Custom bumper for the Kubota ZG 222

[mjncad]

When I worked for GM I worked as a tech on the floor for years. I was happy doing that until I had to fill in for a service manager for a few months and I guess I made them more money so they wouldn't give me my old job back and wanted me to remain a manager. I would go to work with a briefcase and suit on and hated every minute of it so I just got up one morning, went to there shop and threw the keys on the desk and walked out. That's 15 years ago and I never went back in there building. Sure felt good doing it at the time but I was also terrified wondering if I could make it on my own. So far so good

Some of the TV shows you mentioned I never heard about but the ones I've seen were all the same. I would watch Paul Sr and Pauly arguing and insulting each other and say to myself "What caring family talks to eachother that way. It was almost embarrassing to watch it at times.
When Vinny lest OCC that was the beginning of the end. I liked the way he worked. The last time I watched it Pauly was spending more time trying to start some kind of store that had noting to do with building anything so I turned it off and never looked at it again.

The Teutels definitely qualify as a dysfunctional family and that is what seems to sell TV shows now a days. Vinny is cool and I suspect he left OCC because of the Teutel drama queens. I like Rick the sheet metal guy, and I suspect one day he'll finally say enough is enough and pack it in. Vinny and Rick have good work ethics, and it was a pleasure to watch those two crank out good looking bikes.

I worked with enough drama queens at NREL (National Renewable Energy Lab) for 8-years, and prior to that for 16-years with a now defunct major industrial engineering company. The drama queens weren't volatile like Pauly-squared; but their nonsense sure took away any joy I used to get out of the business.

I'm a technical person and have little interest in the bureaucracy of running a business. I don't blame you one bit for telling GM to take a hike. A mechanical engineer friend of mine at NREL is a nuts & bolts hands on type of engineer; yet our boss threw him into being a project manager/building engineer role. He did well with it; but he got tired of answering calls for stopped up toilets and birds in the building. With a different department head now, my friend is now NREL's facilities energy expert and is able to create the job in his own image so to speak. He seems happier now.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I've been airbrushing for years. When I started doing it I would use food coloring and cardboard to practice on. Doing it that way there were no fumes and easy cleanup.

I actually have some of the exhaust fab work done. Just some small parts that needed to be machined. This is a long weekend for me so I'm hoping to get a good run at it. I'll have to if I want to find out what ...(E.U.N.T.T.)... means

I told my daughter about airbrushing with food coloring... Practicing will be better without the fumes.. Thanks for the advice!

Have you started on the 'exhaust' yet ?... You better hurry because I may forget what (E.U.N.T.T.) means.

 

[4shorts]

I told my daughter about airbrushing with food coloring... Practicing will be better without the fumes.. Thanks for the advice!

Have you started on the 'exhaust' yet ?... You better hurry because I may forget what (E.U.N.T.T.) means.

All my intentions were to do the exhaust mod but I ended up doing some yard work. Digging out around the trees and putting mulch around them. This will be the week you'll see progress, Promise!

Here's a few pics of the day!

 

[JohnDeere4300]

All my intentions were to do the exhaust mod but I ended up doing some yard work. Digging out around the trees and putting mulch around them. This will be the week you'll see progress, Promise!

Here's a few pics of the day!

Very nice!

Only one problem... Your equipment is too clean.

Right now we are starting mud season early... Louisville Ky got 6+ inches in 75-minutes today, and we got 2-1/2 inches today & 2-3/4 the night before.... Bring them down & get them dirty.

The chrome wheel covers look good! and I see that the hitch is coming in handy... Can you back it up ?

 

[4shorts]

Very nice!

Only one problem... Your equipment is too clean.

Right now we are starting mud season early... Louisville Ky got 6+ inches in 75-minutes today, and we got 2-1/2 inches today & 2-3/4 the night before.... Bring them down & get them dirty.

The chrome wheel covers look good! and I see that the hitch is coming in handy... Can you back it up ?

Mud!

I agree it's too clean but It's just the use I have for it. The tractor only gets used to plow snow. The lift don't leave the yard and the mower only mows clean grass The mower is about the easiest thing to back up. It's much easier than my little regular regular Craftsman tractor. After I realized the zero was easy to back up I sold the Craftsman mower. The trailer you see on the back of the zero is going through a small mod now as well The mower pulls very well too!

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Mud!

I agree it's too clean but It's just the use I have for it. The tractor only gets used to plow snow. The lift don't leave the yard and the mower only mows clean grass The mower is about the easiest thing to back up. It's much easier than my little regular regular Craftsman tractor. After I realized the zero was easy to back up I sold the Craftsman mower. The trailer you see on the back of the zero is going through a small mod now as well The mower pulls very well too!

Yea, MUD!...

I can clean mine up real nice, and then the next day I have to go over the river bank, or down through the creek.... But I do keep it sprayed off very well, and wax it once a year.

I was asking about backing the 'zero with the trailer.'

When I use to drive a truck, I drove for a while for a company that pulled double trailers.. I had to get my "double endorsement" on my D-L before they hired me... Backing them up was a disaster.... But it was fun learning.

I wonder what kind of small mod the trailer is getting.... I have two of those trailers that I used to pull behind my ATV, and both are junked right now from turning over so much... I tried to pull them to the top of a mountain on my hunting property with a load of wood for tree-stands .. On one of the carts, I put another axle & wheels so it would have duals, and I made the axle a little wider so it wouldn't turn over so easy, BUT it still did.

On your tractor, Did you say before that you cleared snow from large parking-lots in your area ?

It was good seeing you out of the shop doing yard work.

 

[4shorts]

Yea, MUD!...

I can clean mine up real nice, and then the next day I have to go over the river bank, or down through the creek.... But I do keep it sprayed off very well, and wax it once a year.

I was asking about backing the 'zero with the trailer.'

When I use to drive a truck, I drove for a while for a company that pulled double trailers.. I had to get my "double endorsement" on my D-L before they hired me... Backing them up was a disaster.... But it was fun learning.

I wonder what kind of small mod the trailer is getting.... I have two of those trailers that I used to pull behind my ATV, and both are junked right now from turning over so much... I tried to pull them to the top of a mountain on my hunting property with a load of wood for tree-stands .. On one of the carts, I put another axle & wheels so it would have duals, and I made the axle a little wider so it wouldn't turn over so easy, BUT it still did.

On your tractor, Did you say before that you cleared snow from large parking-lots in your area ?

It was good seeing you out of the shop doing yard work.

Man I spend way to much time in the shop but love it to tell the truth but the other day was nice as well.

We would call a double trailer "B" train. I bet that was tough to back up. I used to operate heavy equipment years ago. Logged over 20,000 hours on different equipment. It was in a mining town and there equipment was Hugh. I don't miss that mush though. Back then the equipment was rough. No AC and noisy. Much different these days.

Just a few minor mods to the cart unless I come up with a few other ideas. It's been known to happen to me before I was so surprised to see how easy it was to back up the trailer with the zero turn. It's very easy to get around the yard with it.

Yes I do a couple of government lots just across the road from where I live. I've been doing them for 13 years with my GMC truck but last year they doubled the size so that's why I went with the tractor. They also have a fenced holding compound that needs to be done so I use the blower for that. We all have different uses for our tractors. Mine is just for the snow. someone asked me yesterday if I used it yet. It only has 100 hours on it but I like to keep it clean inside and out.

I better head out for a mobile welding job. Seeing everyone likes pictures I attached one of my old truck hooked up and ready to leave. Paul

 

[mjncad]

That's quite an "old" GMC truck and welding trailer. OK, spill the beans on the trike in the picture.

After seeing the trees on your property, you definitely have the makings for a rally course for your ZTR, and I can see why you got one.

BTW, do you ever catch the British car show 'Top Gear?' Those guys are a hoot.

 

[4shorts]

That's quite an "old" GMC truck and welding trailer. OK, spill the beans on the trike in the picture.

After seeing the trees on your property, you definitely have the makings for a rally course for your ZTR, and I can see why you got one.

BTW, do you ever catch the British car show 'Top Gear?' Those guys are a hoot.

Matt that old truck is a 1993. I purchased it new when I worked for GM. It's old for around here. Most of them are gone off to the bone yard well before now due to all the corrosion we have in these parts. It has plowed snow for 13 years with no problems at all. It still has it's original paint and no rust. Last year it was retired as a plow truck after I purchased the tractor. The truck is just used to pull the trailer around these days. The trailer is the one I built last year for our new Miller Trailblazer 302 welding outfit.

Not much of a story on the trike. It's an 06 GoldWing that belongs to a customer of ours. I also do a good bit of motorcycle repair and service. I guess you can compare our shop to a general store. The more that's on the shelf the more you can sell.

Top gear is a great show. One of the guys were hurt really bad on there a while back I believe. Here's a few pictures from yesterday and for those who haven't seen the trailer I fabricated I attached a video of the thing. Also attached a pic or two of the front yard. There's much more on the back. The zero is working out really well around here


YouTube - welding trailer

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Nice pictures of your yard, and you welding on the low-boy trailer!

You have really took good care of your truck!

That's the first time I've seen the video of the trailer being built, and I really enjoyed it & the music really fit it... Very nice job!

I like how you have your custom builds on videos. In the video I seen the welder cart and they looked great beside each other. ... ALL your videos that I've seen are better than the custom building shows on TV.

I seen some pictures of a motorcycle that you rebuilt, But I didn't know you done work on motorcycles for customers...You have a shop for every need!

I hear you talking all the time about customers coming in the shop... I would really like to visit your shop someday.

I read where you & Matt was talking about these shows on TV... I use to watch American chopper & monster garage, but don't anymore... I quit watching A-C because it really got boring, and I didn't want my son to hear all the cussing, and see all the violence that they do... Monster garage was the same way.

I use to watch Trick-my-truck a lot, but that was when they had the old crew on... I don't watch no more shows of custom building... Now I only watch Extreme logging, Ice Road truckers & "Dirty job with Mike Rowe.".... If I want to watch a custom build, now I watch you.

Thanks for the pictures & the video of the custom trailer!