lincolnvt
Silver Member
Hey guys:
Kept thinking it would be nice to have some tools / storage on the tractor so while I was at my dealer I picked up a new JD toolbox. I called my friend Chuck who does a lot of welding and can fix any tractor (actually he can fix anything) and he said bring her up to the shop. The first thing we did was find a piece of steel plate which fit the width b/w the ROPS. It is about 4in wide and has a 90 degree bend with another 4in going vertically (L shaped I guess you would call it). Unscrewed the holders for the seat belts on both ends - marked the steel plate through the those mounting holes and drilled it out so the same bolts could be used to mount the plate to the tractor. Then I drilled the top corners to mount the seat belt holders to the vertical part of the plate. We cut some chain links in half and welded three of the half links to the back bottom of the plate for attaching the tractor wiring which had been zip tied to the tractor where we wanted to mount the plate. Next we took the tool box mounting bracket and clamped it to the plate in position to make sure the seat could be moved all the way back and the three point would clear the box. Welded the mounting bracket to our steel plate (don't look at the welds - first time welding for me
It is **** hard to do - you guys who weld are impressive by the way. After rounding the corners and taking the burrs off I primed and painted everything. Mounted the plate to the tractor and attached the seat belt holders to the plate. Put the box on the mounting plate and there you have it. It is awesome to have a storage place handy on your tractor - I recommend it highly. Hope this wasn't too long winded - just excited to share with you guys. Enjoy the pics and Happy 4th to Everyone!
Cheers,
Brad
Kept thinking it would be nice to have some tools / storage on the tractor so while I was at my dealer I picked up a new JD toolbox. I called my friend Chuck who does a lot of welding and can fix any tractor (actually he can fix anything) and he said bring her up to the shop. The first thing we did was find a piece of steel plate which fit the width b/w the ROPS. It is about 4in wide and has a 90 degree bend with another 4in going vertically (L shaped I guess you would call it). Unscrewed the holders for the seat belts on both ends - marked the steel plate through the those mounting holes and drilled it out so the same bolts could be used to mount the plate to the tractor. Then I drilled the top corners to mount the seat belt holders to the vertical part of the plate. We cut some chain links in half and welded three of the half links to the back bottom of the plate for attaching the tractor wiring which had been zip tied to the tractor where we wanted to mount the plate. Next we took the tool box mounting bracket and clamped it to the plate in position to make sure the seat could be moved all the way back and the three point would clear the box. Welded the mounting bracket to our steel plate (don't look at the welds - first time welding for me
It is **** hard to do - you guys who weld are impressive by the way. After rounding the corners and taking the burrs off I primed and painted everything. Mounted the plate to the tractor and attached the seat belt holders to the plate. Put the box on the mounting plate and there you have it. It is awesome to have a storage place handy on your tractor - I recommend it highly. Hope this wasn't too long winded - just excited to share with you guys. Enjoy the pics and Happy 4th to Everyone!Cheers,
Brad
