Belly pan can stay.

thx Old Magnet

i went to offroad.com i did find all the parts but none in stock
i haven't talked to them yet so theres still a chance they have something at some other location
i did get the lock nut loose. with plenty of heat .had to turn it almost cherry red also i soaked it in kroil for several
hours
i may end up repairing it myself just have to get in there and see
i have a freind with a lathe and mill so if i indeed have to make some parts i can
thx all

well its been a few weeks but i think im finally going to get back on the old cat loader
and get these brakes fixed
off a couple days here this week so gona get some grade 8 or b7 all thread an make an adjuster

i think the thread is 7/16 x 20 NF

it should go ok i hope lol well see? ill get some pics ..........

well i have acquired new parts from a trusted vender about 4 feet of 7/16x20 threaded rod for repair of the break band adjusting rod
been a while since i have had a chance to work on this project
lots of stuff going on /normal wear and tear items ,lawn mower belts radiators going out on the wifes car .
seems like all manners of stuff jumping in front of my projects
ill be off work for a week in about a week so hopefully i can get down in there and make it happen
ill try to post up some pics

nwga.craigslist.org/hvo/4587420375.html

d4 craigslist parts machine

hi all im still slowly working on the loader ,im making some bucket teeth out of the top rail of some rr track i got from a freind
its old side track late 1800's i think

bucket is done what do u think about the RR track top rail teeth?

If you were able to cut the bevel on the teeth with a power hack saw the material is probably to soft. Certainly good for awhile.

looks good Charles good work im shure those will help out a bit for some light digging

"Old wrote:

If you were able to cut the bevel on the teeth with a power hack saw the material is probably to soft. Certainly good for awhile.

i cut it on a band saw i have in the shop just for stuff like this its a 7"x12" bandsaw turn pro on a stand like this one

www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=564&PMITEM=137-3175

it will cut even the wear edge steel altho it takes longer

the bucket teeth should be hard enough for me not to wear them out while i have the machine
and while i was there i welded up all the spots on the bucket i felt were not built up enough
and filled up some small cracks