My wife and I just bought 20 acres and are going to be building in the spring. The bushings are so bad, that there is nothing left and it's riding directly on the frame. The biggest problem however is the bushings/pins attaching the swing tower to the frame. The crack should be easy enough to weld up, and looks like stress from the bucket cylinder was the culprit there. It is very loosey goosey and has a crack at the top of the dipper stick. Machine has been neglected and not used for a few years, doesn't look like it was greased very often, and pins/bushings in the hoe are SHOT. Hydraulic pump was also replaced within the last 1500 hours. Machine runs mint and had a new factory engine installed about 1000 hours ago. A couple weeks ago I found a deal I couldn't pass up on a 88' Deere 410C.