Thank you very much for your comments and first of all I'd like to apologize for not responding to your PM. I usually respond to all comments, PM. Emails, YouTube comments and forum comments but to be honest it's just become a bit overwhelming lately with it all plus the fact I'm running our business and working on our property in the evenings and weekends so all of this equates to just not enough time in the day to deal with it all. That's basically the reason I decided to not post anymore mods on any of the forums for awhile so I hope you accept my apology and understand the reason I didn't respond to your PM. My wife thinks I need a publicist :laughing:
When I started this thread it was my intention to do so only to show others what I was doing and to show what could be done with bare steel and a little imagination. I do realize there's a good market for this stuff but I don't have the luxury of time to build any of it at this time plus as in the case of the "Claw" I've been using it now for a few weeks and before I start selling them I need to make sure they are up to my standards and if there's a weak ling in the system I can deal with it before I start selling them. It may be late fall or early winter before I'm ready to start production of them. Just the other day and good friend of mine and a local guy and a regular poster on here by the name of Belarus Bulldog asked me to build him a set of rear guards for his BX and I told him it would be later on before I could get at them.
Congratulations on your new BX. It sounds as if it is well deserved. If you enjoy it just half as much as I enjoy mine your in for a real treat. :thumbsup:
First off, not trying to Hi-Jack your thread...but...
I got done with the cement mixer.
I did just a couple MODS so far,
I added some "Flex-Clad" under the sheet metal motor enclosure, and use rubber mounts for the Honda Engine Deck. The thing wanted to vibrate itself to pieces.
I also added some rubber mounts on the engine deck. I used 6 of them, so the "belt side"is in tension, which is different than what would normally be acceptable I guess. (compression) We'll see how long they last.
I didn't shine up the Honda 5.5 (Gx160) yet, but that could easily be a "next winter"project.
I added a
"Drainzit" drain hose for oil changes, gets engine oil over the edge instead of just draining all over base plate About $20 plus shipping from Northern Tool.
If you ever have a noise or vibration problem to abate, the addition of the Flex Clad made a huge difference. Keep it in mind for our tractors. It's available from any industrial insulation supplier, if anybody needs info on it let me know. Here's a link (not affiliated with them, just work around industrial setting and our insulators use it) This variety has the foil backing, it's about a 1/16" thick, and has a very tacky, rubber like material that has to be cut with a razor knife.
www.flexclad.com/
