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Line boring IH 175B lower bucket bushes

john_au ยท 2013-01-02 01:02

I uploaded this video for reference if anyone has the same problem of elongated bushes after a long time of abuse this worked well for us, we built this rig pretty cheap compared with getting someone to come a line bore on site took us around a day to bore with setting up and around a day to 2 to build http://youtu.be/iGsuFF9YOHs

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  1. #1Karl Robbers2013-01-02 06:23

    I like it!

  2. #2truckdoctor2013-01-02 09:56

    Great job on the line boring machine. Neccesity is the mother of invention. The only thing I would suggest is adding two more bearings on the outside of the bushing bores to keep the bar from deflecting when it is cutting. Those bars will deflect more than you think. There is a book and instructions from a guy in Santa Rosa Ca. that covers what you built there. His book and instructions help people build there own boring bar setups. Anyway great work.

  3. #3john_au2013-01-02 16:20

    Thanks for the info MK2 will have bearings both sides of the bushes we are setting up for the bucket justneed to turn up some centering bushes to get started and make the new bushes from 10-45 steel then hardering them John

  4. #4250c2013-01-02 20:08

    John, nice job

  5. #5BCOWANWHEELS2013-01-03 17:04

    How are you going to harden the new bushings and press them in ?

  6. #6john_au2013-01-03 18:04

    We are going to use 10-45 steel quench harden them then press them in using a hyd porta power John_au

  7. #7MrKomatsu2013-01-04 07:16

    nice job......

  8. #8john_au2013-01-04 07:32

    Thanks Will upload the bucket when done just to follow up

  9. #9john_au2013-01-05 19:53

    Please use this link as I have closed the old you tube account http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdKRWTOXitc

  10. #10OMF2013-01-06 01:40

    I love your "assistant" with martini in hand.....LOL

  11. #11DMiller2013-01-06 05:53

    I like it, simple and works, the beer does add a finishing touch, would be on any slow tedious job I do as well!!

  12. #12.RC.2013-01-06 06:14

    You do not need much to hold the bearings either As shown in this video by a handsome young chap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl_kXgxS6Fk

  13. #13john_au2013-02-19 02:55

    Another boring video this time bucket bushes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkllXo_5cDc Will have most of the new bushes and pins done soon may even get the bucket back on the machine this weekend if all goes well

  14. #14john_au2013-06-11 07:02

    Bucket update We replaced some of the pins in the arms as well all out of 10-45 steel then heat treated them before installation forgot to get a photo of them at 800 deg C coming out of the oven and glowing under water lower pins and bushes installed waiting for the bucket we plated the bottom of the arms where it was worn away plating lower bucket bushes supports

  15. #15DMiller2013-06-11 21:11

    Lathe looks awful familiar, 12" swing, Birmingham? Looks like mine except cleaner.

  16. #16john_au2013-07-11 07:59

    Well she is up and running with the new pins and bushes no squeaks or groans Sorry the shaky camera work not enough hands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1NuPiEBGSM

  17. #17boone2013-07-12 10:23

    Love the sound of that turbo!

  18. #18john_au2013-07-12 19:39

    Your not wrong.

  19. #19oldtom2013-07-19 14:14

    john you can make up auto feed ,on the gearbox shaft facing the rear make up bushing with a lug to engage a sprocket with a nut to turn the threaded bar you are using to feed drive head,it will only move forwould when the lug in gauge the sprocket