Me again, sorry I sent comment before watching the entire video, Tip: to avoid damaging the king pin or similar parts in the vice from the vise jaw knurles you can buy 2 pieces of brass to put in between the vice jaw and the part, the brass is softer than the king pin so the pin is not damaged, damaging the pin if not sanded smooth again it will damage the wall the pin slides down into causing excessive wear. Thanks again!
Hi, great videos, there is a different style of injector needle, the type you bought works great for injecting grease into ball joints with no grease fitting, the kind you needed looks like a really fat ball pen with the ink ball and tip insert removed it’s beveled so it seals evenly into the original grease fittings. Keep up the informative videos! I’m mechanically inclined so so much on the tech side otherwise I’d attach a pic of it.
You may want to add that if you use teflon tape on the threads, you need to use a tape that works with hydraulic oil. Your normal plumbers tape will not hold up. The tape I use comes in a yellow case.
So i have the same headlight and I'm about to do this on my 2018 Grom, While wiring "shouldd" be the same, i'll verify that via diagrama on the 2018 Grom. Since you did your light on a switch, and I don't plan on running a switch, would I just completely bypass all that part iin this video? I ask that because I tested my light and it comes on once the bike has turned over. I haven't swapped rectifiers or anything on my bike yet.
That's a great idea I have a mosquito problem here as well and you wearing that head net just made me want to get one, I don't like wearing long sleeve shirts because it's hot as the devil's ass here but it might be (better than) spraying myself with all that deet
Way too much Teflon tape. It’s not a sealant, it’s a lubricant to ease the threads together. Male and female pipe threads are tapered to become tighter as they are screwed together, thus not leaking. The Teflon eases the tapered threads together. You can even see the taper on the male side when looked at from the fitting sideways.
Quick tip, when working on hydraulic equipment and you are disconnecting hoses hook up a shop vac to the hydraulic fill and the vacuum will stop or certainly slow the oil loss.
Nice vido, one thing you want to be careful of with the teflon tape is not wrapping over the Ned of thread on adapter nippel, as it will cut tape loose and possibly plug up valve, great job on improving your equipment,
Silly question, but why didn't you simply add a removable hitch to the bucket? If you are staying on your property, wouldn't this be an easier and cheaper solution?
As long as you have the pin out, weld a protection ring around the zerk fitting. A short 1/2" piece of pipe works great. Tack on four sides. Short filet welds until secure. Removal and re-installation of the zerk is done with a socket. The protection ring Will collect dirt, but it's easy to clean before lubing. If you're a nut like me, you can weld pipe nipples, and screw on a cap. One nipple cut in half makes two rings. That keeps the zerk clean, and the cap comes off with a wrench.
Nice upgrade! For future reference, you should only need about two complete wraps of teflon tape on a tapered thread for it to seal up. too much rape can get squeezed into the pipe where it can break off and damage components.
You two are very impressive. Good to see hard working people and ready to have fun with new projects. Hang on to your shorts it can be bumpy and watch out for the power the machine will rip it 😅self apart .
One modification I found extremely useful is to get some 22x11-10 high load 4ply atv tires with 10x10 on 4on4 pattern rims... The added width of the tire tread helps to prevent getting stuck while walking it in muddy or soft soilsand the extra inch of clearance aids in walking over stumps/logs/rocks
Incredibly produced video with excellent voice over. You A-Holes that laughed at her about the compressed O-Rings are, simply, losers. You couldn't produce a video with this type of quality if your life depended on it. Heck, you couldn't do it if your family's life depended on it. She is 10 times the person than you'll ever be!
Just order my upgrade, thank you for the great video. Have you ever considered switching to two lever controls from the original four? Or have you heard or seen anyone do this. Just curious
Great video...i bought a pump and it says that it turns counter clockwise.Should it turn this way or should it turn clockwise?Your help is greatly appreciated....Thanks
I sent her an email letting her know that there are few of us were waiting for her solution to the pintle hitch. She responded that has to wait till ground defrost to bring out the backhoe trencher
I built my own backhoe. Ordered this pump and fittings from this video. It's almost done, I hope it works. Mine is heavier than the harbor freight unit 🙈
Great video! Thank you! I can't find dimensions for the assembled machine! I need to know them so I know what size shed to buy to store the trencher in! I was looking at 10 x 10 sheds but my wife doesn't think that will be big enough? Would you be able to help us with this? Length, width and height would be helpful. I imagine the boom could be "folded" to save room? We would really appreciate your help! Don't want to leave a brand new machine out in the weather! Thank you!
It fits with outriggers off just inside a 5x12 utility trailer with bucket curled and boom turned at an angle but there is no room to spare a 10x14 shed is the minimum I'd recommend
@@dodgeme1986truck Thank you for the update! As it turned out, we ordered (and installed) a 10 x 15 shed in preparation for ordering the Harbor Freight trencher. Only to find out that when I went to order it, it was marked "Currently Unavailable - Check back later"! Well, at least we have a nice shed!
