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Good looking guards , they will work fine and thanks for sharing
Thanks Sam, will still need to cut and shut a bit to make the door for the grease adjuster and the cutout for the actual frame, will get there eventuallyGood looking guards , they will work fine and thanks for sharing
Thanks, ChrisA good mild steel that can be replaced later if beats out would be my choice. Get too extreme on SS or Chrome alloys and become a bugger to precision cut.
Sure looks like weld material in the pic but being a die maker I can attest to how hard work hardened steel can become. I have had to sometimes hone with milling. I will finally begin my 977k next week. I have a retired Cat mechanic with lots of 977 experience to lead the way. I was going to buy a new D6 but they are a year out and none are available in USA. So it’s 977 time…. Wouldn’t mind a pull of that sandwich there mate.Yesterday finished off the line boring on the bucket clam pivot points, the last one broke a few inserts as the cast steel piece seemed to have some nasty hard pieces in there, not sure if it’s been built up with weld in the past.
Have found some pins to suit so will machine these down to suit the bore diameter then that will give me the internal diameter of the bushings I need for the back of the bucket where it attaches. Still got a way to go but felt good to get all the boring gear cut off. A good day, cheers
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Well Nige, as there was no HP left I had to make do with Ketchup, I hope this is a worthy excuse..........I hope there was HP Sauce and not ketchup on that sausage butty.........
Nope. F'kin heathen......!!Well Nige, as there was no HP left I had to make do with Ketchup, I hope this is a worthy excuse..........
The only condiment that should ever be allowed to approach a bacon or sausage sandwich - IMHO.OK what's HP?