Skid Loader Repair: Tilt Cylinder, Fuel Tank, Controls, and Chain Case. LX565 

It's a small thing, but I always chuckle at the little seal pictures. I appreciate the time you take to keep this gag going.

Most folks are not aware of the actual strength that welds provide. In fact, a one inch long weld that is 1/4" wide is capable of supporting approximately 2000 pounds. Judging by the size of Jon's new support lugs, I would estimate that each one is capable of supporting around 48,000+ pounds of vertical load. I am a recently retired mechanical engineer who performed pressure and load calculations on pressure vessels in refineries and chemical facilities for the last 43 years. Well done, Jon.

it time to take a look at the pond you dug for your neighbor last year

After a long week of crowded train stations and work in Tokyo requiring me to talk all the damn time, there’s nothing more refreshing on a Saturday morning than a plate of eggs and bacon while listening to and watching Jon entertain us all. Therapeutic. Thanks, bud.

Dozer is barking at his echo, my dog is barking at dozer. It's an international language!

Thanks for the latest post. For a content junky like me, its good to have a subscription like FarmCraft who consistantly posts regular videos on interesting topics which I can sit back and enjoy. Thanks again Jon

"I'm just gonna put together a quick venturi...." John these are the exact golden nuggets I love taking from watching your work. But really they're the bonus. Your show is just good for the soul. 😊

Dozer is getting big! 🐕

On that pin you were fighting for the cylinder, you had the right idea at the end with that 3/4" rod and a hammer. Just need a much bigger hammer. The pin is tapered like you said, so just frozen in one spot. As soon as you move it even a tiny amount, it will be completely free - but takes a big hit! Trying to pry or pull it out won't work with it being stuck on the taper like that. I look forward to your videos every week :)

Protect the gas tank with a rubber mat material. between the skid plate and the tank

You do a great job with your welding man. Some people have to find fault with everything. I love your vids….I’m glad I discovered you. Your narration skills are awesome. You take us along with you. Keep on keeping on.

It took a while, but the seals finally showed up for the seal installation. Always a good laugh here.

"on wowo , that goes all the way in" , "that's a serious hole" :) Thank you! I was missing those!

Friday night, a cold beer and a new video from Farmcraft. Thank you Jon for taking the time to create great content 😊

Your level of ambition and ingenuity is beyond MacGyver.. While I don't always agree with your action plans I am always impressed with your results. Good job Jon

Back in the early 70s this old timer Who had been a heavy equipment operator and worked in construction, retired then Took his shovel out to garden It cut a perfect slit in the soil smooth like glass with almost no effort, when he was done with the tool he washed it put on a sharp edge with a file made sure it was smooth and then a thin coat of oil before putting it away. It was always ready to be used. I'm not that guy. Nope id rather fight the tool and let er rust. His shovel was 40 years old and looked brand new. I dint know about you but i am always a rush and don't have time to keep my tools will oiled. But now I'm thinking that extra time spent to keep my tools clean and ready makes your tools last and the job easy and faster. You can learn a lot from these old timers. They didn't have the money we waste today.

Always entertaining videos Jon. How about a visit to the pond that you built? I think that would be cool to see how that turned out. That was quite a bit of work you did on that bad boy.

John, just another little trick to try on stopped up grease fittings. I've found that warming them up with a Mapp gas torch does the trick more times than not. They don't have to get cherry red, just enough to soften the old hard grease inside.

Val stood no chance against raw Jon power. Your videos are absolutely perfect. Thank you for producting and sharing these. I always watch.

Your handling of the "fine adjustment sledgehammer" is commendable! 😁

For a fellow backhoe owner, super kudu to your workmanship and as a former videographer for realtree outdoors,i can tell you the amount of work and dedication to film and editing is unreal. Many things. Your the man.

I think this was one of your better buys, Jon. Thanks for having us follow along 🙂

Andrew Camarata has a pretty neat method for drying out the last of a fuel tank. He stuffs some blue paper towels inside and then sticks an air nozzle inside and blows them around

Jon, welding plastic is a tricky thing, but I was with ya, I was 100% convinced the zip tie would work! Great video! Been farming 30 years, but I learn something nearly every time I watch your channel. Thanks for what you do! Lee

I can admit. You're the youtube influencer now. By your films you're forcing me to fix stuff that waiting for its turn somewhere around my workshop. Thanks

Youre a great teacher mate, even though ill Never work on something like this, the way you go about it and show/tell us (even with the errors in doing it) is addictive and wonderful to watch and Learn from you. Youre an Inspiration to us all and I appreciate it. I hope I made sense there as im a bit of a blockhead with words. Cheers.

Another superb set of videos. Your site deserves to grow exponentially.

Jon « no h » : You and Marty T are my heroes.

Really impressed with your work ethic and "can do" attitude. I could feel the despair at parts of the journey, but you soldiered on. Good job!!

Glad to see you lube up that 7 inch pin really well before driving it home.

Is it high flow? It matters for the bush hog. If you want more room under the tank you can cut a hole directly over the tank and face mount plate over the hole. I think on the New Hollands that adjustment for stop movement may also adjust the left and right wheel speed, so if you find that it's not going straight, that may be your adjustment. I'd still highly recommend two buckets. You'll use the toothed bucket as much as the straight bucket. Nice machine and good job!

Rihno mowers are bullet proof. I've seen people smack boulders with these things on hundred horsepower tractors and they shrugged it off. All of the local municipalities in my area use rhino, they're an established staple name in the attachment industry, they're three-point tractor mowers are phenomenal, I have one and so does my dad, a lot of these have gearboxes on them that still run quad zero grease which is basically really thin grease. Farmer down the road isn't exactly known for taking care of his stuff, and for the better part of the last 30 years he owned the mower I can say with confidence the gearbox has been at least 80% water, I split the box cleaned it and filled it back up with oil, and honestly the gears didn't look like they were any worse for the wear. If you have an opportunity to look at a rhino mower next to most competition, just the thickness of the steel alone will probably be enough to sell you on them. Don't take my word for it though do your own research for sure!

A few washers on the bolts along the rear edge of the skid plate between it and the body/frame of the machine might give you a little more room between the fuel tank and skid plate if you find it's needed. Easy to do.

I owned a Rut Tree Slayer on my mini excavator. I don't believe you will be disappointed. Good quality and great folks to work with.

Saturday morning in the recliner with a coffee watching Farmcraft and learning! #daymade Thanks Jon for all you do!!

My grandfather always said ''When in doubt give it a clout, the bigger the doubt the bigger the clout --GET A BIGGER HAMMER'', you're a stubborn bugger John! all the best from NZ again

Farm Craft 101 is my favorite channel. Jon, you're a pleasure to listen to and always funny. I learn a lot and enjoy all your mechanical projects!

"Guten-tight" is a good German standard so you know it's good to go. 😂

Quick Attach / Erskine Attachments out of Fosston, MN makes great skid steer attachments, great prices, very heavy duty. I could be biased since they're close to home but we use them for all of our equipment attachments like snow blowers, brush mowers, forestry mulchers, etc..

I have enjoyed this series. I was thinking of the old saying "patience of Job" when you were working on the frame leaks. I liked how you fixed the gas tank and think you could do a separate video just on that fix for anybody with a leaky plastic fuel tank.

Quick Attach Attachments, American made and made well with great tech and customer service. Have used numerous pieces of there equipment over the years and have never been let down. Great vid and soldier on my friend!

Grinder and paint, and percussive maintenance. You sir are a mechanic of my own heart. Hahaha.

Saturday morning, cup of coffee, house to myself and a new Val video. This is the life

I bought the Gladiator from Rut for my skid steer to make trails because it has the carbide tips underneath to help grind up material. The problem is that it leaves 3” stubbles. The hockey puck design of the blade bolts are lower than the carbide tips and they get the brunt of abuse trying to get a lower cut. The Gladiator is built like a tank, very happy with the quality. It will take down 4-5” material easy with a low flow machine.

Great video John , I know I or ready as you if at all possible To show some pictures of that pond you did last year 🤞🇬🇧👍

hey John just received my Farm Craft 101 baseball cap. Nicely done man.

Great video. Has the pond you built filled with water yet?

I do enjoy a FarmCraft video on a Friday evening, These machine refurb videos definitely make good content. Thanks for the effort you put into releasing these videos.

Again, after watching your video I have a sense of accomplishment, when in fact I have not done anything and am ignoring my projects for youtube. Thank you for your vids, really have enjoyed them! More than once have I gotten frustrated during a seemingly simple project on something I thought I got a good deal on, and found patience when thinking of your boom lift and dozer project challenges.😂 Hello from Grand Rapids, Michigan 👋

Nice repair! Congrats on getting Val's leaks under control. Are you going to install some lights and maybe some sliding plexiglass or polycarbonate panels on the sides of the cab to keep out the dust, dirt and rain and wind? Maybe a fan in the cabin for those hot days? What about a set of forks to move stuff around? I bet this would be easier to do that with than having to fire up your tractor.... Cheers from Oregon, Philip

33:00 your becoming an expert at repairing these. I was watching an old man who was a pro equipment operator. He was working on a very old cat that had sat in the bush 30-40 years First thing he did was look at the pistons clean them off and fix any high spots, file and emery cloth. You wet a rag with thin oil and wipe the crap off them before you even run the equipment. Same thing with a cars power antenna . If you make sure they are smooth and clean they should last longer. The old guy was in the outback down under, he got that old cat running and drove it

hello john ive been a welder and fabricator all my life since i was 19 years old and im 64 now and still working not because i have too its because i love what i do to help people out as well as big buissneses. so i will say to those mounts you welded they are more than suffice and will not fail in service and if the arm chair crowd on youtube dosent think so they can go fluff there dusters.

I really enjoy your seals.

Not just a ordinary farmer

Very satisfying to see your progress. Good work, John.

Your videos are another reason to look forward to Fridays. Jon, you da man.

15 years ago i ordered an ac condenser from the USA but during shipping to Sweden it got run over by a forklift or something so i had it reordered. Second one came a few weeks later. I installed it in my S10 and started pulling vacuum in the system but there was a pin hole defect on one of the cells... It took 6 weeks since i first ordered the ac condenser and its now prime summer so i got pissed off and put a blob of jb weld on it. Ac still blowing ice cold 15 years later 🤣

Great series. Great videos. I’ll never do anything like this, but I enjoy watching things like this so much. Thank you.

Brass hammer and a 9/16 Craftsman wrench!! You are my hero!! I'm always amazed when I see professional people using a steel hammer when they should be using brass or composite.

Jon, just love these old machine repair videos. Must see TV. Blue Diamond brush hog is great. I have one for my Bobcat.

Great feeling to see how well your repairs held up, turned a problem child into a real tool!

Another great video, Jon! Really enjoy the problem solving as you work your way through each issue. Scott

Great work John. You persevered and did Val Justice. Well done 👏

You're the man Jon, I aspire to be more like you.

Thanks Jon for another great episode. Love the short movies!

I saw the o ring on the ground when you repaired the stud leak again....but looks' like you put it back on. Great vids as always. Really enjoy this channel.

Another machine fixed like new thanks to your above and beyond work ethics

Maybe check into a flail mower instead of a bush/brush hog, I’ve never used one but flail mowers look pretty impressive for what you are going to do, keep up the great videos and I’ll keep watching!

Thank you. Did the pond ever fill?

Good Video John. I will be watching for the bucket repair.

Not one leak after you're done. That's pretty amazing. Congrats. You almost always expect something older like this to leak a little. Thanks for the content.❤

Jon: "Nobody ever plans to go slamming into anything." Me: "Obviously, you haven't met either of my sons!" 🤣

I’ve use an air hammer during my 46 years of aviation repair to remove rusty and stuck bolts. Seems the rhythmic action of the hammer loosens everything.

Glad it's Friday I'm happy everything worked out with it you did an amazing job

Good job John fixin Val’s leaks and issues 😊😊😊😊😊

Suggestion for your shake siphon. Put a hose clamp on the hose on the end piece/valve....that piece has a tendency to fall off hose over time as hose softens from fuel exposure...just a suggestion.

Best Friday notification!

I'm so impressed with your creative repair solutions. Thank you for the GREAT content!!

Brilliant again Jon .. thank you 👍 Friday is such a treat watching these 😉😊 keep makin’ ‘em 😍

Dammit Val...." that's a serious hole " ,😂

More seal photos😂😂😂 Great content keep it up.

HI Jon. Obviously you could put a paint marker on the gland nut /body a visual indicator of coming loose. Best regards Don

Thank you for sharing your project so that viewers can learn how to perform the repairs needed to keep a unit in shape. You are excellent as an instructor .

Hi Jon. I absolutely care about how you spell your name. I'm glad you told us. I consider using, pronouncing, and spelling a person's name correctly a great sign of respect. P.S. My fav part was the diesel venturi!

LA-CO Oyltite-Stik® 011475 Oil and Gas Leak Sealant. Used on B-707 & 747 and my car. Used to work for B.O.A.C (British Airways).

Jon, great work. I really admire your depth of experience and perseverance. Everything very professionally done: mechanical, welding, camera work and editing.

Give Clint at C&C equipment a shout, they are dealer for bush hogs, forget the brand though sorry. Might even be able to run you up a replacement side plate on his plasma table.

If the lift brackets are flat on the underside then some wood or rubber placed in between is good to prevent steel on steel sliding (which is surprisingly easy to occur).

I enjoyed watching the video. I am glad to see that Val is leak free and functional.

I did liked the last little white seal that you edit, hahaha so cute, as all your work, well done.

I really enjoy the benefit Jon gets from the back-up team (the knowledgable end of the comments, that is - I am at the other end) . Just one of the many facets of a really enjoyable channel.

We have a RUTT Mulcher for our Yanmar 35, very nice piece of iron. Built well and have had zero issues with it. Can’t say on behalf of their skid steer attachments, but if its anything like the one we have you won’t be disappointed. Thanks for the video and take care!

Another great video. I know there must be a tremendous effort to produce these videos, and I very much appreciate your fine work!

A piece of foam between the skid plate and the fuel tank might help stop wear.

Great content, good dog, I have 5 of them, and my father in law as 2 that were part of our 1st litter. Thanks for the content!

Love your videos. I learn something new every week.

For the drive creep adjustment, the two bolts you loosen to make the adjustment is holding a steel bar that is holding pressure on two cam folders. The steel bar gets divots worn into it and the cam followers are prone to seizing, this makes it extremely difficult to get it adjusted properly and it will fall out of adjustment quickly. You can flip the steel bar 180 and get a fresh flat surface or mill a bit off of it if both sides are worn out.

Mtl brush cutters are great. And made in Ga. I've been using one for 4yrs, I'm in land clearing business, it's been put to the test and we've not had one issue

I wondered how long it would be before the PC7 would come out! 😂 And yeah, I think there is wisdom in over-building those lift pads. No harm in KNOWING you are safe. BTW, that vintage pipe wrench is the bomb! You make Fridays great. Thank you for sharing your adventures.

Absolutely bomb proof !!!!!!! Nice welding Jon !!!!!!!!!!!