MWR 321 #1 Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) This may not appeal to anyone, but here it is. This part of the hydraulic lift mechanism on my GT-14. The one that came on the first GT-14 broke, so I took one off my parts machine and replaced it. Then it broke. I just happened to have a third one. So I decided a modification was in order. And here it is. Like I said somewhere on this board, I just bought a little Lincoln stick welder a little while ago and I'm trying to learn. And since I don't own a torch, I used what I had, a 14" Dewalt chop saw to cut the metal. I checked the clearances and so far it has full travel and has cleared everything I don't think this part will break now, unless my weld fails. But this part may have been designed to break, so now something else more expensive may break. I added 2 pictures of the part, before and after. Edited February 19, 2016 by MWR 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fast88pu 3,370 #2 Posted February 19, 2016 Mine broke twice on me. Good idea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC 1965 1,532 #3 Posted February 19, 2016 Looks pretty strong, shouldn't break again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MWR 321 #4 Posted February 19, 2016 Here's a short clip of the clearance after the welding. And while filming these videos, i Realized just how difficult filming stuff is. Lighting in an old barn is a challenge. So if you can't tell anything about the video, the lift arm clears the steering bolt with room to spare. I am replacing the Wheelhorse pin that the steering gear rides on (it wore out) with an eight inch X 3/4" bolt. And I am using 2 nuts on the bolt, one on the inside and one on the outside. That way I should be able to adjust how close the steering gear is to the steering column gear, thereby eliminating the slippage in the steering system. Of course, when you are making this stuff up as you go the only way to tell is a test drive. And that is coming as soon as I get the thing back together. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aldon 4,828 #5 Posted February 19, 2016 I would consider modifying the blade near the front with a shear pin or otherwise weak link to avoid catastrophic failure. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites