Hello everyone. I've made a jump from the South Bend forum over to this one to document my restoration of a 1978 9x42 Hartford step pulley mill. This is something that I have wanted for a long time but couldn't justify the cost. This was a CL find, was priced right and I worked a big band saw into the deal. I recently finished restoring a 1946 Heavy 10R so now I'm embarking on this.
Purchase Day...
I borrowed a trailer from my boss and struck out. It took me about an hour to get there, 30 minutes or so to look the machine over and then about 45 minutes to load it.
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Once it was home we hooked the tractor to it and started the unloading process.
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Here it is, reassembled and backed into the corner. I moved it into the corner with a 2.5 ton pallet jack.
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I will start the dissemble this weekend and my plan is to strip it down to the casting, prime, bondo and paint. Polish parts as needed and replace parts as needed. My fingers are crossed that the spindle bearings are ok!
Purchase Day...
I borrowed a trailer from my boss and struck out. It took me about an hour to get there, 30 minutes or so to look the machine over and then about 45 minutes to load it.
Once it was home we hooked the tractor to it and started the unloading process.
Here it is, reassembled and backed into the corner. I moved it into the corner with a 2.5 ton pallet jack.
I will start the dissemble this weekend and my plan is to strip it down to the casting, prime, bondo and paint. Polish parts as needed and replace parts as needed. My fingers are crossed that the spindle bearings are ok!