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Unfortunately the jack hammer and tools were missing when the SEE arrived.

What do you think is this a really bad idea? That was a rhetorical question. On the one hand there are still 4 wheels under it, but doing this made me really nervous. I am digging a trench to intersect this one at a 45 degree angle. I started with about 4" from the edge of the...

I am very happy with my SEE, I have had issues, but nothing major and I bought mine directly from the Army after it had set for years in the Texarkana region with vines growing all through it. I think the issues I have had are to be expected given it had probably had no maintenance in the ~...

Lesson learned, if you replace any of the four hydraulic hoses that supply the bucket or dipper cylinders, bite the bullet and replace all four. There is a bracket that holds the bucket hoses in place that vibrated loose and I did not catch it until after the bucket hoses got pinched by the...

If you search for tractor tires instead of FLU 419 SEE tires you will get more hits. I got these from Simple Tire, a five years ago. I posted on these at the time I bought them. I can't remember what I paid but I will look. Here is the link BKT MP 576 to similar if not the exact same tire...

Even my wife has warmed up to it. I still have a lot of work to do on it. Some of the work will need to wait until I have a garage so I can tip the cab again. As I work it more hoses are springing leaks. The hoses for the dipper cylinder are leaking now. I should have replaced them when I...

The SEE has really been earning its keep lately. I have been working it really hard, and I have a lot yet to do with it. The SEE has just been amazing. It can do a lot more than I have the skill to do, but I have been learning a lot about how to work it. That probably deserves a thread of its...

I wish I had the chain saw. Maybe some day after the house is built.

I am an active computer computer geek, and can't retire yet (poor financial planning). Skirting the politics of the whole COVID mess, the one good thing that came out of it is it's now acceptable to work remotely, which is allowing me to do just that (I am about as remote as you can get). In...

I have already replaced all the seals in the main cylinders at this point, and replaced the rod on the bucket cylinder because there was a big chunk of chrome missing. It started with one of the boom cylinders when I first started playing with it right after I got it. But of course as soon as...

I replaced the hoses to the bucket cylinder, and then decided I needed to solve every hydraulic leak while I was at it. The Stabilizer cylinders were the worst offenders but at least one of the swing cylinders was bad too. So now I have all new seals. I think I may need to replace a hose or...

One thing I forgot to say is avoid the temptation to build a Frankenstein system, buy sufficient batteries to meet your current and foreseeable future needs. Batteries perform best when they are matched, I think a rule of thumb is that your batteries are only as good as your weakest link...

The batteries will be your main expense. LIFEPO4 batteries are the way to go but as noted expensive. Look at it as a long term investment. Start by understanding what your energy needs are. Analyze your bills and look at the months where your electricity usage was highest and figure out...

I can go up to a 1/2 inch on my tank, and I think I will get a pressure switch etc. to do that. Part of the reason I want to go with hydraulic is that I am off grid running off solar. (I have 30 kWatts of battery but constantly running that compressor to only get a few licks on a stubborn...

I am looking at buying a Stanley impact wrench to use with my FLU. Looking back through the thread it looks like the 3/4" version (Stanley IW12 ?) I have a 40 gallon air compressor but it is not up to the job for some higher torque nuts/bolts. What is you all's opinion is it worth the cost.

It was an extended battle, but I finally got the stabilizer cylinders separated from the rest of the FLU. I cut the pins on both sides, then some friends with a cutting torch and a smaller diameter pin showed up to help. We heated it to red hot and took turns hitting it with a 16# sledge. We...

I like the idea of using the coupling nut and two bolts. I had thought something like that would help. The only issue I see would be that one side of the pin might stay stuck and the other push out and I would be left trying to get the other half out. For that, maybe I can use some 1/2 in...

I think the pins were toast before I got started , and they definitely are now. When I get them out I will definitely lube them with anti-seize before putting the new ones in. My dad worked in the weld shop at the CF&I Steel Mill in Pueblo, he would have just cut them out with a torch but he...

I have had two frustrating days trying to remove the pistons from both of the stabilizers. The pins that attach the rod to the foot are seized on both sides, and nothing I have tried has budged them. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. i will detail what I have done so far. These are...

I have had a few internal conversations with myself if I should post on this or not, but decided I might as well. For the last couple of weekends I have been working on the leach field for our septic system. The leach field needs to be 12 feet wide and 76 feet long. I dug 2 trenches 14 feet...