Hi All-
I have nearly finished going thru my backhoe (BT900) and down to the ugly business of stuck pins.
Pins so stuck it takes a mortar shell to loosen.
I thought I'd post this with a short summary to anyone who hasn't checked their pins in some time.
This pin is used to attach the bucket cylinder to the bucket of the BT900.
I knew this was going to be a bear, but thought I'd be clever and using my plasma cutter, I decided to melt the ends that go thru the bosses. The thought was once the ends were free, the pin would be easier to drive out. Boy was I wrong.
Oh yes, I was careful not to melt the bosses, or destroy the rod collar - but no bueno.
So I checked with a guy who knows a guy who gets pins out and he came over with his 20# sledge, and his Oxy/Propane setup.
Yeah, we beat the snot out of that pin for 1.5 hours until it finally gave up.
Below is whats left. As you can see the pin and bushing came out together - never to be parted! Whew.
Run, don't walk to your tractors with your grease guns!
I have nearly finished going thru my backhoe (BT900) and down to the ugly business of stuck pins.
Pins so stuck it takes a mortar shell to loosen.
I thought I'd post this with a short summary to anyone who hasn't checked their pins in some time.
This pin is used to attach the bucket cylinder to the bucket of the BT900.
I knew this was going to be a bear, but thought I'd be clever and using my plasma cutter, I decided to melt the ends that go thru the bosses. The thought was once the ends were free, the pin would be easier to drive out. Boy was I wrong.
Oh yes, I was careful not to melt the bosses, or destroy the rod collar - but no bueno.
So I checked with a guy who knows a guy who gets pins out and he came over with his 20# sledge, and his Oxy/Propane setup.
Yeah, we beat the snot out of that pin for 1.5 hours until it finally gave up.
Below is whats left. As you can see the pin and bushing came out together - never to be parted! Whew.
Run, don't walk to your tractors with your grease guns!
