Bolens 1886 Kwik-Way loader install
- Thread starter KennyP
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They were designed in the early years of planned obsolescence.
Don
Next time you'll make them out of wood so they are easier to drill.Spent about 7 hrs. today drilling pins. And there is 18 of them. All done with that, but rain is back in the forecast!
Hope this is the easier half for you Kenny..
I'm hoping!
I'm surprised the uprights aren't used as the tank. The bigger tank should help avoid overheating the hydraulic fluid, maybe that was why they did it that way.
Haven't a clue. But I bet this is an early model loader, not much out there on one's with the tank.
Got the hydraulic fittings/hoses ordered. May see them next week. Hope to be done with this by next Friday.
Who do you get your hose's from Kenny ?
Surplus Center. Have had very good luck & service from those folks!
Yea years ago like 40+ they had all kinds of interesting things for sale like aircraft generators and plans for making a DC welder lots of military surplus etc
Maybe comparing apples to oranges but remember when Northern Tool was Northern Hydraulic's. Not what they started out as that's for sure..
Gary I actually built a portable welder with two of those generators. At first I used one of their 200 amp generators and then moved up to a 400 amp generator powered by a 1955 Chev. 235 six cylinder. The family that I sold it to in 1978 still has it.
We are still using the 25 gal. pull behind sprayer purchased from Northern Hydraulics. Still has the original pump on it.
I still dream with my SC catalogue, but know it's mostly just that....dreaming. No time, and little ambition. Kinda sad really!