1700 front weight / gauges

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I know that I should have posted in "projects", but I wanted to share with the Yanmar guys.

The weight is made out of 10x4x1/4 tubing and is filled with scrap pieces of 1" thick plate. The voids left in the weight was filled with sand. The weight comes in around 80-85 pounds. The best thing was that it was all free except the can of red spray paint! No more wheelies for me!

 

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side shot

 

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Future tractor operator!

 

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Set of Sunpro gauges with stainless steel back plate.

 

[mark777]

Very clever, Love the moon eyes and lettering.......your handy work?

 

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Unfortunately; no. One of the guys in our shop does work like this on the side and he is very good. He did this free handed.

 

[normde2001]

"The weight is made out of 10x4x1/4 tubing". I'm still trying to figure out what that thing is made out of. What is 10x4x1/4 tubing and how does it get into the form that you have there?

 

[mark777]

Norm, I blieve thats 10" X 4" rectangular steel tube with 1/4" wall thickness. Used alot of this when we manufactured Ridlers for the wine industry when I was in CA. It would appear that he has welded end caps, after filling with the items mentioned......Mark

 

[jdmar]

NIce job, Fig. And it looks like you have a beautiful and very peacful setting there...great place to raise that "future tractor operator."

Peter

 

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Norm,

Mark is correct. If you look at the side shot; the weight would be 10" tall and 4" wide. The steel tubing has a 1/4" wall thickness. I took 4"x1/4" flat bar and welded one end on and filled with 1" thick scrap pieces of plate (tacked in place on open end). I stood the weight on end and packed with sand. Once packed; I welded the other end on, ground smooth, and painted. While loose; it was not fun trying to move it and mount it. I said it weighs 80-85 pounds by not certain. I tried to weigh it on my wife's scales and I broke the scales (shhhh; don't tell my wife)!