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On 2/16/2022 at 11:43 AM, DLBeltran74 said:

Ok…..I took it to a machine shop. He tried getting it out by welding a nut to it and taking it out that way. BUT……it didn’t work. ............................ Is there any type of guide or something that can help me drill out the broken bolt and do the heli coil thing. Those are my options. If anyone has or knows of a place I can get a really cheap casing, I would appreciate it. 

Try a good welding shop. We do lots of them on snowmobiles. It's not uncommon to have to weld a nut on there several times. I've done 10 weld on nuts on a bolt that was broken off, drilled crooked, and had a broke off extractor in it. If the first couple of welded nuts twist off, try letting it cool before wrenching on it, like letting it set overnight.

Typically, with a broken bolt that is drilled crooked, try tightening it before trying to back it out. I'm talking just a tad. Then work it back and forth a little at a time, to knock the burrs off the threads from the crooked drilling. Goes without saying, gently feel what is going on, you can't use brute force to get it out. When ever you get any play / clearance, spray that sucker with a good penetrating oil.

I haven't seen a tool that can be used as a guide. But I lead a sheltered life, to ! old to change. Your Machine Shop should be able to mount it in a Mill and square and drill it for you.

Ya mean like these guys??

This is my favorite. At least he didn't steal my camera.

All you folks be safe down there. Can't imagine what that would be like. Prayers for all of you!

1 hour ago, Wheeler said:

I’ve done a lot of dumb, & bad things in my life... I have.. but never a thief! 

Got to admit, I've paid my share of "Stupid Tax" in my lifetime. 

33 minutes ago, jeepwm69 said:

 

Been using Dad's new Ferris zero-turn (took me from 2.5 hours with this old JD to about 25 minutes with the Ferris mowing my yard) so haven't used this one lately.

 

Then Dad got all weird again and said I had too many weeds in my yard, and that if I used his mower without pulling them, the weed seeds would stick to the mower, fall off in his yard, and sprout (keep in mind he has the worst looking yard in the neighborhood, spends all day, every day, trying to hand pick weeds on an acre+ lot).

 

 

OMG! Your Dad sounds like me!  LOL!  What do you think of that Ferris?  I've been looking at one of those. How good do they mow on bumpy ground?

Really enjoy all the photos. That definitely is "God's Country"!  Now that remodel project is fantastic! 

On 7/31/2020 at 1:08 PM, jeepwm69 said:

Nice.  I need more info on that drilling setup.  Looks like something we might need someday!

I can post a complete parts list if you need it.  From what I read on here, all of you guys who can look at those pictures and improve on the idea!!

I haven't figured out why you guys put up with an Old Fart like me ???  But I sure learn a lot and enjoy being here !

On 7/31/2020 at 1:36 PM, _Wilson_™ said:

kind of a cool setup, but i would agree with shade .... is it going to be lined ? my uncle owns ... a well drilling company ... they've been called out on many calls to re drill, line water wells... we have a few deep wells on certain farms some super deep... all of them lined except  one ... that's  lined with hand layed rock, i have no idea how old the well is... we placed a metal cap over the top years ago. 

This area is all sugar sand, covered with 6" of black dirt. I poured "Buckshot Gravel" (smaller than pea size) around the pipe after I reached my depth. That  helps keep the sugar sand out. These type of wells normally last 25-30 years then they are all plugged up by the super fine sand. It's easier to drill another well than to clean out the old one.

On 7/31/2020 at 1:24 PM, Fishfiles said:

40 ft --- my well is 400 ft deep 

HOLY CRAP ! This well is just for watering the lawn and critters. My well out in the Black Hills is only 110 ft. deep thru solid granite. 

On 7/31/2020 at 1:14 PM, shadetree said:

i'm no well drilling expert !, but isn't it very risky drilling a well right next to that tree ??..hmmm..i see trouble years down the road for roots ripping that pipe up ?.

Only if there is a pinhole leak somewhere. If the roots find the least bit of water, they will force themselves/grow into the pipe. Otherwise, they just grow around it. That tree was planted in 1964, so it's a young one by tree standards. Sure was nice working in the shade on a 100 degree day. 😎

On 7/31/2020 at 1:06 PM, oh400ex said:

Wow that is awesome!

 

You are using the pvc as your drill material?

 

SCH80 I'm assuming with some kind of metal drill tip?

Is this a kit you bought?

 

I wish this kind of thing worked in the mountains! 😁

 

Great job!

Nope, it is all SCH 40 PVC. Bought all the pieces at local hardware store. I like to help local Mom & Pop places when I can.

No metal at all. Just used my angle grinder to cut the slots in the first pipe.

Sorry Guys, tried to edit my post twice. It wouldn't let me, said it timed out or has been moved or deleted. I wanted to add :

The wooden handle is just scrap oak I had. It attaches to the pipe with 2 - 5 1/2" radiator hose clamps. The board wasn't wide enough, so I used the aluminum plate for an adapter. The drill head is 2" PVC connectors and where the hoses attach, they are 3/4" PVC.

Originally I saw this method on a You Tube video.

I tried their method and it worked fair. I didn't like how it was twisting my "Well Screen Pipe". I completely pulled the first pipe back out of the ground, rebuilt the drill head. Started by cutting teeth on the bottom pipe. Then glued the funnel shaped piece inside the 4" pipe. That piece is actually not made for what I did with it. It's a 3" x 2" threaded adapter. I ground the outside tabs off so it would fit inside the 4" pipe. I then installed a 2" PVC pipe down the center of the main 4" pipe. Screwed (has a male threaded end) it into the funnel shaped adapter I had previously glued inside the toothed pipe. This stopped the 4" piece from back filling and getting clogged. It also gave me more water volume at the bottom, since I wasn't filling a 4" pipe. It also increased the water pressure. It actually cut faster and a lot easier.. When I got to 27 ft.I stopped drilling, and I just unscrewed the center 2" pipe and removed it from the inside of the 4" pipe, 

I learned it takes one garden hose to go the first 10 ft. length of pipe. Then you have to add another garden hose for each 10 ft. you go down. On the last section of pipe, I had three garden hoses and my air compressor hooked to the drill head. I should add, each garden hose has 80 lbs. of pressure. A person might be able to do the same with a high pressure pump. The water is needed to wash the drillings up to the top on the outside of the pipe.

I was amazed how the toothed PVC cut thru tree roots over 1" in diameter. That is a huge Sugar Maple tree, maybe 80 ft. tall.

First pipe goes real easy. Just keep rounding out the drill hole to be larger than the 4" pipe.

Second section takes a little more work.

The last section took 3 garden hoses and an air hose to wash all the drillings to the top. Be patient and it works fine.

Then with a little luck you get to this point. 

The first pipe to go down was a 10 ft. piece of " Well Screen". It has slots around the pipe to allow more water into the pipe. The You Tube method just didn't work for this type of pipe. 

Oh, the guy up in the tree, I help him and his wife each fill their cow elk tags a couple years ago. Helped the guy in the white T shirt get his elk also. 

Darn, these Honda's are Great! Here is my 700 in action. Drilling a 30 ft. well using 4" PVC pipe and a water hose. In my area, for each 10 ft. we went down, had to add another water hose to wash the drillings out.

My neighbor just picked up a Rancher 420 ES. It has a foam air filter mounted on an inner metal basket. What's your preferred method to clean the foam? 

YEP, It didn't happen without pics!

On 12/13/2019 at 7:59 AM, Fishfiles said:

I am into music , I'm all over the board with what I might like , 80's , alternative , rock , dance , country hip hop are my favorites but 60, 70 , 90 , new wave and Christian Rock  will do , opera doesn't do much for me , LOL 

 

always looking for something new , post up a favorite song or two you like , best way is to bring it up on you-tube and copy and paste the link 

 

I was surfing this morning and found this oldy that wasn't on my mp3 player , but is now and I will be jamming  to it , wide open while maneuvering past mud holes tomorrow -----  wouldn't say it is my favorite by any means , they remind me of Pink Floyd 

 

 

 

OMG! I still have some Pink Floyd 8 track tapes and a Lear Jet player that still works.

14 hours ago, LedFTed said:

what translation program, would i need, to understand this. i aint all that smart.😀

i thought that "pocesseur" might mean possession or own. spanish? though some words look french?

i'm from Kentucky, and dont speak american very well. i have yet, for my siblings, to understand what i say. haha

Yep, know what you mean. Around here, some folks have trouble making change for a dollar bill.

Good question thou, I'm curious to know what the answer is.   " If you have a break down, how do you tow it ?  Do all the wheels lock up on that system? Can an all wheel lockup condition happen?

2 minutes ago, bcsman said:

Hard to believe its been 10 years since we launched our own astronauts from the USA....

I remember as a grade school kid back in the 60's getting up early to watch some of the launches. The TV was mostly snow, but you could hear the announcer.

I heard  "part of the  wiring for the guidance system" they got from "jeepwm69". Came out of an old Foreman he's been storing for several years.  😨

Got the rack back from Powder Coating. Turned out better than I had hoped for. 

Here is the strap I used for the windshield mount. 
 

An added benefit of the rack, now I know and can see exactly where the front corners of the “Buggy” are. 

So how does a 72 yr old one arm hunter put up a tree stand in the middle of a fresh planted corn field? That tree is almost dead center in the middle of the section.

Well, it takes 2 winches, 2 pulleys, 4 ropes, a portable battery, and of course a well equipped Honda.

Hope those last few empty holes are enough to get you by.   LOL  

While hunting in the 700 last fall, it seemed like I just didn't have enough room. Throw a couple tree stands in the back, a pop-up blind, a couple chairs, and a cooler. NO ROOM!

Where the heck do you put the bow cases? So I decided to try my luck at a "Front Rack". Figured it should be aluminum to save on weight when I need to remove it to access under the hood.

Using an old bow case as a pattern, I attempted to make an aluminum basket to hold the case. This was my first time working with 5/8" aluminum rod. So we won't talk about the practice bends. LOL !   Or what they cost.  Well the basket finally took shape. 

The basket is 48" wide x 24" deep at the widest part with a 3 1/2" high railing.

Added the front mount that extends down to the front bumper and mounts with two quick release clamps.

The entire basket and railing is made of the 5/8" round aluminum rod. The mesh is 3/4 x 9ga. aluminum flat diamond stock.  Two flat straps were bent into an odd "L" shape to mount against the windshield to hold the back of the rack. (Smart man would have taken a picture of them)

I was in such a hurry to get the rack across town to a place that does Powder Coating, I didn't take a picture of the rear mounts or the rack fully mounted.

Soooooo guess I'll have to post them next week when I get it back.

Some folks have all the luck! Then they live in Montana to boot!