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Bent it?!?! DA##!! What did he do to abuse it that BAD?!? I have a '66 3000 that I have had so much on the lift arms that the front end came up off the ground. The first time it was with a load of dirt in my Super PAN. I sort of knew I was "pushing" it because the lift pump was "yelling" at me. After that I put a 100# on the front bumper. Even that was not enough when I unloaded the tranny and rear axle from another 3000, still bolted together, which I got for parts. I had to "add" my digging bar which I hung several chain buckets from PLUS several other loose pieces of iron on the front bumper. EVEN then I had to pedal steer part of the time the front wheels were so light on the ground. I couldn't get in to Photopoint, but have included a link to my albums there. If you can get in there is an album on the Super Pan, if you are curious about it. I suspect that part of your problem was the previous break and weld. But even then, MAN! that should NOT have bent unless your classmate was doing something he should NOT have done. And from my experence, the hydraulics should have complained - i.e. the relief valve should have popped with the resulting noise from the fluid squirting thru it. And if the front was not tied down it should have come up off the ground! If I had to make a guess, starting from the 3400# weight of a complete 3000, I would estimate the tranny/rear at 1000#. I was using a lifting boom with the axle chained up to the boom as close as I could get it and the tranny being held up with a come-a-long attached to the end of the boom. That's a lot of stress on the whole lifting system!! Don't think I bent or otherwise damaged anything. Of course, I worked very slowly so I didn't jerk, etc. Even letting out the clutch was tricky since just a little too fast and the front headed for the stars. :-) Much of the thousand series was made in England but some of it was made here in the USA. Can't find my reference book that tells me where in the US they were made/assembled. As I understand it much of the design, at least of the engine, was English. Someone else can tell you for sure. Regards,
Larry
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