M4wd&Fabrications
Projects place => Projects Section => Topic started by: M4wdFab on June 06, 2022, 06:24:38 PM
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O my. what i have done.
i hate fords. cant believe he took what i offered him, i was on the fence and left it in his hands, really hoping he would say no.
lol
starts, runs, moves, bucket fully functional. he has owned and used for painting for 20 years. never let him down claims / has been siting for 1 year. has 2020 stickers on it
has a blown brake line somewhere, and front pump seal on trans leaks.... a lot.... probably 1 quart in 5-10min idle
plans are to diaper it or pull the boom out and make a unit thats functional on my RAM, or pull the trans and fix the 3$ seal and brake line.
monster cat present, 3 batteries, and more scrap value than i paid im sure as is, clean open title with open receipt acquired.
meh
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5.8L v8 just took the boom for a ride and checked out my barn roof. works good.
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Too bad the trans seal is such a bear, that seems like an ideal unit!
I bet a tip jar for friend’s use would keep it registered and insured for free if it’s worth running. Tree trimming and decorating, gutter cleaning, yard lights….
Of course a flatbed mount is lots less to maintain and lots of us have flatbeds already.
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its probably not horrible, i just talked to will about ford vans- he changed a motor on his he just traded in. with the dog house the trans bolts are easy to get to, and its 2wd... so i bet 4 hours on the lift i could RandR the 4$ seal it needs. might be sketchy to get the boom over the front of the van so its out of the way of the lift to get it higher than 3' off the ground ha
looks like the two big deepcycle batteries are 2016 dated and the engine battery is 2019, so there is that. it was hooked to a big boy charger when i showed up.
worked fine just now with engine off to check out my barn roof while still on the trailer. seems to operated fine.
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welded diff and chains might be in future if it stays on the van to get around my barn.
seems like lots of rental possibility also.
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thinking ill order the 9$ seal and get it in the shop. she how bad it looks to pull the trans. plan to cut the cat out to potentially pay for 2/3's the investment.
Flat black would look way better than rusty white so it might get a gravel spray job too haha
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pushed into the shop tonight and on the lift! trans pulling thursday. off to Buffalo tomorrow for Dentist appointments with Mom
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trans 100% disconnected and ready to pry off and on to a trans jack.
only broke one starter bolt that should be easy to fix, had to use torch on all 4 TQ bolts, weld a nut on to the other starter bolt.
not too bad.
its hot.
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I'm not going out there haha
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success, no leak after trans torq converter input seal changed. took a lap around the barn and knocked a few bees nests out, solid unit.
crimped off rear brakes (needs a hardline, brake hose, 2 wheel cylinders (maybe rear hardware kit bah) to get back in service. front brakes seem fine for lot duty.
changed a steer tire that was badly edge worn even though all front end components are tight
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cut cat out and sent numbers to john and will, its like 2' long and big lol
probably need to hook muffler back up at some point.
and reinstall the dog house, cab gets hot with out it.
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its hot.
That you?
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i mean it is a Ford, so...
but no- i was fine today with 3 fans running.
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back on the lift tonight for some odds and ends
exhaust reconnected with CAT delete, sketchy krispy starter motor kick wire replaced.
batteries still had charge after sitting for a week
took the unit around the house and inspected gutters, i have a family of birds in my electric weather head service elbow thing, but clean gutters roof in good shape!
ready for service or rental i think!
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Interested in rental... I found a gutter issue on the high side of my barn that needs looked at and a high bay bulb that needs replaced.
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used for solid 30min around property. I have a piece of flashing gone off my house i hadent noticed. i remember scrapping it a few months ago it was wrinkled on my lawn and i was puzzled where it was from
guess i need a 10' brake now lol
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also ripped it down to the gas station to throw some fuel in it. fuel gage even works! not terrible on the road, wouldnt take much to get it solid.
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my bro-in-law has one I'm sure you could use, but probably needs to stay at his house (not far from me)
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Anyone want to be the first to rent? i can drop it or you can tow it away on my equipment trailer.
seems like a solid unit and i have used it at for at least an hour around my property without issue. something seems to kill the batteries after it sits for 10+ days but its fine for a week and boom operates normal if the van is running. doesnt over heat or anything weird far as i can tell Idling long term.
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I’m game. Next week?
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I'll take it after Mark. I need to fix a piece of siding 30' up. I don't want to climb.
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Ok Mark, how long you need it for? Like hours or days?
i need to hit J&J and stop at Johns to drop converters in shortsville so that probably be good to visit Eric
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Couple hours. I can hog it to Eric or he can pick it up from my house. Or he can use it first. I'm good with whatever.
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realized my RAM is hooked, i no longer need a J&J visit, and im lazy this week. available for pickup on the equipment trailer or next week i can make a run east out and make some visits.
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I'll prob make some time to drive out this week, maybe even tomorrow afternoon.
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sounds good Mark, shoot me a message when you think you will be out here and ill have it loaded on my trailer for you. 2 5/16" ball
Ill throw the big boy battery charger in the van in case its needed.
only quirk is ignition van key is deleted, so when you shut it off/start it via the dangling column switch make sure its left in one from all the way off (so ACC doesnt drain)
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and honestly if you and Eric throw some fuel in it and it appears back to my lot, im good with that lol
if it breaks call me ill come get it / fix it lol
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loaded on trailer ready for pickup
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What a machine! You want it back in your lot anywhere specific? Want van unloaded?
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thanks guys for returning! hope it served you well. maybe a efan is in order, or potentially its a leave the rad cap off unit lol
im sure it will get some love here and there but certainly is a mostly functional unit as is.
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found some grease fittings and blindly pumped them with the dewalt gun after using today one both peaks of my house. worked great. was a bit windy.
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dropped today for rental this weekend.
put 30$ in fuel in it, about 1/2gal leaked on to trailer.... must be rotten filler neck- didnt seem to leak if i went slow.
half to look at that never
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that rental isn't on this side of town is it?
I could use it for hanging lights, and I could use the trailer it's likely on for some running around, too. need to get pellets and I've got a new mower picked out, maybe
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just in Henrietta till monday or tuesday.
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its christmas light season so better book your rental!
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o man, gave me a couple hiccups tonight and i mistakenly forged on with use being 3/4 of the barn done and lighted.
had to call nick to come let me down. for some reason boom down stopped working. when he switched to manual overide at base, nothing there worked, but then when switched back bucket controls worked again. odd. ill investigate in daylight. glad i took my phone with me, that would have been annoying. i had tested the base controls once when i got it and they all worked fine. hmm.
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also, head lights are in op, only amber running lights and brakes working lol
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no hickups today with another solid hour of use and finished up back site of barn.
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fixed trim on house last week ago. starter motor is needing of tapping on for use. can do from inside the cab with the dog house removed lol
found a noname starter on amazon for 46$ i guess i should have ordered that last year.
hawging to moms house for some exterior work tomorrow i think
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hawging == driving it? 🤞🏻 🤞🏻
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no, on the trailer lol
cluster today.
hammer on starter no worky. pulled starter.
blew rectifiers out of my big charger testing starter on bench.
DVM batteries dead mid charger diagonosis.
bah. looks like its worth some parts to put into my charger since you cant buy non smart 200amp chargers any more.
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found another charger on CL and picked it up. nice unit, much better shape than mine, but ill still order the parts to fix mine once i understand what kind of rectifier it needs. something about anode vs cathode mount
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got a new starter motor yesterday, all good. no more tappy tap needed to fire up.