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fence_it":bz6fu1da said:
You get her all operational? That'll beat the chit out of the ol' Shaver!
Looks like new fenders and bigger new tires on the old Bota. :lol:
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Farm Fence Solutions":v54fbe6z said:fence_it":v54fbe6z said:
You get her all operational? That'll beat the chit out of the ol' Shaver!
Looks like new fenders and bigger new tires on the old Bota. :lol:
Lol yeah. Big boy tractor for the big boy pounder. :lol:
Pounded through the gravel no problem, got about 4ft down until we hit rock. The 'ol man was impressed.
We are having one issue. The main ram, that raises and lowers the hammer, is getting jammed up and twisting. Any ideas? The rope and the pulleys are free. Once we started pounding, the hammer wouldn't lift up, had to take the forklift and manually lift up the hammer which got it going again. Its like the ram just binds up for some reason. Kind of a head scratcher for us. (To be honest we really don't know what the heck we're doing with a pounder like this)
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fence_it":3anbe1su said:Farm Fence Solutions":3anbe1su said:fence_it":3anbe1su said:
You get her all operational? That'll beat the chit out of the ol' Shaver!
Looks like new fenders and bigger new tires on the old Bota. :lol:
Lol yeah. Big boy tractor for the big boy pounder. :lol:
Pounded through the gravel no problem, got about 4ft down until we hit rock. The 'ol man was impressed.
We are having one issue. The main ram, that raises and lowers the hammer, is getting jammed up and twisting. Any ideas? The rope and the pulleys are free. Once we started pounding, the hammer wouldn't lift up, had to take the forklift and manually lift up the hammer which got it going again. Its like the ram just binds up for some reason. Kind of a head scratcher for us. (To be honest we really don't know what the heck we're doing with a pounder like this)
She'll eat the grease. When you think you need more hydraulic pressure, start with a tub of grease and some latex gloves. Or, the mast is bent. If that is the case, it's about a week of he!! and a whole bunch of torch gas to bring her back to square. There will be about a dozen more grease zerks after you've found them "all". How many Krugerrands you got wrapped up in the new rig? And when do we get a profile view so we know what ya got?!? I'm not really an azz man, let's see what's up front!
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Farm Fence Solutions":zdrt2g37 said:fence_it":zdrt2g37 said:Farm Fence Solutions":zdrt2g37 said:You get her all operational? That'll beat the chit out of the ol' Shaver!
Looks like new fenders and bigger new tires on the old Bota. :lol:
Lol yeah. Big boy tractor for the big boy pounder. :lol:
Pounded through the gravel no problem, got about 4ft down until we hit rock. The 'ol man was impressed.
We are having one issue. The main ram, that raises and lowers the hammer, is getting jammed up and twisting. Any ideas? The rope and the pulleys are free. Once we started pounding, the hammer wouldn't lift up, had to take the forklift and manually lift up the hammer which got it going again. Its like the ram just binds up for some reason. Kind of a head scratcher for us. (To be honest we really don't know what the heck we're doing with a pounder like this)
She'll eat the grease. When you think you need more hydraulic pressure, start with a tub of grease and some latex gloves. Or, the mast is bent. If that is the case, it's about a week of he!! and a whole bunch of torch gas to bring her back to square. There will be about a dozen more grease zerks after you've found them "all". How many Krugerrands you got wrapped up in the new rig? And when do we get a profile view so we know what ya got?!? I'm not really an azz man, let's see what's up front!
Crap, that's what I was thinking but wasn't sure. I pressure washed all the grease and crude off of it so its dry as a bone. Guy we bought it from said to use hydraulic fluid on the mast. I got to take some more pictures, just got it plumbed up yesterday!
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fence_it":24whhsta said:Farm Fence Solutions":24whhsta said:fence_it":24whhsta said:Lol yeah. Big boy tractor for the big boy pounder. :lol:
Pounded through the gravel no problem, got about 4ft down until we hit rock. The 'ol man was impressed.
We are having one issue. The main ram, that raises and lowers the hammer, is getting jammed up and twisting. Any ideas? The rope and the pulleys are free. Once we started pounding, the hammer wouldn't lift up, had to take the forklift and manually lift up the hammer which got it going again. Its like the ram just binds up for some reason. Kind of a head scratcher for us. (To be honest we really don't know what the heck we're doing with a pounder like this)
She'll eat the grease. When you think you need more hydraulic pressure, start with a tub of grease and some latex gloves. Or, the mast is bent. If that is the case, it's about a week of he!! and a whole bunch of torch gas to bring her back to square. There will be about a dozen more grease zerks after you've found them "all". How many Krugerrands you got wrapped up in the new rig? And when do we get a profile view so we know what ya got?!? I'm not really an azz man, let's see what's up front!
Crap, that's what I was thinking but wasn't sure. I pressure washed all the grease and crude off of it so its dry as a bone. Guy we bought it from said to use hydraulic fluid on the mast. I got to take some more pictures, just got it plumbed up yesterday!
Thin grease in the summer, bar oil in the winter. They won't run dry.
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And fence tips and tricks makes 100 pages......RIP fenceman.....
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callmefence":14zl4uv5 said:
We ought to have a memorial service of some kind. Cold beer and dead hog kind of affair.
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We gonna start calling you 'Doohickey'....Farm Fence Solutions":191xhfpw said:
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greybeard":deoagjoz said:
If you're talking to farm I suggest inspector gadget.
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callmefence":177yc6hd said:
Name callin bunch a pricks.
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callmefence":254w6pj8 said:
Well done Fenceman. That's the guy that has the same type of truck as you fence???????
Ken
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100 pages of good ideas and knowledge from many different people.
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greybeard":350u7272 said:
I can't imagine the boredom that you must be fighting. Lol
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It's been pouring rain since early this morning, but all I did was follow someone's link a little further up this thread....kinda hard to miss your comment since it was the only one and your name is right there......
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greybeard":35tbqyjy said:
If you had Kaiwaka rain gear, you wouldn't be stuck indoors. ;-)
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Some folks just might be smart enough to get out of the rain.
