JLP Services

10/09/2026

Pin spanner finished. I hope its strong enough.

10/04/2026

This is the machine I picked up back in June 2026.

Not running nor driving.

Ardco Traverse lift 10049, john Deere 4045T, Clark 18000 3sped transmission.

I have gotten it running fantasticly, brakes work, engine and tramission oil and filters have been changed.

All steering cylinders have been repacked.

Fuel lift pump replaced and fuel injection pump rebuilt.

New right front tire and tube.

Parking brake assembly rebuilt, new cable and rebuilt hand lever.

Still a few things on the list but this is an exciting moment as this is the first time really driving it.

Sounds great.

10/03/2026

Made some progress on the pin spanner wrench.

My first time building one and over forged the handle section.

There is a leverage ratio I was hoping for but with the U being longer will need some adjustment to the swivel section.

09/18/2026

The items forged from last weekends NEB meet at Sanborn Mills.

09/18/2026

Well, its been a busy week.

Replaced the leaky rear transmission output shaft seal and decided to tear into the front to check, clean and l**e the ebrake.

Turned out the ebrake rotor and the mount was pretty worn so drilled out the mount holes and inserted some newly machined press fit bushings.

The front seal was in good shape but 1 of the ebrake mounting bolt holes was missing 50% of the threads.

9/16×18tpi thread size. Rare today.

I also ground the brake disk to get it functional as ill be installing new pads.

I ordered some new bolts that are longer so should get good thread engagement.

These fixes and oil seal replacements will allow for me to refill the transmission after a quick cleaning of the transmission oil cooler and a new filter.

This will put the machine one step closer to completion.

09/16/2026

Was a great venue and spectator participation was off the charts..

09/07/2026

I will be out in IN this coming December at Coal Ironworks..

Here is the meet information..

Join us in Anderson, Indiana Dec 4th and 5th, from 8am-8pm, for a weekend of food, friends, forging, and celebrating the life and legacy of our co-founder; Andy Davis at The Coal School of Iron! Schedule: Day 1 will be an ALL DAY OPEN FORGE: come get your hands on the latest and greatest forging equ...

08/31/2026

Now is the time.

I will be covering some common colonial hardware items as well as talking about styles of finials and there creation.

Send a message to learn more

08/27/2026

Buddy Andrew Leonas came out for some Ninpo play and whilevhere we tore into the failed tube from last time.

Turns out there was a pinch point hole. Argh.

New tube installed and inflated with no visual leaks.

Tire/rim now installed and machine is mobile again.

06/21/2026

My hands are not as steady as they used to be, my eyes dont see as good as they used to be.. ha..

So this came up and I snatched it up.

Could use some help finding replacement wheels.

Hammond 10W carbide tool grinder.