getting rid of the yellow paint took weeks. Livery will be Sunbelt Rentals to continue my theme. Boom bracket was rebuilt to better attach to superstructure. Original would rock under load.
sat in pieces for a couple weeks. Maybe I remember where everything goes.
laying down some color. Boom needs additional coats which is why it looks too yellow. Weird thing is the housing for the slew bearing is actually plastic. If it's an issue I will make a beefy replacement.
adding a Lesu 270 deg hydraulic swivel. My main use for this machine is to place 1:14 jersey barriers and this is a must-have. Simple brackets will dangle this from the quick coupler. The Kenco barrier gripper will be permanently installed. This machine won't ever dig.