeah its what happens if we dont have universal parts everyone makes their own custom parts and sell them at a outrage price. Last time i was fixing a drive motor, the motor had a seal, special shape and size blown out, bobcat asked about 260 bucks for a sealkit that contained that stupid ass seal. Every other seal was fine.
Nice job and great video I’m doing a similar Job on my bobcat 743 but I’m having trouble pushing the pivot pin on the quick attach. one side pushed in but the other is stuck does anyone know?
@@zlatanzifovskijr4576 look maybe there is something in the way. Like when i tried to take the pin off therr was a broken bolt inside the bushing. Of not then go @ it with a heavy hammer. Maybe its jusy tight fit is all. Hope u get it sorted out.
If it is the old style attachment plate it will have a grease fitting on the inside of the plate (opposite the bolt head outside the arm). Remove the grease fitting, the pin will slide in easily as grease gets pushed out the fitting.
Sound economic repair. That will last a long time on the farm! If you were using daily in construction heavier pins and thick walled bushings would be required.
Thanks Sean. Now the arm pins have so little play that i have noticed how bad the other pins are lol. Before i thought the problem is only in lower arms.
And that's why you grease the equipments pivot points and check the fluids each and every morning. Grease is cheap compared to boring welding and bushings . I've fired operators for not greasing the equipment.
What is the going rate for a used Bobcat like yours in Estonia? Curious if shipping them (or do they have a factory in Europe?) adds a lot to their value? Nice job doing with what you have. Keep them drowning in grease and they will probably outlive you.
The condition it was all beat up around 5 to 7 grand i paid 6k i think. Currenltly i would value it at 10k coz iv done a lot of fixes to it and it works all nicely now. When i bought it it had a problem with one of the drive motors (made a video about it aswell) it could have been a 2k fix, but i decided to take the drive motor apart and ended up fixing it with a seal kit for 200 bucks(the inner pressure seal was completely mangeled). I bought this from a individual and payd 100 bucks to ship it 200km. These machines dont come on market a lot from individuals. If you have patience you could wait and browse the marketplaces. You could also buy from vendors who sell used equipment, but you always end up paying about 5 to 10% more of what the real value is. One place that i recommend is macea machinery from finland they have a wide selection on used equipment with good prices. I ordered my excavator from them (best decision iv ever made the machine has worked almost flawlessly for over a year now) they handle the logistics and transport, after paying the deposit the excavator arrived @ my home in just 2 or 3 days lol from finland to estonia. Price for logistics was around 600. Hope this helped some.
@@Ants_Pants Very interesting. I am in Alaska though so I won't be shopping in Finland Lol! You are talking Euros? So it would be a bit cheaper there as if that was dollars it would be about the same in this country. Don't find good machines for that price here either. And not many of either here but occasionally they come up. Thanks for the info. You have a video of the buy?? I will look up your videos. I watched a few several months ago but didn't realize exactly what you were doing until a week ago when I subscribed and have watched a great deal of your offerings since. Nice work.
I would have welded a plate to the end of the pin and skewed it to the frame. How it's fixed now the pin will turn in the not lubricated bushing in the arm. A plate on the pin will halp you remove the pin later on.
I don't see why that fix wouldn't work for a very long time, I see nothing wrong with it .... and saving a ton of money...nice job. Don't worry about the long vid, I loved it. I laughed out loud when you said, "apparently brake fluid is flammable", as a blazing fire rages on the ground...LOL.
haha i paniced for a moment there.
There’s a guy that has a channel called Farm craft 101, he did a video on his tractors hydraulic cylinders and had some really deep gouges. It totally took all the mystery out of those cylinders and seals, it was a very good episode, I think you would be very surprised to see how he fixed the deep gouges, I know I was! Anyway, I think your repair was nothing shy of brilliant and I think it will last especially with all the weld poop and that thick plate!! Nice job showing your Bobcat some love, looks great!
Nice work on those bushings and pins! $800 is crazy expensive! Really good repair and awesome work thinking outside the box doing it yourself 🙂👍
We really need to get you a MIG welder for some of your jobs, I’m going see if I can figure out how to make that happen.
Take care buddy 🙂
Thanks Mike for checking out this video. On the mig subject here, i will buy one eventually, one day, like u said in your latest shop talk video as long it works for you and gets the job done its all that matters. So please don't get one for me, there are a lot more people out there who are less fortunate then i am, who deserve a welder or any other tool for themselves. I hope this makes sense 😃. Take care my friend and wish you good health
Mike, in Europe some things are super expensive especially heavy equipment and parts and in the USA I presume are cheaper tools with higher quilty compared to what could be earned.
So amazing how far you have come over the years….great nostalgia.
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Your design choices for repairing and maintaining the BobCat in the future is a no brainner …… brilliant choice 👍🎉⚒️🪚🔨🏆
So far so good 😂
I don't understand about mechanics at all😅, but it's really comforting to be self-reliance and to be able to fix your own material. Good job!! Now your bobcat is ready to work.
Very ingenious repair! Had to do the same repairs on my 763 when I bought it. My attachment bushings where gone and the sleeves they go in where shot! Fortunately a good friend of mine runs a CNC lathe and replicated new ones to weld in so I got away with only new pins and bushings. My arms where not wore at all. Bobcat loves their parts! Have the exact same issue with my lockout switch as well. Never got worse though so haven't dug into it. Just touch the wire and it goes! lol Good job my friend!
Lol i can relate. Take care Tim
nothing better to relax a man ! plays with these toys in his garage good job
So bad maintenance practices even happen in Estonia. :) Very clever fixes, and doing so without dumping a bunch of cash into it is even more impressive! Great channel.
Great videos. You have a great sense of humor and patience. Your next tool needs to be a HOT WATER PRESSURE WASHER for all those machines. They work great and run on diesel or heating oil.
That sounds like a really cool thing to have
Great video Andris, nice job it turned out well. I love seeing someone think outside the box and save a bit of money in the process. Can't wait to see u fixing the yanmar digger that's a big job! 👍
Yeah, currently still have no parts, i have placed the order though.
I do admire your ingenuity and problem-solving. It is a very creative way of thinking. Well done.
That 'strong pile of mess' looks like it will get the job done. Nice job on the economical repair!
Nice fix. I think Andrew will be proud.
Yes! i hope so!
This BobCat has never been so loved….. it’s perrrrring 😅
Thanks for posting this, 2yrs ago. I picked up some nice tips today for my 753 with all it's tach pins flogged-out. Hi from Australia ;)
Still works to this day, one one side the bushing i installed wants to migrate deeper sometimes but other then that looks good
yes. i would agree the pins are worn. very worn. but you made a good repair. and saved a load of money. well done.
I love the way you are not afraid to tackle anything. You're awesome 😊
I try
I think the repair will last it’s not as strong of a metal but for what u use it for I think it will be fine! Can’t wait to see the excavator repairs! I can’t get over how much I love your shop I want to build one just like yours!
Thanks Darrel for coming by I'm glad you liked the video
It should hold up very well, it probably lowered the lifting capacity by a small amount with the smaller diameter pins though. Nice work 👍🏽
i enjoy watching you work, your workshop wonderful, how you work with the tools is a pleasure!! Handling of tractor, bobcat and like machines is poetry in mission!! Do not stop talking, I learn so much from what you say.
Thanks man im glad you have enjoyed. Cheers !
Good fix. I think the only short coming might be the strength of the pins - probably not hardened like OEM. But if they're a standard size from your local hardware store should be easy to replace. Cheers!
Yeah true. Cheap also. The OEM pins are hollow inside but these are solid throughout, not sure it matters though.
I have an old 600 series machine that has 3/4 in loader pins at all locations including the lift arm towers. The originals were still working after almost 30 years. The only ones that wore out were the same ones you replaced on your machine, the pivot pins for the bobtach. I replaced them with 3/4 bolts and they have served for almost twenty years. Now the machine is almost 50 years old. I think your repair should be good for quite a few years.
That's good to know
Every postings you have are truly viewingly enlightening 🙄! As we all do what we can to be frugal & try to minimize to $ave on expenses, it's sensible to retrofit with compatible compromises & hope to get lucky to make things work. Here in the U.S., country folks call it rednecking it😁! Your repair maybe a pile of mess but "it's a strong pile of mess" as you mentioned 🙄👍!! Great video posting👏👏👏...as we continue to follow☺
There is nothing better than saving hundreds of dollars on a work around. I can tell you enjoy doing what you do also. Great work and thanks for sharing from Canada.
Great job on the repair! You have a nice shop to work in which helps a lot I’m sure! Jason
Great video. You’re like John from farm craft 101 and Andrew Camarata but Andrew has quit posting pretty much. I’m slowly watching everything from your start and made it this far. Great work ants man
Hey and thanks. I actually revisited this issue now few weeks ago the fix that i applief in this videp lasted up until this day nicely
@ that’s awesome bro
Nice work Ant, and a great way to fix a problem, way cheaper than 1K..... well done
Stll works today 👍
Good fix using the cheaper / available locally pins and bushings, they won't be as strong as the OEM parts but for what you're going to use it for I'm sure they will last a very long time. 🙂
I'm actually suprised how well this fix has held up... 😆 still going strong without any change in play
You would have loved my father in law. He was a wizard at fixing things and solving problems, making his own parts etc.
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Haha loved the video!! I thought Andrew camaratas pins were bad until I saw yours!! I love videos like this
Thankyou Andris , very good program , love your ingenuity .hello from Alberta Canada.
Hello Robert. Thank you for watching and commenting 😌
Ingenious love the repair, well worth an attempt for that cost. I bet you get plenty of life out of it.
Fix looks great to me, should last for years.
Hope the work holds out if not at least you tried nothing wrong with thinking outside the box great video
great fix ... Rough but tough .. and time will tell as to how well it will last 👍
so far it has lasted very well :)
Your pin retainer idea is quite common on equipment in Canada it works well. I think your repair should work just fine.
Glad to hear. Thanks Nick
Wow - those parts are expensive! Sales tax too - is that a national tax rate of 20%? The US has local (not national) sales tax that varies greatly - sometimes 0%, but typically less than 8% in my area.
Very inspirational seeing you repair it with local parts, skills, and ingenuity.
Sales tax is 20 yeah. Its crazy
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼…………………..it’s funny, you live in Estonia, I live in Virginia, USA and we use the same style of fire extinguisher!! LOL!!
Lolol
Very nice work and really enjoyed the longer video!
That's an awesome fix. I have to do pins and bushing on my 853 and I think I'll take your $20 approach instead of getting the parts from Bobcat. You could replace the pins and bushings your way 30 times for the same money as one fix with OEM parts.
That's true :D
That's how I fixed my mini skid. Toro dingo. Good job mate.
Glad to hear buddy! Take care
I have noticed on all of your Bobcat videos that it creeps slowly when you turn it on. I saw a video where you adjust some bolts/nuts/etc. on the drive plate under the cab, just lift it up. I think it adjusts the drive controls. I think it may take you 10 minutes. Thanks for your videos, I enjoy the humor ;).
Yes the right control lever needs some adjustment. Very little
As others have said nice bit of lateral thinking to use tractor hitch pins and bushings to fix up the old BobCat. As far as the grease issue goes you need to remove the grease zerks from the hitch plate and drill through the new bushings to the pins so grease can go between new bushing and new pin.
Right on
Very nice fix! Just a sugestion (as you are disconecting batteries): don’t make sparks (welding or cutting) above the wooden cover or floorboard, wich is on the ground. My friends house burnt down,because of welding!
That sucks. I try to avoid it. Ty
I always hit the thumbs up But a 1/3rd of the time I have to do it again?? Oh well I was going to say I never say there is nothing on....cause I just re-watch quality vids like yours. After 6 months I forget some of it. And yesterday I watched repairing the undercarriage on the Yanmar and you mentioned the Bobcat, So here I am..
lol:D should have 2 thumbs up option!
Very innovative fix for your pin issues. The only concern about the pins would be the diameter of the new pins being significantly smaller than the original. They will likely last years, but even if they don't you can get replacements for them and you don't have grind them out to change them.
Original pins were 31 or 32mm. New pins are 28mm if i recall. Just tiny bit smaller.
Great repair, love the long videos. 🌿🌿🌿
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Well, I am impress. I would have done it a little different, notch the pin and locked it in place. But that is me, either way, $20 vs $800 - $1600. I am not rich, like things done professionally and you are doing a fine job.
Still holding up great to this day 😇👍
very good and great bumper music. You do know you have a counterpart here in the the states. :) I'm in. I look forward to seeing you're other videos.
Andrew Camarata and Diesel creek? They both are v good channel's. If that's what you meant. Thanks for joining btw
@@Ants_Pants I was thinking Andrew . I really like his stuff and I'm liking your's too.
The Fix Looks Great To Me, & For $ 26.00
Compared To $ 800.00 You'll Be To Old To Even Use It, So I Think It's A Big WIN WIN !!!!!
Still works 2 years later 😅👍
Nicely done! Maybe you should add some paint to your fix to avoid rust
If you need to mess with the pins again, instead of welding the plate you made to the pin, weld a cap to the plate. You could put a zerk in the cap. A cap that allows some end to end play may take some strain off the pin and the grease from the zerk in the cap should help lube the pin movement in the arm. Plus next repair will be much easier.
Brilliant idea! The cap could be a slice off a tube that's got sufficient diameter to go over the pin, then cut a disk end cap and weld it all together.
@@DuncanAitken Get out of my head!
Great job, that repair should last well. It would be worth fitting a battery isolator on your negative lead, save disconnecting the battery. Get a heavy duty one, the cheaper ones burn out fast. I fit them to everything that lives indoors.
Good idea Dave, my tractor has it, i think it's also called a mass switch? iv been meaning to get one for each of the machines.
@@Ants_Pants master switch. Well worth it. I've even fitted them to the old cars and ill put one on the generator. We never park anything inside without one. Also means no disconnecting the battery if you need to charge it or do welding.
That's some excellent fab work, man!
Thank you! Cheers!
Good job Ants. I think your 'pile' will do the job. I would however put new front wheel bearings on your list fairly soon. Check it out at minute 39:00. Again good job.
Hmm interesting. Thanks for that i need to look more into it 👍
Nice work bud, cheap and effective maintenance right there bud. Iike you say, only time will tell if the repair holds up. I'm sure it will for you bud. Great work. Also get ready for an influx of comments from me as I'm binging your videos today 😄
Oh lord have mercy 😅 hope you enjoy. Take care
@@Ants_Pants 🤣 im at my full time work today so you'll have to get me through it.
Hi Andris just found your channel. I have just finished a similar repair on my 445 I only had to repair the inner bushes as my taper pins were still good but had to rebuild the ram eyelet, and support bushings with the same principal I am changing several hoses so haven't tried the repairs yet.
Hi Ian, thanks for checking out my video, i'm sure the repairs will hold up nicely. Take care!
nicely done job regards from sweden
Nice work on that fix. I have a similar job to do like that on my ASV skid loader.
Thanks buddy. Good luck on your repair
I believe you done a wonderful job it's your last a long time
still works fine to this day.
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 That job will last many years perfect
It has worked out very well so far. I might pull the pins in couple of years to check their wear and tear, but right now everything is tight
My ideal fix to stop the pis coming out would be to weld a cap, like a steel pipe end cap fitting on the plate you made that just hold a standard pins in.
That's a good idea
@@Ants_Pants A cap would allow the pin to float/rotate and reduce wear.
@@leonjohansson6542 Hey Leon! Cap between the plate and arms? i di have a cap there about 5-8mm on both sides
Hello from the Netherlands and thanks for the video. Sincerely, Hollandduck
Sir I really your design will work fine great job
Thanks Michael
You have always been a genius:)
Haha
Nice job!!! 20 bucks is a great savings!!!
Lol 😅
A very clever solution,🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠🛠
still works
Good video. Well done. And even the music was ok ;)
Thanks Rene!
Good Work. Saved a lot of money. 👍🏾😎
Nice job and idea on saving $. I need a lap bar. 2 yrs ago was $280 now $890. I didn't want to spend $300. Guess I should have. Lol try fabricate and weld mine. Bobcat prices are crazy.
Yeah its what happens if we dont have universal parts everyone makes their own custom parts and sell them at a outrage price. Last time i was fixing a drive motor, the motor had a seal, special shape and size blown out, bobcat asked about 260 bucks for a sealkit that contained that stupid ass seal. Every other seal was fine.
Great job, love the video , and you cracked me up, lol.
Lol so sorry about the cracking part 😅
🤣, don't be, videos more interesting when they're helpful , and have comic relief
Good Job, again! I would paint, at least prime, your welding, pin areas, they will rust fast!! Other than that, Well Done , youtheman =)
Hehe. Thanks bud. Yes i added some paint on it afterwards 👍
Nice job and great video I’m doing a similar Job on my bobcat 743 but I’m having trouble pushing the pivot pin on the quick attach. one side pushed in but the other is stuck does anyone know?
Maybe the bushing is installed wrong way? Just a guess here
I thinks it’s the right way the pins were never replaced since it was purchased
@@zlatanzifovskijr4576 look maybe there is something in the way. Like when i tried to take the pin off therr was a broken bolt inside the bushing. Of not then go @ it with a heavy hammer. Maybe its jusy tight fit is all. Hope u get it sorted out.
Hello I managed to get that pin out I had a old broken 1/2 socket extension and I used it as a pin to hammer it in thanks for helping!
If it is the old style attachment plate it will have a grease fitting on the inside of the plate (opposite the bolt head outside the arm). Remove the grease fitting, the pin will slide in easily as grease gets pushed out the fitting.
Sound economic repair. That will last a long time on the farm! If you were using daily in construction heavier pins and thick walled bushings would be required.
Thanks Sean. Now the arm pins have so little play that i have noticed how bad the other pins are lol. Before i thought the problem is only in lower arms.
Have the rod re chromed at a chrome shop to get rid of the pitting
i will need to look into it.
Good job on your machine
Nice job mate 👍
Thanks man
Good bush fix
And that's why you grease the equipments pivot points and check the fluids each and every morning. Grease is cheap compared to boring welding and bushings . I've fired operators for not greasing the equipment.
Good call they deserve nothing else. Heavy equipment is a expensive investment and to see operators not care about your investments, fire them.
Maybe one day my skid steer will be as nice as yours 🙂
May look nice on the videos but still its 23 years old buddy😄 piece of crap 😂
Success! Looks good from my house, lol!
Haha 😂👍👍👍
John on Farm craft repaired a cylinder on his tractor by mig welding and making it smooth again.
Would think that would rust? Also need a lathe to make it smooth
@@Ants_Pants oops...MIG welding...darn word correction.....rust? His repair seems to be holding up well...
@@glenpaul3606 Great! thanks Glen
@@Ants_Pants Yes he has a lathe which makes it easy to make smooth and keep round and polish with emery cloth
very clever repair.... we call them "stealerships"
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Super Job
Thank you! Cheers!
Good job man
Rube Goldberg would be proud of you!
Hehe. Had to google him, now i know what you meant. 👍
Watched this during commercials to get me through the NFC championship game.
GO BIRDS!!!
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Same again, another success….. wow😅
It looks like the side that was welded took all the strain, and the other side with the broken bolt didn't have much force on it.
Good fix, well done.
That's a huge price difference.
It looks like the skid steer wanders a bit on its own when unattended.
What is the going rate for a used Bobcat like yours in Estonia? Curious if shipping them (or do they have a factory in Europe?) adds a lot to their value? Nice job doing with what you have. Keep them drowning in grease and they will probably outlive you.
The condition it was all beat up around 5 to 7 grand i paid 6k i think. Currenltly i would value it at 10k coz iv done a lot of fixes to it and it works all nicely now. When i bought it it had a problem with one of the drive motors (made a video about it aswell) it could have been a 2k fix, but i decided to take the drive motor apart and ended up fixing it with a seal kit for 200 bucks(the inner pressure seal was completely mangeled). I bought this from a individual and payd 100 bucks to ship it 200km. These machines dont come on market a lot from individuals. If you have patience you could wait and browse the marketplaces. You could also buy from vendors who sell used equipment, but you always end up paying about 5 to 10% more of what the real value is. One place that i recommend is macea machinery from finland they have a wide selection on used equipment with good prices. I ordered my excavator from them (best decision iv ever made the machine has worked almost flawlessly for over a year now) they handle the logistics and transport, after paying the deposit the excavator arrived @ my home in just 2 or 3 days lol from finland to estonia. Price for logistics was around 600. Hope this helped some.
@@Ants_Pants Very interesting. I am in Alaska though so I won't be shopping in Finland Lol! You are talking Euros? So it would be a bit cheaper there as if that was dollars it would be about the same in this country. Don't find good machines for that price here either. And not many of either here but occasionally they come up. Thanks for the info. You have a video of the buy?? I will look up your videos. I watched a few several months ago but didn't realize exactly what you were doing until a week ago when I subscribed and have watched a great deal of your offerings since. Nice work.
@@douglasthompson2740 thanks for watching them. Take care my Alaskan friend! I hope you find yourself a good machine with good price.
best option on that vehicle
What Engine is in that 751 bobcat skid steer?
This one is equipped with a kubota 4 cylinder diesel
I had a 96-97 751 with a French maid pujo engine in it it was a good tractor
"was", sold it off eventually? the gasoline engine in them was not that reliable, kubota diesels will last a lot longer.
Nice !
I would have welded a plate to the end of the pin and skewed it to the frame. How it's fixed now the pin will turn in the not lubricated bushing in the arm. A plate on the pin will halp you remove the pin later on.
Good job that’s using or head
A bit of both 😌👍
It looked like robust repairs to me. Strong like a bull!
Bull-etproof 🤔😅
"hopefully everything will turn out great"
Works good
damn 20% sales tax!!!! 8.25 % here in texas. I thought that was high
Im sure its even higer at some countrys