If it is possible to love an inanimate object, I would be in love with that seal twister! I always managed without one unit this spring when I had to rebuild all 4 cylinders on a fellow's John Deere compact tractor loader. The barrels are 1 1/2" in diameter. Try getting that seal in there without a twister! I made up a whole new vocabulary of swear words until I got one of those. From then one it was a piece of cake! Also, I got a single burner hot plate and I keep a pan of water boiling to soften those rings and seals.

Frank…. Reminds me of my dads old Studebaker pickup. The passenger side wiper always worked twice as fast as the drivers side. My dad said it was the way the vacuum was routed… all I remember is that I could see a lot better from the passenger seat than he could as the driver. Glad you caught an easy straight line Friday job. It usually works out for me that on Fridays the time thieves come out!

Awesome!!!! Thanks for posting

Don’t you just love the air powered wipers

Thank you for the repack / maintenance being included in this video. I originally found your channel after buying an old 455C Ford NH loader/hoe & had more questions than folks had answers. The 455c appears to be the 'red-headed step-child' of Ford's machines plus it's old and parts are hard to come by. Just one small tip or one thing learned makes your vids very helpful for me. As for digging a straight ditch like yours... well, I'm happy if I stay on my side of the property line.

Thanks frank, made my night!!!!!

Watching you drive your truck makes me wanna cut mine up for scrap iron. Worst part is your is almost twice as old as mine. Great educational video.

Great to see another video from you. Liked. All my very best.

Great video 👍

i was doing 700' the other day and blew the one swing cylinder packing out so that shut the job down. cylinders never been rebuilt and its a 1996 machine so it was due. btw 1986 was a good year i guess since i was made haha.

Rain… I kinda miss that stuff. (I’m just down the hill about 30min from the Caldor wildfire; and I’ve been choking on the smoke for the past several weeks. That ain’t fog out there, folks… 😬 )

Frank you sound like a hydraulic expert.....................reckon you could come work on sumthin I recently aquired............has large cylinders with black stuff coming out☻ it would make a fun video, I'll give ya 50 bucks!

Uuuuhhh, getting older yes sir, but “losing it or getting dumber”, no sir..., absolutely not... maybe just a little out of focus at that particular moment..., yeah that’s it... Always love watching you rebuild those cylinder’s..., it would appear you have done a few in your time... Thank you sir.

Good timing on this one, I just ordered a seal kit for the angle cylinder on my old Case dozer. I've never repacked one before, only seen it done a few times, but I'm cheap, and at my tender age (retired) I have time to try stuff. But if you hear a whole lot of cussing from about 250 or 300 miles to your south-west, that's just me. Thanks for sharing.

I have the same parts bins!

I bet had you been running a mini you would've gotten out there in time... 😂 Good video frank!

Mighty fine trench there Frank, you could do a quarter mile drag race in that trench!!! I understand how it can add extra pressure recording your repair jobs, I'm sure we all enjoy your time you let us watch what you are doing 👍 And working three sometimes four days a week, if you can, go for it !!! ( yes, I'm one of those people who work slightly more days.... 🤦‍♂️)

The windscreen wipers in my mans truck at 8:03 have a mind of their own XD

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That hurt my feelings Frank. I'm used to only working a couple days a week. LoL

Yeah that’s the original style piston. For a 555d’s looked to me like.

They had half of a backhoe parked by ditch you dug. Nice straight ditch with no chalk layout! You torque that bolt to 180 x 2 feet/lbs?

Oklahoma👍👍👍👍

How big was that building and what is it going to be used for?

Success can be an unmanageable thing at times ?

If yer’ tractor (or backhoe in this case) ain’t dirty - yer’ doin’ it rong! 😉

They’re in a hurry to get it done... so normal day at the office then?😃

East Oklahoma need some rain 🌧️ anyone got any to spare.

Digging like 1986??? Can I get an explanation? I'm thinking I'm going to like and use it myself. Need the right meaning Thanks.😊

I am also an operator BACKHOE machine please there is anyone who can help me in finding a job there.. I will be always thankful to him