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Caterpillar 834H RTD Rubber Tire Wheel Dozer Blade Stabilizer A-Frame Machining and Rebuilding Repair

Here are some pics of a Caterpillar 834H RTD, Rubber Tire or Wheel Dozer, blade stabilizer we reconditioned. The blade stabilizer is often referred to as an A-Frame as well. The two bores on the arms always require boring to get them perfectly round before welding the bores up & then machining them back [...]

2026-01-30T05:19:40+00:00December 3rd, 2025|Machine Shop|

Toyota 4Runner 4WD Offroad V6 5VZFE Engine Machining and Rebuilding

Here’s some pics of a Toyota 4-Runner V6 engine we finished to a shortblock assembly. After cleaning & checking the block, crank & rods for cracks we performed all the machine work. The block got the housing bore align honed, the cylinders bored & honed for new oversize pistons & the decks surfaced & [...]

2026-01-30T05:22:55+00:00November 7th, 2025|Machine Shop|

Antique Obsolete Old Vintage Hercules Heavy Cast Iron Water Pump Leaking Repairing and Rebuilding With New Parts

Here are some pics of an old antique cast iron water pump that came in leaking off of a Hercules gas engine. We completely disassembled the pump & blasted all the pieces & parts clean to bare metal. We ended up having to machine a new shaft as the original shaft was badly worn [...]

2026-01-30T05:31:25+00:00October 22nd, 2025|Machine Shop|

Toyota 2JZ Aluminum Cylinder Head Three Angle Valve Job and Surface Machining

Here are some pics of an aluminum inline six cylinder Toyota 2JZ cylinder head that we did a three angle valve job & surface to. We painted the valve seats with some blue Dykem before machining them so we could better see when they were cleaned up. A closer look at some of the pics [...]

2025-10-08T02:54:38+00:00October 8th, 2025|Machine Shop|

Custom Aluminum Water Pump and Crank Pulley’s With V-Groove and Serpentine Grooves Machining

Here’s some pics of a couple aluminum pulleys we custom machined for a customer's hotrod. We machined the old pulleys for this customer in the past but he's making some changes which requires different pulleys. The crank pulley is machined with both v-grooves as well as serpentine grooves. The v-grooves drive accessories & the serpentine [...]

2025-09-26T23:44:22+00:00September 26th, 2025|Machine Shop|

Cummins ISB 6.7 Liter Diesel Engine Block Cylinders Boring, Honing and Cylinder Head Deck Surface Machining

Here are some pics of a Cummins ISB 6.7 liter diesel engine block we had in for machining. The cylinders had some scratches & wear so we bored them oversize by .020 (twenty thousandths). The deck surface had some imperfections so we machined, or surfaced, the top of the block flat & square. We then [...]

2025-09-24T00:24:43+00:00September 24th, 2025|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar 834H RTD Rubber Tire Wheel Dozer 1515747 Blade Stabilizer Repairing, Welding, Boring and Machining Rebuilding

Here are some pics of a Caterpillar #151-5747 blade stabilizer that we had in for repair & rebuilding. Often referred to as an A-Frame, the blade stabilizer mounts behind the blade on an RTD, or rubber tire wheel dozer. We begin by boring the larger bore in the center oversize until it is round & [...]

2025-09-13T03:34:30+00:00September 13th, 2025|Machine Shop|

Komatsu 830E Nosecone Pivot Eye Bore Machining For Oversize Bearing Carrier Repair

Here’s some before & after pics of a Komatsu 830E haul truck Pivot Eye, or Nosecone, we had in for machining. The bore that houses the spherical bearing was worn & out-of-round. We machined the bore with our RAD (Right Angle Drive) boring fixture for an oversize bearing carrier. After the bore is machined to [...]

2025-08-29T05:19:36+00:00August 29th, 2025|Machine Shop|

Caterpillar 994H Dogbone Link Machining, Welding, Boring, Surfacing & Milling Rebuild Repair

Here’s some pics of a Caterpillar 994H dogbone link that we repaired. The bores on both ends of the dogbone had to be machined, or bored, oversize. We then welded the bores with our automatic bore welding setup fixture. After the welding was done on the bores we then machined the bores back to the [...]

2025-08-08T14:44:37+00:00August 8th, 2025|Machine Shop|

John Deere 744E Diesel Engine Connecting Rods Reconditioning With Tapered Wrist Pin Bushings

Here's some before & after pics of a set of inline six cylinder John Deere 744E diesel engine connecting rods. The big ends of the rods were out-of-round & required resizing, or reconditioning. The small ends are tapered with bronze tapered wrist pin bushings & they were scored & worn. We pressed the old bushings [...]

2025-07-11T00:14:22+00:00July 11th, 2025|Machine Shop|
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