It’s been quite a while since I’ve updated this project. That’s primarily because the hoist has been working hard since the last post pulling and setting pumps and getting people water! There have been a few additions since the last post to improve usability. First is the refurbishment and installation […]
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Now that weather has been favorable (we need an indoor shop!) and work has kicked back in, we’ve been making lots of progress. The next component we needed to complete were the stabilizers or outriggers. We decided to go with a backhoe-style design for compactness, and the wider stance. First […]
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It’s been a while since I’ve last updated here. We had a bit of a setback in the Fall and then Winter weather hit and we didn’t spend any time on the hoist, so there hasn’t been anything to share. First the unfortunate setback. In the last post I showed […]
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Things are really getting exciting now! With the hoist mounted on the truck, we were able to measure out and order all the piping and hoses to connect the hoist to the truck’s hydraulics. We decided to use steel pipe above the bed. This has some advantages for flow and […]
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Welcome back to the next installment of Project Cyclone! This time we hit a big milestone and can mount the hoist to the truck. Since the hoist is a bit narrower than the frame of the truck, we needed to fabricate some brackets to carry the load and firmly couple […]
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Recently completed the plumbing work in this local renovation: It’s all home-run plumbing in PEX from each fixture back to this distribution manifold. While running the pipes this way does use more pipe and take more time, it has some significant advantages in serviceability and efficiency. You don’t have to […]
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It’s been a little while since the last update as getting the PTO and hydraulic pump installed took some time. While the truck was in the shop I managed to get the hoist primed: And painted! Who had orange in the color pool? Specifically Allis Chalmers orange, not traffic cone […]
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Well, it’s a bit of a good news, bad news situation. Though the bad news isn’t any surprise. We hooked up to a tractor mounted hydraulic pump and the good news is that for the most part, everything works. All the control valves and cylinders extend and retract and the […]
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The call: We have low water pressure and flow. Turning on one sink affects another, and we can’t shower if the washer is running. Its been getting worse over time… Cause: Pump impellers clogged with rust, likely from improper or excessive chlorinating of the well.
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Hi! Mike Chase-Salerno here. Mike Nielson has enlisted my help to take on this project to refurbish, and put back into action, a Cyclone F40 Fleetmaster pump hoist. I’ll be posting some blog entries here as the process moves along. For those that may not know, a pump hoist is […]
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