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Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:31 pm
by Eugen
Well, this is inspiring. I am a recovering very messy. Meaning, it's been really hard for me to maintain tidiness. Trying to be improve. :spin:

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:32 am
by DavidBarkey
Everytime I go looking for a tool these day it is just like Christmas . I find tools I forgot I had . Like Gerry , two sets of tools , and home care tools and all of that in the shop . Some have not been used in ten years .

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:43 pm
by DavidBarkey
today episode of :creeper: in the shop . sorry none Case. Ford lgt 125 with Johnson 10 tc loader kit (factory)
issues - sloppy steering , leaking spool valve , rear fender pan mounts failed (double studded rubber), oil and filters , hydrastic cooling fan missing most of its blades .

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:22 pm
by JSinMO
@DavidBarkey I don’t have any experience with Ford GT’s but the loader looks to be well built. Hopefully the list of repairs are all easy!

I know a few of you guys have really nice lifts. The older I get and the more my knees hurt from kneeling on concrete the more jealous I get!

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:20 am
by DavidBarkey
JSinMO wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:22 pm @DavidBarkey I don’t have any experience with Ford GT’s but the loader looks to be well built. Hopefully the list of repairs are all easy!

I know a few of you guys have really nice lifts. The older I get and the more my knees hurt from kneeling on concrete the more jealous I get!
It is a 70s unit built by Jacobsen for Ford . Round tube frame GT. Stout hydro rear axle . The loader was manufactured to bolt on and sold as a "Factory option " The lift is no longer a luxury but a necessity to keep working along with heated shop in the winter . The cost of a used lift is more economical than not being able to work anymore . I highly recommend guys look into it . I can only lift 48" due to ceiling height , but that is more than enough for most my needs .

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:40 pm
by DavidBarkey
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50 year old plastic fan is a little worse for ware
50 year old plastic fan is a little worse for ware
old body mounts separated . had to weld nuts on to get the body side out for the new ones .
old body mounts separated . had to weld nuts on to get the body side out for the new ones .
Replacement fan is obsolete . this replacement was $20. it is for a range hood . right size and direction of rotation just need to bore hole in centre
Replacement fan is obsolete . this replacement was $20. it is for a range hood . right size and direction of rotation just need to bore hole in centre
quick job on the lathe
quick job on the lathe
just like new .
just like new .

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:22 pm
by Harry
You the man David. 👍✌️Harry

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:35 pm
by JSinMO
Now it’s good for another 40 years! :thumbsup:

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:11 pm
by Eugen
Good work Dave, mad tractor fixer upper! :thumbsup:

Re: Messing around in the shop

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:41 pm
by keith
With a fan from a range hood you could drive the GT and cook at the same time. :coffee: :122:

Pretty good substitution for the replacement Dave, that's a clever idea! :cheers: