This past spring I used the same champion generator for work. We used it 3 days a week for 4+ hours a day for over 6 weeks. The unit works well. It started right up with a few pulls. Didn’t seem to burn a bunch of fuel. I will say it seemed that the rated output on the box might be slightly...
Picked it up today. Drove onto the trailer!
New front tires and tubes
New aftermarket carb
New starter solenoid
New head gasket
Head machined flat
New gas tank bowl and shut off
New points
Well the 300U purchase never happened. Would not drop price. I have been looking for a used tractors and tomorrow I will be picking up a 1952 farmall cub. No attachments but shop has gone through it and it runs really well. So it looks like my next project will be starting soon. As of right...
The hydraulic valve is the tough item. I went with a brand hydraulic valve. I wanted a valve with a float and one that had a pressure relief valve that could be set low.
https://www.brand-hyd.com/Products/Valves/Flow_Controls/
model - LV22TKTSA3BW
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Q-Did you find if you had the traction and weight in the back end you could move topsoil and scrape ice off driveway easily with it?
A-yes you need weight. I have loaded tires and cast iron wheel weights. Without any weight the rear tires spin very easily. I made a large concrete...
Mike
Here are my thoughts.
Q- Not sure if I want it in the one vertical post of the loader frame or a separate tank elsewhere?
A- I went with a separate reservoir because I used it to offset the single arm loader.
Q-How do I figure out how much oil I will need in the system?
A-my general...
Mike,
How’s the work going? I built a loader and backhoe following the Cadplans. The plans were pretty good so I followed them and only made a few minor changes. Been using loader for two years now and the backhoe just under a year. Happy to talk about any details.
Thanks! At this point I don’t think it is going to happen. I tried to get him down some but just wasn’t happening. His son-in-law will talk more with him over the holiday. As their first discussion suggested he just wanted it gone and he was going to offer an awesome deal. Either way my...