Last summer, our backhoe on the back of the dozer sprung a leak. Thinking that was the last straw, we parked it on the north 40. After we thought about it, though, we thought we could bring it back to life. Sure enough.
This old backhoe has a hydraulic steering motor rather than individual cylinders. It's been problematic in the past.
During some heavy digging two summers ago, we blew a seal on the bottom half of this motor.
Once we had it off the unit, we split the motor to see what we could find.
Sure enough, a shot o-ring.
This thing is impossible to find parts for. So we figured out the diameter of the o-ring and went to town to see what we could find.
Money! We found the right o-ring in little ole Worland WY.
Once put back together, we bolted it back up to the backhoe.
Ranch ready.
This dozer and backhoe combo have been a labor of love. The hoe attachment we fabbed on almost 20 years ago. Since then, we have fixed a lot of hydraulic leaks, like the one today. It's a contraption, but worth its weight in digging power. Definitely worth the $3.95 o-ring to keep it around the ranch. Now we just have to find something that needs dug up. Bring it.
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