1998 TACUMMINS and BS

I did not know that, thanks for the info

 

Subd. Awesome build.

 

Thanks. Going to be on hold for alittle while tho. Need to finish paying off the toolbox I just bought.

 

Well work priorities are almost paid off... gotta spend money to make money


So as soon as I can save up I’ll be buying some ORI’s after I measure for them.
Also going to start mockin up transmission mount after this weekend.

 

Is that a cat in the background with a hydraulic pin grabber and a box of tissues on your new snap on box?

Here's a pic of my box. The company I use to work for brought in these boxes and made everybody take theirs home and we all had shared tools which sucked. I no longer work there

 

No that’s a komatsu D65 with a 6 way blade we are doing undercarriage on along with track frame repair. But no tissues. Was a box of cookies a vendor brought in for me.

But that’s cool that company did that for you guys. There’s no way I could deal with sharing tools. I have an issue just borrowing tools. If I don’t have it I need to buy it hahah know what I mean?

 

Here's a teaser.
Shared tools suck especially when people are slobs. The only nice thing about under carriage is on a machine that size you can take everything appart with a 1/2" gun. Its when you start getting to the 200+ sizes they start to suck especially the bottom rollers. Nothing beats digging out a broken tap.

 

That’s a nice set of sockets right there haha
But no the d65 you can’t touch anything with a 1/2” gun. It’s all 3/4” or bigger. Normally I don’t F around and just use heat and a spline/ 1” gun. If bolts break they were going to anyway I went about it. This machine actually had 6 bottom rollers fall off cause the bolts broke.

 

Ya I just clued in the dozer is out side in your pick and I just seen the stick on the excavator. Can't you pull the track rails off of the Komatsu and just flip them and do all the work on some horses. That's all I use to do on the deeres

 

Technically yes but more time/cost effective to Not take them off

 

So back to the build. Sick truck the 4bt is a great engine. Whish I had the funds and time to do this

 

It’ll be sweet when it’s done!

Band saw?

 

Got the bed all welded up finally... need to finish sanding and prep for the rest of the body work but have to find a new fuel door or make a plate to weld in its place to cover that hole.
Took the front fenders off to cut the inner fenders out and start bending up new ones.
Also got the gauge cluster out to start building a new one. Still need to get to wiring it all and get the lights working. But little by little it’s getting there.

 

Well I almost finished up the bed bob and filled in the fuel door.

 

Well fuck Toyota is on hold till I get the tow rig finished. Have been putting it off for a few months but it’s been sitting outside so long water got past my drivers door seal and started to mold the carpet..... so I completely rearranged my shop to fit it in there and have enough room to tinker on the Toyota.
Getting alittle tight in here.

 

Leave it to a third gen to be so shittily put together so that water gets past the door seals

 

Amazing truck! Love the 4cyl diesel Cummins.

 

Sadly it was super stormy when I parked it and a tiny stick must have blown off the tree and got stuck in the seal cause the seal molded itself to it.

 

That’s a bummer man. Mold is a bitch to get out of carpet

 

Well I got the seats out and it’s really not to bad so I’m hoping a good wash, disinfectant, and dry will fix it. Luckily it doesn’t smell or anything. I caught it just in time.