You know, today I was running the bulldozer when the skid plate came
loose, got bent and needed to be removed.
I can lift up my dozer with the front blade and rear backhoe. So I did
and guess what I used to hold it up?
That's right, 2 cinder blocks high on each corner of the tracks.
I was thinking of the irony of having the whole thing crushing me just
after I sided with the "never use them for jack stands crowd." (which I
still believe in)
But, I used them "hole vertically" and I lowered the dozer on to them so
the hydraulics weren't being taxed. Then I got on the machine and jumped
up and down (if they were going to fail, I wanted them to fail with me not
under it.)
But I was able to remove the skid plate fine without the machine even
filching.
But, this leads me to 2 new questions...
1-what do real shops use to hold up a dozer? (timbers I'm guessing)
2-Where is a good place to get a long length of Ox/Ace hose? (1/4 dia) I
realized that the hose I have is small dia and it will not power my
"rosebud" tip. (needed to rebend the skid plate)
TIA.
Inch
PS, Anyone want a fairy new 3/16 25' hose?
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