Apparently it's supposed to be a bolt, but I'll do some research. The PTO shaft has 2 flat surfaces with a hole and the bolt hold them together. It's has been my experience that any play (smaller diameter bolt) means quick failure.
What did you do in your garage today..?
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Sadly I will have a chance to try it out this afternoon. Driveway's blown in.
I'm running at the lower PTO mark. I'll raise the RPM this afternoon and see what happens.
Today was compressor day. My 30 yr old quincy QTS-5 was slow to build air ( 0 - 100 psi 4min 22 sec) pulled the head, inspected all components and replaced the valve plate. (One reed was broken off)...cylinders still have the cross hatch and the rod, crank bearings and piston rings and pins show NO ware. Build time now...0-100psi 2min 8 sec.
These compressors are not cheap but last a lifetime with proper maintenance
These compressors are not cheap but last a lifetime with proper maintenance
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Yeah, send more Rippums to the blower. You want to throw the snow with the horsepower, not push into it and lob it with torque, and it's the torque that's going to snap shear pins.
And yeah, make sure the pins/bolts/whatever are snug - if there's any lash at all it'll beat the bejesus out of it which will also break them.
Where do you look/find parts?
Yup. Revin' the heck out of it did the trick. Uses a lot more fuel though, but so be it. Nicer not to have to scramble around in the snow.
Not exactly today, though today I'm cleaning up the mess. My Bobcat has been dribbling out fluid for a long time and it has been getting progressively worse. It's like a Harley Davidson, in that you can tell where it's been by the trail. 
I finally installed new spool valve seals, just in time for all that snow.
It was a daunting task which is why I put it off for so long. You need to be a contortionist to work on these things. Much of it is akin to dentistry, with tiny tools in cramped spaces using lights and mirrors to see what you're doing.
I finally installed new spool valve seals, just in time for all that snow.It was a daunting task which is why I put it off for so long. You need to be a contortionist to work on these things. Much of it is akin to dentistry, with tiny tools in cramped spaces using lights and mirrors to see what you're doing.
Skid Steers are an absolute nightmare to work on. I replaced the fuel pump in a Case 1835C a few years back, among other things. Skinned knuckles, swearing and grunting. Was so happy to see it leaving on the trailer the day I sold it.Not exactly today, though today I'm cleaning up the mess. My Bobcat has been dribbling out fluid for a long time and it has been getting progressively worse. It's like a Harley Davidson, in that you can tell where it's been by the trail.
It was a daunting task which is why I put it off for so long. You need to be a contortionist to work on these things. Much of it is akin to dentistry, with tiny tools in cramped spaces using lights and mirrors to see what you're doing.
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Belt and suspenders; I also strapped the boom to a hook in the ceiling beam.Glad to see you’re working safe by putting the safety bar in place
There are 4 tiny little steel detent balls and 2 springs, all about 1/8" diameter, that fit inside a sleeve on the end of the spool (pictured). I had new replacements, one of which went flying away like a bullet as I tried to assemble it all under spring tension. I crawled around on the floor and looked everywhere for about an hour but couldn't find it. I had no spares so reused the only surviving ball that came out. Just found the new one tonight, about 10 feet away!
Someone's trying to make up for some short comings.
That stuff scares me. I lost a friend to a piece of heavy equipment.
Something had jammed and when he got into an awkward spot to fix it and it unjammed. The company he was working for had their safety policy printed on toilet paper.
Sochi
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Where is machinery like this used? Mining up North I guess?
POWERMAN
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Up North, oilsands. I've been in mines from the yukon to Keno city, to NF and Labrador Nunavut, as far north as nain
