Walt Longmire Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Was hauling snow yesterday. Looking forward to a long day. Everything was going good.....Was raising the box when the hydraulics gave out. I did some field checking and suspected a failed PTO or hydraulic pump. Took it to the shop. Well, it was BOTH. One failed and took the other out. In addition to replacing both of those expensive units. I get to buy a whole bunch of expensive transmission oil since when removing the pto, all the tranny oil comes out. ($50 per gallon) I'll update with a total when it's done. Oh, and it's snowing again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 That's what dump-trucks are supposed to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 36 minutes ago, Huaco Kid said: That's what dump-trucks are supposed to do. Hopefully without all the broken parts though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Here is my KW getting a load from the old Oshkosh blower. We also have a Kodiak blower mounted on a Cat 950G. The Oshkosh is noisier, but most of us prefer to be loaded with it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaBud Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 As if i needed ANOTHER reason to hate snow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 57 minutes ago, Walt Longmire said: I get to buy a whole bunch of expensive transmission oil since when removing the pto, all the tranny oil comes out. ($50 per gallon) I'll update with a total when it's done. I know the pain. My Kubota tractor blew several of the front end loader hoses at the same time and dumped the hydraulic fluid. We call Kubota Super UDT "Liquid Gold". I know what it's like..... Dave.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I drove a caterpillar loader at a salvage yard, in college. (the kind that swivels in the middle) (with forks, it could carry four cars) (and it could back-over a car, and you wouldn't even know it. really pisses off the boss) A hydraulic line blew on it and soaked me, face and all, in fluid that was waaaay hotter than you'd expect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 (we'd drive it down into "the pit", where we threw all the old tires, and knock down trees with it. I once stuck it, sideways, on a slope that was a little too steep. The tires on the uphill side were actually lifting off the ground. If I turned the wheels uphill, it would tilt more downhill. If I turned the wheels downhill, it would tilt more downhill. so I jumped off and ran and told the boss. really pisses the boss off.) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 By the way, Nice truck... I like... Dave.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 What the hell kind of fluid costs $50/gallon???? I would bet this Valvoline ATF would work, it seems to meet every spec known to man. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Valvoline-MaxLife-Multi-Vehicle-Automatic-Transmission-Fluid-1-Gallon/15125768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 46 minutes ago, RenoF250 said: What the hell kind of fluid costs $50/gallon???? I would bet this Valvoline ATF would work, it seems to meet every spec known to man. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Valvoline-MaxLife-Multi-Vehicle-Automatic-Transmission-Fluid-1-Gallon/15125768 Synthetic oil for an 18 speed manual that experiences nearly 2000 pound feet of torque. Takes almost 4 gallons. Yeah, I'm not using Walmart anything in my KW. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Walt Longmire said: Synthetic oil for an 18 speed manual that experiences nearly 2000 pound feet of torque. Takes almost 4 gallons. Yeah, I'm not using Walmart anything in my KW. It is Valvoline not WalMart and it is synthetic but if it does not have the cert for your trans don't use it. Looks at it like it is $12.50 quart rather than $50/gallon. 2k Ft/lbs. is handled by the gear size not magical fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, RenoF250 said: It is Valvoline not WalMart and it is synthetic but if it does not have the cert for your trans don't use it. Looks at it like it is $12.50 quart rather than $50/gallon. 2k Ft/lbs. is handled by the gear size not magical fluid. Isn't 12.50 x 4 50? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astepup Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 You gotta love hydraulic hoses. They can't rupture in the spring or summer. Oh no! They're predisposed to blowing out in the dead of winter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 I'm hoping we don't get called out for another snow event until I have it back on the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I can't even get a good snow storm down here in Kentucky. It's been a warm winter for sure. I'm starting to think Al Gore was right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonny Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Are you running the snow haul show this year? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: Isn't 12.50 x 4 50? Yeah, it was a weak joke to make it seem cheaper.. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 10 hours ago, astepup said: You gotta love hydraulic hoses. They can't rupture in the spring or summer. Oh no! They're predisposed to blowing out in the dead of winter. That made me smile. That is the exact truth. Or if it happens in the summer it's when you have a load of stone coming in in an hour and you need to clear some things out beforehand. I've had that happen also. Hydraulic Hoses are one of the Devil's tools. Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 11 hours ago, Zonny said: Are you running the snow haul show this year? Yes I am. It's my 9th season having that contract. It bids again this fall. (fingers crossed) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 9 hours ago, RenoF250 said: Yeah, it was a weak joke to make it seem cheaper.. The oil cost won't be much of an issue with the cost of this repair anyway. I'll update with a total when it's done. It is what it is. Got to have that red iron moving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Look way down the street in the pic of my truck. That is Mt Redoubt in the background. An active volcano that has had 3 eruptive events since I moved here in 82. It sits way across Cook Inlet about 40 miles away. After my dealings with Mt St Helens, I'm o.k. with having the volcanoes in the distance rather than in the back yard. We have also had eruptions from Mt Spur which is somewhat closer, and Mt Augustine which is an island in the middle of lower Cook Inlet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 20 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: Look way down the street in the pic of my truck. That is Mt Redoubt in the background. An active volcano that has had 3 eruptive events since I moved here in 82. It sits way across Cook Inlet about 40 miles away. After my dealings with Mt St Helens, I'm o.k. with having the volcanoes in the distance rather than in the back yard. We have also had eruptions from Mt Spur which is somewhat closer, and Mt Augustine which is an island in the middle of lower Cook Inlet. Mt. St. Helens fascinated me as a kid. A real live volcano, not in some distant corner of the world. Seeing it for the first time, just a few years ago, as well as hearing first-hand experiences, changed my view. I eyeballed Rainier nervously the whole time I was in Seattle (when it was visible), and was a bit leery of flying between Iliamna and Augustine on an Alaskan trip a couple years ago. Redoubt was acting up on one of my first trips to AK, and there was talk of shutting down the airport a few days before I was supposed to come home. I'd still like to get close enough to take decent pics of an eruption, but be relatively out of danger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 When St Helens first started acting up, we were logging in the low country between Toutle and Toledo. Had a perfect view of the mountain. Watch the first steam eruption. Then ash eruptions. Good views. Couldn't wait to move up high and watch it close. It had stopped with the eruptions by the time we moved up near it, and the bulging on the north face started. Our equipment was 4 miles out from the peak behind Coldwater Ridge. You know the rest of that story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 12:19 PM, Walt Longmire said: Here is my KW getting a load from the old Oshkosh blower. We also have a Kodiak blower mounted on a Cat 950G. The Oshkosh is noisier, but most of us prefer to be loaded with it. This looks a lot like my snowblower but....bigger, yellow, 4 tires, a cab, windshield and wipers, doors....but I got a light and gears and a snout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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