990 cat loader

[ihbuilder]

OK official weight 46.6 lbs without the cab finished . I guessed about 40-50 lbs awhile back not to far off ( I think I pulled somethin ) I used to throw 50 lb seed, fertilizer, and lime bags up on a hydro seeder for years so I guess I got a feel for it

I decided to go through with the basement dig can't think of any logical place to store my coal unless I start another building I can just see the township beside , I got some new machines coming on line this year I need a good proving ground .

[ihbuilder]

started fixing another weak link today . I kept having issues with my valves sticking open and leaking The culprit p---- poor tolerances in the valve heads . The leaking was coming from a 6mm ID oring on a 5.8mm OD shaft So Made new 1's out of brass . 3-4 hours setup and tweaking and 1hr run time tops between the lathe and mill .





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thanks for lookin

[ihbuilder]

whew a little time in the shop with the cad off and the mill off Did some rearranging with the hydros and electrics . now I can use 2 bats and keep them under the hood . Also no more leaky valves the operator got a bench seat though

all nice and tucked under the hood