November 22, 2024

Waldon Compact articulating loader bucket project.



abucketadjustment, originally uploaded by Don Campbell Models.

Waldons – I think there was a TV show called the Waldons many years ago . My memories of the Waldons are very different . Two machines with different backgrounds came together in Gaylord and plowed a little snow dug a little dirt and made me very happy for three years. Now with us thinking of moving away closer to our daughter and her family I have to say goodbye to the Waldons. I am pretty sure the 4100 is sold now . The good news is today I checked the hydraulic pump leak and it is fixed !! no leakiing for the first time since I bought it.
The Waldon 5000 in todays picture also had a drip since I got it and now I fixed that. Pretty funny how you tend to fix things up to sell them .
Today I got the cutting torch out and did some work on the dump linkage on this bucket. When I built it I did not set things up right and the bucket would not tilt back at all. Now you can see it does. It now tilts back even more than the picture shows .
So if it doesn’t sell this fall I will have fun playing in the snow with it and adapting the front forks to this machine.
Good night Donboy , goodnight Debbie , goodnight Nicole , Goodnight Terak and goodnight Bill , lolh The Waldons
Have a great Thurs.