Another addition! Ambient Temp Gauge

[4shorts]

WaxMan the interior light is hot at all times via the fuse panel. The light it's self has a switch on it where you can have it turned off at all time or turn it on only when the doors are open or never have it on. I attached a few pictures for you to view. You'll notice that Kubota had the head liner come down on the inside of the door post switchs to hide the wring on the inside. I'd say picking up the light and switches at Kubota. It would be an easy install. Hope this helps. Paul

 

[WaxMan]

Thanks for the quick reply and pictures, I see clearly now how Kubota door switches work , If not for you I would have to drive 50 miles to see this. Seems like just a normal low profile switch with the rubber on it, I like that. Something I can rig up pretty easily now that I see what switch they used.
If I can ever return the favor, just let me know.

Too late to get the light from Kubota, went to the junk yard yesterday searched just about every make and model till I found a flush mounting light, gray in color. I had the headliner of the tractor out and wanted to get a light in before I reinstalled it , been wanting to put one in for a while now. I did that part last night, now the wiring.
I just wish I had a HOT wire (without key on) already up in the head liner.
I have no room on the sides or the top to recess the light like Kubota's light.
The light I got has two built in spots (Map light) on both sides and a dome in the middle.
When I first held it up there I didn't think I would like it because the spots not only shined down on the dash but outside each door, because the truck I took the light out of is much wider then my tractor.
But I think i like the fact that it shines out the door, lights up the ground in front of the door and the step so maybe it will be nice. Well time to go feed that hot wire.
Thanks again.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I went back through your pictures and somehow i missed the picture
with the light on your step, very nice. If i put one on mine i would have to go green

Have you ever built a cab for a tractor?

What size tubing would you think would be good to use to keep the weight down?

That is some nice pictures and videos, i really enjoy them.

You do great work

 

[4shorts]

Thanks for the quick reply and pictures, I see clearly now how Kubota door switches work , If not for you I would have to drive 50 miles to see this.

Your more than welcome. It's not as if you asked for a kidney Glad to help out in any little way I can. As for the power feed. I'd just take it off the ignition with a fused line and run it up to the head liner.

I went back through your pictures and somehow i missed the picture
with the light on your step, very nice. If i put one on mine i would have to go green

Have you ever built a cab for a tractor?

What size tubing would you think would be good to use to keep the weight down?

That is some nice pictures and videos, i really enjoy them.

You do great work

johndeere4300. Glad you liked the step lite. It's actually a very functional item. Hey, safety first as they say. Nice to see where your stepping or even stepping in Yep I agree, Green would be the color you'd need. Hey I really like green tractors too you know

As for the cab. I built a cab for a Cat D-4 crawler some years ago and used all 1/8th rectangular tubing. If I was to build a cab these days and weight was a factor I'd go all aluminum but that's costly and takes a bit more time to do it. as for the size. That really depends on the design and size of the tractor I guess. I've seen a few threads on here where guys are well into there cabs projects and there doing fantastic work on the in my honest opinion.

Glad you like the photo's and video's. I take photo's of everything I do. Today I'm just out in the shop starting back at my old forklift I'm restoring and pimping out. Right now I'm adding the duel chrome exhaust stacks to the beast If you think I'm nuts I'll probably have to agree with you

 

[4shorts]

Well seeing some of you enjoy looking at the photo's I've posted I thought you might enjoy having a sneak peak at some of the aluminum work I've done with my forklift restoration project this weekend. I Tig welded all the aluminum.

I've added the duel chrome exhaust as well that's yet to be hooked up. The first picture will show you what I basically started with. The photo's will be slow going for those with dial up, sorry On this local site I'm known as "Wildfire"


Zoom's Clubhouse • View topic - A forklift day

 

[WaxMan]

Nice job, quality work as always.

 

[4shorts]

Nice job, quality work as always.

Thanks WaxMan. I got my volt gauge installed tonight. Now it matches the gauge on the other side of the bracket. Got to keep it all balanced

 

[WaxMan]

Looking good, I like the little rubber accordion gasket spacers, nice touch.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Well seeing some of you enjoy looking at the photo's I've posted I thought you might enjoy having a sneak peak at some of the aluminum work I've done with my forklift restoration project this weekend. I Tig welded all the aluminum.

I've added the duel chrome exhaust as well that's yet to be hooked up. The first picture will show you what I basically started with. The photo's will be slow going for those with dial up, sorry On this local site I'm known as "Wildfire"


Zoom's Clubhouse • View topic - A forklift day

Thanks for the pictures on the forklift, that really looks nice. that is some nice stacks you put on it. i really like the way you mounted the lights in the diamond-plate, nice welding too.

When i used to drive a tractor trailer, i drove for a flat bed company
(TMC) i hauled all types of metal, sometimes i would have different types of metal going to 3 different stops, several times i would have around 2 thousand 4 by 8 sheets of diamond-plate, that's one load i would really have to keep a good eye on, because of thieves.

Thanks for sharing the forklift

 

[WaxMan]

I would get two more gauges now and set them in just a little to make like a triangle , you have to fill that space on the top side of the monitor. Have the next two just about touching the monitor, about a 1/2 to 3/4 inch away from the monitor and a 1/2 to 3/4 inch away from the other gauges what ever looks best.
Oil Pressure and transmission temp, Definitely two more gauges it will look more complete. Do you know what I mean?