AKwelder Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 2 hours ago, north of 60 said: Could be the pump getting weak I guess. On real cold days the FEL rams will always work before the power steering will. I'm not sure, but are they supplied by different pumps ? I have no hydraulic issues during the rest of the year though. Do you keep your tractors in a shed or shop ? with a little bit of warm up we seem to have no problems with hytran until below zero F, and that is to cold for no cab so its not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 3 hours ago, new guy said: It is true Its very true! (Been there....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 been awhile, life has been, well, life. The kids are in school and winter is still trying to get here. I have been mostly in town with work and we have just been enjoying our quite, yet wonderful life. I did end up with another truck. My unrelated uncle frank is moving to Anchorage, his house he rents is going to be tore down and a new house built, and he needed to liquidate some stuff. Well he had to 89 Ford 1 ton flatbeds. But here is the rub, three years ago they needed a bit of maintenance so one of the guys at morning coffee offers to do the work. The guy was an idiot, he took them to jerry's shop (good guy i know) and by the time it was stopped he took one truck all the way apart. I mean every bolt in the engine and dash. if i ever find the guy with any wrenches in his hand i will break his damn fingers, he destroyed a good F-350 (4X4) with a 12 foot steel deck and a 460 engine because the fuel pump was out in one tank. Anyway, Frank asked me to take them, i said i would buy the complete one and store the other until i could assess the damages, but Jerry said that sone guy wanted to buy the other for the bed, he offered Frank $1500 for it. Frank took it and I bought the other one, So I am the proud owner of an ex-oilfield truck, 1989 F-350 cab and Chassis, 4x4, automatic (C6) with a 10 foot steel bed. I went last night and clean off the bed for towing it home. That is when I spent an hour sorting thru the parts the idiot left out, he took all the bolts out of the alternator (and we don't know where they are) pressed all the wrist pins out, disassemble the heads, he has to be mentally unstable. So I will know have another project, oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevingweq Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 5 hours ago, AKwelder said: 1989 F-350 cab and Chassis, AK, I have a 86 -F350 -351M /C6 cab and chassis in the yard , If you need any pix or whatever , Let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTO Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I read it as only ONE of them was disassembled which he sold the bed from. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 hummmm...... so you got the basket case one? And why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 i got the best one, he sold the worst one to a guy who wanted the bed, sorry, venting and confusing The one i picked up had the parts from the basket case stacked on the bed. Mine is complete, but needs to be checked out before getting going its a family thing, started out offering a parking spot, ended up buying a truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new guy Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Good score! ^^^^Reread my post above^^^^...hehehe...^^^^it just keeps goin^^^ Its ok AKwelder....you aint alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 3 hours ago, Kevingweq said: AK, I have a 86 -F350 -351M /C6 cab and chassis in the yard , If you need any pix or whatever , Let me know thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Back from prospect creek, 44* below in the morning and threatening to get really cold. Now they are thinking snow, 3-7 inches already plugged in the 460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Kids had a band thing right after school, so we took a quick minute to hit the golden tits of America for a bite to eat before hand, only in Alaska, %5BURL=http://s304.photobucket.com/user/ehoffman3/media/Mobile%20Uploads/4EFFCF49-3E1F-4900-93E0-98803DB6CBBC_zpsk34pjmrk.jpg.html%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn162/ehoffman3/Mobile%20Uploads/4EFFCF49-3E1F-4900-93E0-98803DB6CBBC_zpsk34pjmrk.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D yes those are feet hanging out the back of that truck, with the snow machine parked on top was 3 more feet on the other side, these guys had done real well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Well another fun day with Photobucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 On 11/26/2016 at 5:04 PM, new guy said: Good score! ^^^^Reread my post above^^^^...hehehe...^^^^it just keeps goin^^^ Its ok AKwelder....you aint alone? Nope not alone, could be worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Life has been simple here, sorry for not posting much, but we have just been. Kids go to school, we go to work, nothing to post i did submit my eldest son for his first moose hunt drawings, proud Father Time. If if he is drawn we get to hunt two weeks before the season for a cow, and will have a big summer getting ready. He will need to get his rifle sited, scout the hunt, set up a camp, and do a few recon trips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Sounds like a dream come true for a kid who likes to hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new guy Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 3 hours ago, AKwelder said: Life has been simple here, sorry for not posting much, but we have just been. Kids go to school, we go to work, nothing to post Kinda nice when life isnt throwing a guy curveballs...enjoy it while it lasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db1486 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 On Tuesday, November 08, 2016 at 9:27 AM, north of 60 said: Could be the pump getting weak I guess. On real cold days the FEL rams will always work before the power steering will. I'm not sure, but are they supplied by different pumps ? I have no hydraulic issues during the rest of the year though. Do you keep your tractors in a shed or shop ? The steering is on the front pump, or mcv pump. So yes they are separate. We keep the tractor in the shop if there's room but usually we got things in there to fix so most of the time they're outside. The last couple years we never put the tractor in the shop unless to work on it. And the steering is just as quick whether it's in the shop or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db1486 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) On Tuesday, November 08, 2016 at 9:27 AM, north of 60 said: Edited December 16, 2016 by db1486 Double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 On 11/26/2016 at 8:44 AM, AKwelder said: So I am the proud owner of an ex-oilfield truck, 1989 F-350 cab and Chassis, 4x4, automatic (C6) with a 10 foot steel bed. I went last night and clean off the bed for towing it home. That is when I spent an hour sorting thru the parts the idiot left out, he took all the bolts out of the alternator (and we don't know where they are) pressed all the wrist pins out, disassemble the heads, he has to be mentally unstable. Truck update got a bit today so I popped the hood, leaking o ring on gas fuel injection rail. Fixed. Waiting for the torpedo heater to warm her up and we will see what we have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 6 inches of snow, lets fire up the 460 and away we go. Plowed out the driveway, the road in front of the house, (if you let those contract grader operators do it they tear everything up), and off to the in laws, ended up running right at 3 hours of seat time great day, and the plane takes off on Tuesday night, off to Florida with stops in both directions in Minnesota for family, Christmas, and another surgery for my oldest boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 When I get back we had a very sudden deceleration with the blade and a bracket popped. Well, I made the blade and posted a few pictures quit a few pages back, I pull back in the yard and stop to see the damage, my wonderful wife comes over, assess the damage and says "Weld failure? Huh. You should beat the welder who did that!" nothing like being married to the queen of sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mader656 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, AKwelder said: 6 inches of snow, lets fire up the 460 and away we go. Plowed out the driveway, the road in front of the house, (if you let those contract grader operators do it they tear everything up), and off to the in laws, ended up running right at 3 hours of seat time great day, and the plane takes off on Tuesday night, off to Florida with stops in both directions in Minnesota for family, Christmas, and another surgery for my oldest boy. Where in Minnesota? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Just now, mader656 said: Where in Minnesota? Zimmerman, just north of elk river on highway 10 between St. Cloud and the cities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poor farmer/logger Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Got much snow yet? Only a couple inches here now. Not enough to really tempt me yet again. Surely I'll have better sledding in Jan then Oct. least that's what I keep telling myself lol. Have a safe trip and a merry Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 11 hours ago, poor farmer/logger said: Got much snow yet? Only a couple inches here now. Not enough to really tempt me yet again. Surely I'll have better sledding in Jan then Oct. least that's what I keep telling myself lol. Have a safe trip and a merry Christmas. Not much snow, maybe a fluffy foot, nothing I would take my sled out in anyways. Here or the mountains My son was running his mini around the yard, came walking back and said something went bad, he must have hit something because the skis are pointing different ways. Boys did he, it had popped the ball joint off the steering and the one ski was point to the back and flopping. We fixed it and he rode more. But that was in the yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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