Recent content by cleatus

After swapping the 31x15.5x15 tires from Suburban to my Powermax I wanted a new setup for the Burb. After mounting these other 15" wheels with lugs the tractor set with to much foward rack so I remounted front axle to level things out and extended wheelbase at the same time. I'm now happy with...

I got ran out of the house after being in all day Christmas and started a new project from an Allis garden tractor trans axle, 5hp briggs and a wrecked china 4wheeler. I think i'll build a Mack style c-cab to give it some class.

I bought this Simplicity a couple months ago and decided to build a loader for it. I first built a subframe that bolts to existing mounting holes. I then built up the posts to bolt to subframe then reworked some arms from another home built loader and added the brackets for lift cylinders. As of...

Hated the $72 stock filter price, so I whittled up this from some old motorcycle exhaust and rad. hose, for my 4040 Simplicity.

Needed a better way to haul around trailers and haul tools back in the trees where a trailer would get hung up. Here's what I came up with for the hitch and then realized how well it would work as a carryall receiver. I'm not finished with the carryall but you will get the idea.

Here's a couple pic's of some wheel weights I made to fit my Wheelhorse and Big 10. I started with front disk from a F250. I first drilled two holes in the disk for attachment bolts, cut a piece of cardboard to fit tight into outside of rim and then lined the rim with a trashbag. I then placed...

Well guys I needed a way to move small amounts of soil/rock that I've been digging up with my hoe, so I dug thru some inventory and built this. It consists of an Allis transaxle, a 5HP Briggs and a monkey Wards front axle with steering system. IT may not be pretty but it works well.

I have a 5 spool Commercial Intek valve just like the one Bobodo used on his loader that is leaking to ports when in center posistion. It also leakes to other spools when one is activated. when trying to lift main boom the bucket trys to curl. I'm perty sure I don't have all the air out yet...

Been playing with some aquired inventory and old stock. First the toter was put together to prove to myself that old chaindrive tranny from mower would motivate a rear diff.

It's a new tool, that when chucked in a drill will save alot of effort.

What would be cause propane line to frost up and then tractor would run ruff and die.

This Tejas so called soil takes some persuasion to dig a trench or just to grade. Here's my souliation.

Reworked wheel chairs make great oxy/acy cart with very little effort.

On 12/1/04 I first showed you my odd parts tractor. It has been reworked into a rideable welder with some class it didn't have before. restyled tractor To check out the build use the link above.

Here's my cad mockup for new FEL. When the cylinders get here I'll double check measurments and start cutting metal. This lets me see the full range of motion so that I can place cross member between arms and placement for single curl cylinder. I plan to have QC plate that bucket or forks can be...