Machine Shop

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 & [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Here’s some before & after pics of a pair of Caterpillar D11R Dozer hydraulic cylinder blade lift yokes we repaired. We turned the inner & outer shafts of the 4390693 yokes on our Monarch lathe. We then welded the shafts back up & then turned them back down to the OE specs. Both yokes are [...]

Here’s some before & after pics of an Arctic Cat Wildcat XX 1000 side-by-side UTV cylinder head that we surfaced. The cylinder head came in with some warpage on the deck surface from overheating due to a water pump failure. We leveled & secured the head to our Rottler CNC boring & milling machine & [...]

Here’s some pics of a bracket, or blade hanger, on our CNC boring & milling machine. This piece attaches to the underside of the drawbar on a 16G Caterpillar grader. The blade, or moldboard, hangs from & slides side-to-side on the bottom of this bracket. The bores where the blade hanger pins up to the [...]

Here’s some pics of a compact diesel engine out of a Caterpillar mini excavator that came in for cleaning, inspecting & machine work. The engine is labeled under the Mitsubishi brand but it is ultimately manufactured by Perkins. It is a three cylinder model S3Q2. The block was machined for cylinder sleeves which were bored [...]

Here’s some pics of an International, or Navistar, Maxxforce 13 diesel engine cylinder head that came in for repairing & rebuilding. The head is off of a piece of Caterpillar equipment. At least two of the cylinders are damaged with burnt & broken valves. There are also numerous cracks in the deck of the head [...]