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I am pretty confused about how to ground my whole system. Originally I thought I would drive a grounding rod near solar panels, at the Conex box housing my batteries and charge controller / inverter, and the generator back up. I have come to learn that would be a bad practice that could fry...

For $100 I think I will keep pokeing finger through the hole. Thanks though. Maybe I can find one that someone is parting out..

Yep the tach is driiven off the alternator. The TM has a good section on diagnosing the alternator. It has been a few years since I went through mine, but if you have a multi-meter you should be able to track down the issue fairly fast. Before you pull it though check your ground to the...

Sounds like you had quite the adventure getting it home. That inner belt is a real pain in the rear without the cab tilted. I expect that job is in my near future again. IMHO that is one of the biggest design flaws of the system. The belt that drives the hydraulics for the front loader takes...

Has anyone had experience with the pressure relief valve on the swing cylinders leaking. I have looked through the TM ( not exhaustively ) but I have not found anything too helpful. It started a couple of months after I repacked the cylinder. I'm guessing it may just be an O ring that...

I know this is an old thread, but I can add some practical experience. As Weldman said LifePO4 batteries don't charge well when they are in below freezing temperatures. I live in a high mountain valley at 8000 feet. It gets and stays cold here from the end of November to late March it never...

Well I moved my hot wire over to the center post instead of right post on the fan terminals, and when it got up to temperature the fans kicked on. The thermostat is fine. There is nothing wrong with the #1 fuse, so it must be a break in the hot wire going to that center post. If I get a...

Yeah that is where I connected the positive lead from the ignition switch. It is well grounded because when I supply power to that terminal the fans run great. The multi meter does not show any charge on the other terminal, which I assume should supply power to the two fans when the thermostat...

I went through a similar process with a wire brush, vinegar salt and baking soda.

Maybe, but I did not lose them, they never worked. I have gone through all the fuses earlier, but I have not checked it specifically when the weather got warm and I have been using it hard. At one point the cylinder was getting pretty warm so I decided I better see if I could get the fans to...

I found an alternative approach that might have worked but it was really difficult to get the bucket to follow the right path. Put the hinge point of the backhoe at the intersection and dig at an angle. The hard part is that you have to use the swing cylinder as you are digging to get the...

Unfortunately the jack hammer and tools were missing when the SEE arrived.

What do you think is this a really bad idea? That was a rhetorical question. On the one hand there are still 4 wheels under it, but doing this made me really nervous. I am digging a trench to intersect this one at a 45 degree angle. I started with about 4" from the edge of the...

I am very happy with my SEE, I have had issues, but nothing major and I bought mine directly from the Army after it had set for years in the Texarkana region with vines growing all through it. I think the issues I have had are to be expected given it had probably had no maintenance in the ~...

Lesson learned, if you replace any of the four hydraulic hoses that supply the bucket or dipper cylinders, bite the bullet and replace all four. There is a bracket that holds the bucket hoses in place that vibrated loose and I did not catch it until after the bucket hoses got pinched by the...

If you search for tractor tires instead of FLU 419 SEE tires you will get more hits. I got these from Simple Tire, a five years ago. I posted on these at the time I bought them. I can't remember what I paid but I will look. Here is the link BKT MP 576 to similar if not the exact same tire...

Even my wife has warmed up to it. I still have a lot of work to do on it. Some of the work will need to wait until I have a garage so I can tip the cab again. As I work it more hoses are springing leaks. The hoses for the dipper cylinder are leaking now. I should have replaced them when I...

The SEE has really been earning its keep lately. I have been working it really hard, and I have a lot yet to do with it. The SEE has just been amazing. It can do a lot more than I have the skill to do, but I have been learning a lot about how to work it. That probably deserves a thread of its...

I wish I had the chain saw. Maybe some day after the house is built.

I am an active computer computer geek, and can't retire yet (poor financial planning). Skirting the politics of the whole COVID mess, the one good thing that came out of it is it's now acceptable to work remotely, which is allowing me to do just that (I am about as remote as you can get). In...