Batwing project update

[Redneck_Randy]

WOW Soundguy That thing is huge. Looks darn nice to boot. Good job on the repaint. 3 passes with that thing and you would do my entire from yard. Takes me one hour for the front alone. LOL

 

[ToddW]

But Randy....

He'd have to use your neighbor's yard to turn around

Todd

 

[Redneck_Randy]

But Randy....

He'd have to use your neighbor's yard to turn around

Todd

LMAO I didn't think about having to turn around.

 

[sandman2234]

Soundguy,
Just wondering what brand name the gearboxes are? I recently acquire a Comer right angle and a one to three gearbox (center bushhog) that are as large as any I have seen. The center gearbox outputs turn different directions, which was a surprise to the previous owner. He finally dropped the price to where I could afford to buy them just in case I ever find a batwing with a busted gearbox on the cheap. Hope to be able to pull one behind my JD2555 someday.
Nice work on the green thing...
David from jax

 

[Soundguy]

They are actually JD branded boxes.. the PN and logo is cast into the base. I'm not sure what factory they come from.

Soundguy

 

[sandman2234]

Thanks Soundguy.
I know Comer makes the gearboxes for at least some of the Bush Hog brand gearboxes, which this was probably ordered for.
David from jax

 

[schmism]

so perhaps i missed it but...

thats spay paint.... or brush paint?

 

[Soundguy]

It's a coat of primer, and a couple coats of paint and hardner.

Spraygun ( not rattlecan )

Soundguy

so perhaps i missed it but...

thats spay paint.... or brush paint?

 

[schmism]

Spraygun ( not rattlecan )

Soundguy

/me laughs at the idea of how many CASES of spaybomb one would use on project like that....

 

[Highbeam]

Don't laugh too hard, I once painted a Jeep CJ5 a beautiful dark cherry red with the fancier spray cans from NAPA. It turned out really well and only a trained eye would tell. They even sell rattlecan clear coat.