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I will try to use the backhoe tilt cylinder to raise and lower the lift arms via a mechanical link and then have one manual adjuster for leveling the drawbar.

Thanks for the suggestions. Can you get me the compressed and extended length of the OEM shocks from any parts you may have laying around?

While I get my FLU419 running, it is time to think about attachments that would turn the FLU419 into a tractor substitute. I am not trying to beat a real farm tractor costing an order of magnitude more than a surplus FLU but there is enough evidence (especially on the other side of the pond)...

Thanks for the warning. I will either fabricate some blocks with a radius groove matching the tube diameter or get the HF tube bender depending on how much they ask for it. Yes, it is a little annoying to have the FLU419 and my machine shop 560 miles apart but at least I have what I need. I was...

FINALLY, there is a FLU419 sitting in my driveway! Yesterday, Wes showed up with his 5 ton rig early in the morning to drop off the FLU419 I got from GP. (The payment for the machine in Atlanta that could not be transported was refunded) My neighbor helped me with his rollback truck to get...

Wes is going to deliver my first SEE hopefully tomorrow. I was shocked that this week GP only had one for auction. The day I pulled the trigger there were about 14 listed. I may have gotten into the club just before the door slammed shut.

I agree 100% and would love if MB had left all the unnecessary cr@p out of the military version of an agricultural implement. At least they refrained from adding a shutoff solenoid, electric warm-up idle/advance, and other fluff that would reduce the reliability of a mechanically injected diesel...

The problem is that Mercedes Benz has always striven for a higher level of operator comfort. Today, this can be achieved relatively easily and inexpensively with micro-controllers. However, when the 416 was designed micro-controllers were not an option and trying to achieve the desired...

Welcome to the club. Let me know when you are heading to SC. By then, my M1009 should be at our new home near Asheville, NC. It also has 4" lift and I am running LT315/75R16, All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires (as shown in Avatar) and am really happy with them. You would need different rims though for these.

Crank it without ether. If you are not getting white smoke or at least strong diesel smell out of the exhaust, you have a problem with fuel delivery.

Thanks FLUfarm for starting this tire thread. The best feature of the Michelin 12.5R20 XL tires is IMO that they fit the SEE/HMMH without any worries about rubbing and that they have (barely) sufficient load rating for these vehicles. It would be interesting and useful to have other tires...

I did not say nor mean that age does not matter for a tire. What I said was that I would not worry about a 10 year old tire out of a dark warehouse if its counterparts sitting in the Texan sun for 10 years longer are still holding air. Unless Michelin completely screwed up the rubber blend on a...

If they sat in a warehouse, out of the sun, I would not worry about the age. But the price is ridiculous. Should we start a separate thread listing tires that actually work (as in: have been installed and driven) on a FLU419?

Yes, prices are coming down slowly on GP. Unfortunately, quality is dropping as well. In the meantime, the list of projects I need this machine for is growing.

That's what I hope.

UPDATE: Instead of trying to drive the FLU419 home I decided to have Wes pick it up since he had a delivery close by. The FLU was apparently sold by GP and delivered to the seller with the backhoe locked in the operating position. While I received a video from the seller that had the engine...

Hi FLU farm. It looks like you have what the Migginsbros called "Dieselpest" (literally translated to Diesel's Black Plague) or Diesel bug. There are several dozens of known microorganisms that -given enough time, which they had in Texas- will make a diesel tank their home. What you repeatedly...

You need belts. (This is a good opportunity for more experienced members to list the cross reference to belts from the local auto parts store). Also, the center console is loose. Check the wiring (main battery switch) and air plumbing underneath and secure the console. It looks like the unit...

Congrats to your purchase and welcome.

How about starting new threads like "FLU419/SEE/HMMH - Fuel system troubleshooting" and editing the first post to compile the collective wisdom as it dribbles in? If deemed valuable, these threads could later be truncated and made a sticky by one of the mods. I will start a few of these threads...