Dan Driscoll It is never Quick

I used back stepping and jumping around so no one area got too hot

That is an option.  This is a better result.  The casting was not designed for sleeves  but it would work for a while.  Welding it makes sure there is nothing to fall out later.

They were already pretty staight.  I used a cubitron sanding disc on a pancake head grinder

It was stuck on the shaft, so I got after it with the torch

Forward reverse lever on a tractor

Flap wheels are junk:)

There is still a lot of stuff hiding in there.  I can usually remember everything on the truck.  Where I have problems is when I put something in the wrong spot.  Then it might as well be gone. That's when I replace it and then find it later.  That can also happen when someone else puts stuff away in the wrong spot

I needed those NOID lights to repair a CASE skid steer.  The Customer wanted me to replace the injectors, but at $800.00 a peice I wanted to make sure.  The computer said it was in injector problem.  The NOID light showed me that it was a wiring problem.  I installed a new wiring harness and fixed the issue. 

I have a lot of money tied up in tools.  They are insured, but insurance is never enough.

I think it would take 100K to replace every thing on the truck with today's prices

A preheat would not have hurt.  I wanted to see how it worked without it.  Worked fine this time, but it may have made it weld better in the beginning.   I would have preheated it if I was going to try aluminum bronze.  That would have been my other option if the casting got too hard.