Whoops...

No idea. It had 327,000 miles on it, it’s probably wore out, but anything is possible. I have changed the oil religiously but I have no idea how it was treated before I owned it. If I had to guess with everything I have had to do to it I would say it was treated poorly.

 

That's a good run...those nylon gears weren't known to be the best for durability

 

I’d give it an 8 out of 10 on the durability after wrestling it off the cam shaft. The outer toothed part is quite durable and the inner part reminded me of particle board. Sometimes when objects have a lot of give they are tougher than when rigid.

 

That gear has definitely paid its dues!

 

Ruh Roh.....

 

I shoulda took a dump in it and put it back where I found it

 

I wish Taylor and Oprah would STFU and go away!

 

X2

 

Ruh Roh.....

 

I had one that started to pop out today on a flat face coupler. At that point there was nothing to loose. Tried again and the whole little devil went back in where it belongs.

 

This one traveled a long ways from the bucket cylinder

 

Driver said it just started making noise on the way home…

 

I bet it was making noise!! LOL

 

Ya might recognize the truck...
That was definitely a "whoops" moment.
Stopped by a friend's house to drop off some paperwork on the way to work, had plenty of room on shoulder of road to back onto.
Pesky little hydrant popped out of the ground like a mushroom...
Bumper was just high enough to hit and go over the top.
What's worse, it's in the middle of the small community where we live...
We'll take a tractor and lift it off this morning, maybe we can bend the bumper back a little...
Glad it wasn't the new truck.

 

The hydrant is so low I bet a lot more people hit it than just you

 

We had an issue years ago with a helicopter. Initial problem was noticed when valves routing 3000 psi hydraulic fluid were getting stuck open in one of the three hydraulic systems. Upon inspection, it was discovered that a part, that had a bunch of ball bearings contained in a circular cage had the cage come apart and the ball bearings pushed by hydraulic fluid through the system. Fortunately, the problem was discovered on the ground. If discovered while airborne, the results could have been catastrophic. IIRC, the guys working on the helicopter were eventually able to find every one of the ball bearings but it took quite some time.

 

Whoever runs the water dept needs to be notified that the hydrant is not at legal height...it has to be out of the ground far enough that the FD can put their standard wrench on there and swing it 360* without hitting the ground...it takes MUCH longer to get the cap off if you can't go 360*...all they have to do is pop the hydrant loose and put a riser kit on it, no big deal. Plus the breakaway flange is buried now, and would not work properly if someone hit it hard enough to break something. Replacing that sacrificial flange is no big deal, compared to the alternative.
You would not have been able to back up on it as easily if it was at proper height either...