Finally a few pics of my projects

[meanmerc]

Hey all, have dropped a word in a while but always come by to snoop around when I get a chance. Here are a few pics of some of the projets I did last summer and over the winter..

019 and 021 are the new to me ultimate confort tractor seat it is an Isri Hausen fully adjustable air seat......wow what an improvement, I have since removed the headrest and added the right side arm rest.

0044 is the light bar i fabricated to hold 2 forward and 2 rear spot beams and a top strobe light

51 to 57 is the scraper plow I built from an old truck plow......man does this thing ever work nice!!!!

010 are hooks I put on the pallet forks

013 is a magnetic spot beam

015 is front and rear 12v power quick connect for winch or whatever

037 12v power outlet under the seat

so here you go feel free to comment....good or bad (well constructive).... :thumbsup:

thanks

 

[Gordon Gould]

Thanks for posting the picture. Thats the best way to share ideas on how you build stuff. Looks like you like electrical enhancements - some good work there.

 

[meanmerc]

Thank you....and if anybody have any questions just ask away, I'll be glad to help if I can. As soon as I find the pics of the ballast box and box scraper weights, I'll post those too.

 

[kasedian]

Nice set up! Im a light addict - spotlights, flashlights, worklights, lightbulbs, etc.

IMO, the orange & green "safety flags?" that are wrapped around the ROP and the red strobe light look gay. If you cant be seen in a RED tractor, you shouldnt be out on it!!!!

 

[meanmerc]

Well for your information,they may look GAY, but the strobe is required by law here if you go on public roads and the orange and white safety arm bands.... well I just had those lying around the garage with no real use for them so I threw them on the ROPS for now, they are just velcroed so come off easy!!

 

[David Devuono]

Doesn't look too bad for me. I am always mindful of the output power of the Alternator. IE if you have a 20 amp alternator and drive with tractor lights and two aux lights you might be drawing 16 amps which does not leave a lot of juice to maintain a battery for winching.

 

[meanmerc]

Yeah I see your point David, I haven't had any problems so far and usually the tractor lights are off cause either the bucket or the plow are in the way of the lights so I turn em off and use the aux lights on the rops.... I haven't tried the winch yet either, I bought it cause I got stuck at the bottom of a hill in a trail I made not far from home, could not make it back up cause too steep, so had to leave the tractor down there for a couple of days......wasn't a happy camper...anyways got the slope down a little by grooming it with the boxblade and was able to make it up, got the winch afterwards but now have no problems going up or down.....

 

[hizoot]

I just want to say that I really appreciate you posting these pics. Like alot of us here,I'm sure...I like looking at other guys ideas....so I can tweak ideas of my own or maybe use yours.


also...you cant be too cautious. I've seen a wreck where someone ran into a red fire truck...and lights were on.

 

[meanmerc]

Thanks hizoot, yeah feel free to use what you want and yep that's what I say too, you can never be too cautious.

Attached are the 3 pt drawbar receiver project, counter weight (balast box), bucket mods and the horn install.

 

[mullins87]

You like building things too! Nice work as well. I agree with all the safety lighting and flagging, you can never have too much. Up until a year and a half ago, I have always had a motorcycle. The last one I rode to work almost every day of the year, 100 mile trip. The morning ride was always in the dark, and the evening ride was in the dark 6 months of the year. A coworker commented one day about how the bike looked like a Christmas tree. It wasn't quite that bad, but I had lights all over it, including a pair of spots that were relayed in with the high beam. I told him it was all about being seen by all the clueless idiots on the road that don't realize there's anyone else around.

A 19 year old girl, texting or doing something other than driving with her right hand, decided to send that bike to the junkyard. It was broad daylight, I always rode with the highbeams on, and I was in a pack of about 20 cars, and she decided it was a good time to cross two lanes of traffic moving at about 60 mph. Oh well, maybe she learned something that day.

 

[meanmerc]

Thanks mullins87, sorry to hear about your mishap, hope your wern't hurt in that ordeal!! Yeah not sure what is going on with the younger generation around here but they definatly think they are invicible......it is just crazy the amount of teenagers getting caught extreme speeding, accidents, deaths by either speeding or doing stupidities.... just since last fall the numbers have been rising significantly...... scary!!!!

 

[bx24]

51 to 57 is the scraper plow I built from an old truck plow......man does this thing ever work nice!!!!

How wide is the snow pusher? What comments do you have about it? Looks great ...

 

[mullins87]

Thanks mullins87, sorry to hear about your mishap, hope your wern't hurt in that ordeal!! Yeah not sure what is going on with the younger generation around here but they definatly think they are invicible......it is just crazy the amount of teenagers getting caught extreme speeding, accidents, deaths by either speeding or doing stupidities.... just since last fall the numbers have been rising significantly...... scary!!!!

4 days in the hospital, lots of metal in my knee and 4 months off work, but it's all good now. Obviously it wasn't bad enough, 'cause I want another one.

I'm interested in that front blade too. Do those cross braces keep the snow from coming out? Are the sides to make it "float" across whatever surface you are plowing, or just to keep the snow from pushing out the sides?

 

[meanmerc]

"How wide is the snow pusher? What comments do you have about it? Looks great ..."

"4 days in the hospital, lots of metal in my knee and 4 months off work, but it's all good now. Obviously it wasn't bad enough, 'cause I want another one.

I'm interested in that front blade too. Do those cross braces keep the snow from coming out? Are the sides to make it "float" across whatever surface you are plowing, or just to keep the snow from pushing out the sides? "

Yeah us motorcycle riders are never usually on the winnig end when it comes to fender benders.....Better luck with your next one!!

The blade is approx 70" ( a little to wide for me, I will shorten it this summer to about the width of the snowblower, 64") but to tell you the truth this is the first winter for the snowblade and I think it is one of the best project I've built for the tractor so far, man does this thing ever work nice and I have used it mostly in the scraper position all winter, I can get right to the garage door lower it and srape back, since I have lots of obstacles this is the greatest thing, the braces haven't kept the snow in and the sides are used when back scraping. Mostly what I did was back scrape a good distance then lift the plow then blow it away, I have a video of it in action but it takes so long to down load... But all in all a great piece of kit but I will be modifying it hopefully this summer.

 

[mullins87]

Dude, I never thought about that top piece being used as a scraper, that's slick. :thumbsup: I can only imagine how nervous I'd be the first time I rolled up hoping I didn't screw up and push it right into something.

One other thing: How well do you like your ShelterLogic garage? How well does it hold up to the elements? How long will it last in your climate?

 

[meanmerc]

Oh yes very handy, and so much quicker to get rid of all that white stuff!!!:laughing: Speaking of white stuff....its April 20th and I may have to pull the tractor out to clear some snow, it started snowing at noon and hasn't stopped........it.s a mini blizzard out there!!!

That little garage has been up for 2 years now, (I don't take them down, i hate having stuff laying around the yard so everything is under shelter) It seem to be holding up fairly good, just gotta watch for snow acumulation, but other than that it still seems strong!!

 

[mullins87]

Do you have a lot of wind? Snow is not an issue here, usually we'll get a maximum of 6" at a time, and that's usually only once a year. But we do have wind, especially in the spring. For example, last night we had a line of storms move through that were packing 60-80 mph winds. Where I would be setting it is somewhat protected, but not totally.

 

[meanmerc]

Oh yeah we get winds to...... but that is one thing I try to do is to some what protect them from that element, example I have 60ft of what we call here Tempo garage (temporary garage) I have running beside my permanent garage so it is protected from one side, same thing with the shelterlogic, Just make sure it well anchored, I've got bricks holding it and another trick I've learned is I've got 4 straps inside the garage (just your normal atv tie down straps with hooks) one on each corner and they are straped from top wall garage brace to whatever you have in the garage, for example I have and atv and snowmobile so strapped to a ski and rear rack of skidoo on one side of garage and to the front and back of atv on other side of garage.....

 

[jatt1]

Nice unit. Dont have the need for snow equip here, but its always good to have a squiz anyhow tho.

Yeah the flashing lite is a requirement over here in OZ too.

No matter how many bright colors, bright lites etc.. one has there is always some nit who will manage not too see it at some stage. My tractor is a darkish blue and black, so every lite is on plus the flasher when I drive it on the road.

Had some neighbor across the road complain about the 18 ft walk in bin outside the house. "I cant see it it on the road at nite and when I back out". Whinges to council, so the bin guy comes around with reflective tape. Now this thing was bright orange. "Luv if u cant see it, u should not be driving!"

 

[meanmerc]

Thx Jatt1. Yep for sure, ya need to be seen! I've also replaced the stock rear tailights with LED types....much much brighter!!! What part of OZ are you from?