TD5Jordan Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Hey all I picked up this TD5 and most of a parts machine a few months ago and have been working on it quite a bit . So far I have adjusted the steering clutches , replaced the head gasket and repaired the leaking radiator , replaced the pump shaft seals changed all the fluids and filters , been working on the winch and fixing up the loader frame from the parts machine. Here are some pics of the machine and some of the progress I have made so far .looking forward to getting this machine up to decent running condition and I’m sure I will have many questions for the IH experts on this forum 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodnacreek Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Well I see there are still a few good old boys around. How is that crawler in the snow? When I ran in snow sometimes the tracks would tighten up and I was always afraid of damaging the final drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Looks like you found a hole? Got some serious fab work underway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Moodnacreek said: Well I see there are still a few good old boys around. How is that crawler in the snow? When I ran in snow sometimes the tracks would tighten up and I was always afraid of damaging the final drives. the crawler works pretty good in snow I didn’t have any issues with snow packing on the inside . But on any ice or side hill the triple grouser pads just slip 29 minutes ago, hardtail said: Looks like you found a hole? Got some serious fab work underway Ya I found a soft spot ! I have a lot of welding repairs to do on this machine . the crawler I believe must have rolled down a mountain at some point the boom has been welded and the loader frame cracked and welded many times as well as the canopy , a lot of the repairs look like someone was learning to weld at the time . I attached a picture of the loader frame currently on the crawler you can see why I want to fix it ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodnacreek Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Oh boy, that is hard to beat and bad. You have to wonder if they had drilled the first crack,veed and welded and stress relieved and put on reinforcement if it would have held. All that weld just cracked and traveled . These repairs seperate the men from the boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Made some progress today pulled the bucket , tilt cylinders and boom cylinders , removed the boom and started removing the loader frame but got hung up on the last two Bolts I can’t shake them with my impact I’ll have to get back under with my 3/4 ratchet and a cheater pipe . Anyway here’s some more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodnacreek Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 That machine was only used on Sunday's! Looks like your not afraid of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Wrestled with the loader frame today got it mounted . This is it for the next 2 weeks I’m off to the mine so I can twist wrenches and bust my knuckles even more . Here are a couple more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodnacreek Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I hope they [the mine] pay good, crawlers can get expensive. Look forward to seeing more progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Well I got a chance to work on the crawler today . Ground out the bucket pin bores and made some bushings out of schedule 40 1 1/4” pipe , built up the out of round with a bit of weld and welded the bushing into place . Repaired some other minor cracks and prepped for paint . Need a couple coats of paint tomorrow and I can get the boom mounted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodnacreek Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 What the **** is that 'line boring jig' on the angle head grinder? Glad to see you got the bull by the horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt_Floor_Poor Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I’m interested to hear how/what was used to repair that damage from the bucket pin. It looks like it really cleaned up well. It’s always great to learn from other’s skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 I’m happy with how the bores came out , fairly straightforward repair simply built up with weld and ground out with a cylinder shaped grinding stone while holding it as square to the boom as I could and when I was happy with the shape of the bore I drove in the bushings and welded them into place . My only concern is the pipe I used is quite soft and will wear quickly but for my use around the house it should last long enough. Here’s a pic of the grinding stone I used and a pic of the bucket pinned up and shimmed with a thick 1 1/4 washer . More pics to come I have been working hard on the machine for a few days . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomorejohndeere Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I need one of those, or two, or three. Never seen one. I could twist my wrists up good with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moodnacreek Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Never saw those before. Thanks td 5 for the post and photos. 20 years ago I had a machine shop do my log loader pins. They bored , in the shop, welded pipe in like you did, bored that to press in o.e.m. hard bushings and hard o.e.m. pins. Then hard shim washers and keep full of synthetic grease. A lot of work and money but it has lasted under hard use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 If you use a length of pipe that will fit all the way between the two arms, welded in place and cut it off it won't need to be line bored. It will be pretty much self-aligning. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 Ok guys here’s some progress got the boom / bell cranks / links painted and put back on , got the bucket pinned up it’s really nice to operate now that those pins are tight . Even put it to work backfilling an ditch and the machine worked great . Still would like to paint the right side fender / hood and control valve but I have a leak to fix first . Also I dismantled my parts machine and crated up and palleted the parts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 Almost forgot here’s a couple pics of the “skid grapple” this is definitely on the list to fix up and get usable . I doubt there are many of these that have survived the scrappers torch 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawleigh99 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Those grapples are really cool and useful if you're moving logs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie figone Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 TD5, Nice job saving that tractor. It's starting to look like new again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewets Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Great to see all the hard work there! Ooh, those 'welds'... Down here in South Africa I grew up with the Afrikaans (derived from Dutch) word for weld as 'sweis'. There is also another local word used 'brand', which means fire, and is usually associated with very inferior efforts at welding, more like bodging... Usually guys that got a welding machine, and they would experiment on any piece of metal to improve their 'swallows-nest-building' technique! So, to sum up, you inherited a realy 'fired up' T5 there, but you're turning it into something far better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Hey all it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything . Been busy putting the little crawler to work this summer and it has exceeded my expectations! So far I have pushed in a road into the back of my place to access an area that I dug out into a “gravel pit “ or borrow pit depends on what you would call it . Moved approximately 100 yards of gravel from there and built a road for gravel trucks into the back of my property (swamp). I made an arrangement with a few local contractors doing a housing development in my area and have brought in around 200 loads of material so far and spread it out and packed it down with the TD5 . A few days ago a gravel truck was stuck and I hooked into it with the crawler and pulled him out and in the process I lost almost all the drive to the left side track . Opened it up and found 6 out of 7 frictions had the splines torn out or were busted in half . I ordered a set of bimetallic frictions and a new pressure plate from steeringclutch.com . While I am waiting for the clutches I cleaned the housing and replaced the throw out fork shaft bushings and the pinion oil seals . Will keep posting as I complete the repairs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5Jordan Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 If anyone on here is interested I started a YouTube channel and am making a video series on rebuilding the TD5 . This forum has been great for advice and inspiration for my project here a link to my latest video thanks guys ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planejeff Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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