Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Repair of Egged-Out Fittings.
[ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Tractor Talk Discussion Board ]
Posted by bbott on April 12, 2000 at 17:07:39 from (205.182.67.66):
I've got an ancient JD 400 backhoe that has seen it's share of use and abuse. Most all the bores for the front and rear buckets are egged out pretty bad... and I was pondering the following.. (short story begins here) When I was just out of high school I was working as a gopher for some old time millwrights.. I watched them pour in-place babbit bearings on sawmill shafts.. The only tools needed were a budd tip, a babbit pot and some special clay for forming a dam around the shaft & bearing... Well.. I was wondering if I couldn't use the same method to 'tighten' up the old backhoe... Use good 4X knife babbit and use it to restore the fit... Yes, I know it wouldn't really be proper for a production machine.. but this is just an old farmstead machine now.. Has anyone else tried this ? Success ? Failure ? Wasting my time ? Any and all advice appreciated. Thanks.. bbott
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Chores - by Frank Young. The ceaseless passing of time! It is at once our friend and our enemy. It measures our progress and it makes us old. Like most features of our life, few things are all good or all bad, and most such judgments depend on our own perspective or viewpoint. In our particular hobby, we enjoy the nostalgic return to the days of our youth as we recreate many of the scenes that took place on the family farm that served as the stage for the first few acts of the play that is our live
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|