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Well done Jeremy. Do you stay oop there over the weekend? No Peter, the only time I stay up there is usually on a working event as there is a lot of work to do getting the machines ready for action and other work to help get the event setup, so my working time in general is one day a week at best s...

Was the hydraulic oil a milky colour? If so then there has been water in the system and that could explain the filter collapse.

Jeremy

Gerard wrote:Near time I updated this post a bit more.

Yes please looking forward to it.

Jeremy

Well done Tim it pays to persevere

Jeremy

Always good to read how your restoration projects are going. Interesting reading and good clear photos. Neil. (v1230nm) Thanks Neil :thumbup: I have enjoyed the work I do on these machines and am slowly but surely getting there; it was five years ago to the day that I purchased this Hymac, you can ...

essexpete wrote:The Poclain would make a very nice farm machine, especially if it could sneak undercover when not in use.

Pete when she is finished I intend to cover the cab and engine panels with tarp sheets.

Jeremy

Well all of that work on the loom did absolutely nothing to improve things other than get the lights, indictors and hazard warning lights working again, still no drive... :evil: That 5 gallons of petrol my dad just bought is looking mighty tempting right now :twisted: It's rather infuriating when y...

With me being temporarily unable to spray paint the Poclain I decided to try and get the Hymac back together as she has been in pieces for the last few weeks now; the flexi-hoses that I had ordered arrived in the week and the steel track drive motor pipe had also been repaired so I set about sorting...

Well sometimes the best plans don't go according to plan; and yesterday I had planned on getting more of the painting done on this machine, however a snag with Andrews compressor prevented me from progressing much further. I ended up working on the Hymac for the first part of the day but still manag...

Tim it's amazing just how much dust and muck things pick up whether in plant or other machines and the muck can easily stop things from working, let's hope you've cracked it.

Jeremy