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Rule of thumb for hyd.pump drive is 1 hp makes 1gpm at 1500 psi. This is talking imperial gal. The US gal. Is smaller.

My intention is not exactly to repower this tractor. I want to repurpose the hydro drive and differential. The tractor doesn't seem complete. There is nothing to activate the spring loaded plungers on top of case.so I'm not sure what you mean by welding up a slot. Also I'm gathering that the...

Hi! I just picked up a project tractor. 1450 cub cadet. Gonna either widen out and mod a golf cart using it for drive or build from scratch a Jeep type of vehicle using golf cart front axle and suspension parts. No engine in it right now. I'm trying it out using cordless drill connected to input...

I ran an 80 JD diesel as a teenager and if you lugged it down to the very last pop and pulled the clutch it would start backwards. At that time I thought it was kinda cute. Never seemed to harm the engine.

I'm considering selling my 62D drive over mower with attaching brackets. What's it worth in Canada?

Thanks plumbstraight! It is very nice to have tools. It hasn't always been that way. I started out with an old Hobart stick welder and a cutting torch 50 or more years ago and that worked too. I like your idea of using a tractor the way you mention. You are thinking outside the box. I love that.

Here's a few pictures of moving dirt. Sorry I don't know how to do videos.

Not really good for steady rotation except very low rpm. My application is where the dozer frame mounts and won't even turn a quarter turn from on ground to full lift.

Pin and steel bushing is what I plan to do.

Ok here goes again. It's been awhile. C frame installed Hydraulic plumbing turned into a plumber's nightmare. Just ran out of room for everything Sorry for all the confusion of posting! I've put on probably 12 to 15 hours now doing various dozer projects with quite a few trips back to the shop...

Sorry I think I misunderstood your question. I thought you were quick attaching your loader to the tractor itself

Google Ezzee on loaders they have quite a simple setup which I have copied many times. Might give you a start. A side picture of your tractor would help to.

Good thought

I think you are right I probably over thought that one. Won't be real hard to change if it fails.

Ok I will. Quite a few unknowns yet. Will find out more when I put it to work😃

I had a tandem train truck come into the shop once with a cracked bottom flange on the frame. Some one had put a piece of 4 in.channel inside the frame on the bottom flanges to mount a hyd pump I think. Two cheap little welds on each end and that's where the frame cracked. From the...

Probably not a very good idea to weld on a frame. Can you not drill and bolt?

Inside of blade before closing with front skin Front of blade clamped in preparing to weld. Rear view after welding Front and end view after welding. I'm starting to wonder if I've over built a little? I've sat behind the old dozers for quite a few thousand hours clearing land in my younger...

Sorry about the poor posting. It's easier for me to build this stuff than to post it. The top 2 pictures show the back side of the blade. The center plate is what will attach to my A frame and has the provision for sideways tilt and left and right angling. And yes it will be controlled by...

In 1967 I bought a 65 chev pickup for $1650.00 29,000 miles. A few years ago I bought an exact model of it. Same color scheme,custom cab,wide rear window,283 V8 engine It now sits on my bedroom dresser holding my $5600.00 hearing aids which was about the same price as a new Cadillac in the...

Some more progress

The way I'm used to it here is a six way dozer will move up and down, angle sideways as in pushing snow or dirt sideways,and tilt corners up and down. Are we talking the same thing?

I guess we're talking two different things. I'm talking the dozer frame up and down swivel and you are on the tilt swivel. I'm making the pieces for that today will have some pictures soon.😃

I'm using 2 4 bolt cast iron flange bearings.

If I remember right they fit a 320 Bobcat mini hoe not altogether sure on that. I think they must be China made. All I can find on them is xtreme and than the size. They do fit a number of machines.

Working on a blade right now. Gonna be six way hydraulic. Bought a 2 spool joystick already for lift and angle and need to get a solenoid operated diverter valve for the tilt. A little more progress today. Some shots of A frame and mounting.

The tracks are from an outfit in Edmonton Alberta called Rubber Track Canada.

Thanks AlyA. I've never even wished for a degree. I've just happily invented all my life. I've always detested things that were hard to service but low and behold by the time I was done crowding the hydrostatic pump and motors into to small a space I've come close to doing it myself🤫

Gonna share a little more of the start of the project which I should have done at the beginning of this post. I've thought of a project like this for a long time so when I ran across a fire damaged portable welder with a mostly undamaged Kubota engine for a reasonable price I bought it. A...

I need to get acquainted with how to use this forum. Is there a post somewhere on this? For instance how to post pictures. Also how to get to the last page in a post with a bunch of pages? I've been posting under build it yourself and every time I go to post again my first page comes up and I...

I looked for sprockets to buy but couldn't find big enough ones so I cut my own. My plasma won't cut 1 in material so I cut 1 main complete sprocket out of 1/2 in plate and another rim also out of the same. Welded them together to make 1 in.thick. Same with front idlers and all the rollers...

Thanks for all the kind remarks everyone! And yes Smokeydog each track frame is held onto the main frame by 2 5/8 in.bolts making it very easy to service.

The sliders are 2.5 x2.5 sq.tube inside 3x3x .188 wall.

Yep it's a screw jack. I'm still debating if I need spring tension or not in case a stick or rock gets into the track.

So far not noticeably light in the back. The fuel tank is under the seat and the back and sides of it are 1/4 inch plate also the hydraulic motors add some weight back there. Originally when I started I was planning a front end loader but needed to move dirt on a new place sooner so bought a...

Here is my latest project. Spent most of a year at it. Has been very satisfying. Engine is 3 cyl. Kubota 20 hp. Drive is fully hydrostatic from a wrecked Massey swather I had given to me. Drive motors are 29 cu.in orbit motors from Princess auto. Brand new mini excavator tracks the single...

Yes the arms swivel at 4 points. heres another picture from up above that might show more

Shop built mini truck dozer.

Hi! I have hydraulic components taken off an 855 MF swather. I want to build a mini dozer modeled somewhat after a D4 cat.Can someone help with specs please? Front pump is Cessna 70444LAB 2C47 GLF. the rear one is 70444LAG 2E46GLF. Motors are Cessna 74418DAV I can't find info anywhere. Seems...

Hi! just stumbled across this forum a bit ago. Looks really informative.I have owned Model R John Deere, 80 JD, 420 JD crawler, Farmall A, Several 4010 JDs .All I have now is 35? year old cub cadet modified with 100 yr. old International "M" stationary engine.