Hood Guard…Head Guard
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Inspector507
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OH NO.........he drilled throught the ROPS hinge.......Bill, don't ya know that was the WORST place to drill a ½" hole /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
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Ron,
Looks like a possible future use for the tractor if I get tired of playing...err working...on the hill out back... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Jerry,
I don't think it is a problem. There is a lot of metal in those ears on the back. I did not drill the hinge. That being said, I could have been smarter and used the existing holes that Kubota already had in that area...but I did not think far enough ahead.
Looks like a possible future use for the tractor if I get tired of playing...err working...on the hill out back... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Jerry,
I don't think it is a problem. There is a lot of metal in those ears on the back. I did not drill the hinge. That being said, I could have been smarter and used the existing holes that Kubota already had in that area...but I did not think far enough ahead.
TOMDUALLY
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BILL
LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE GETTING PRETTY GOOD WITH YOUR NEW PLAY TOY (WELDER)
HEAD & HOOD GUARD LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE BELLY PAN, BE SURE TO BUILD ONE THAT IS EASY TO CLEAN OUT, GOING THRUOGH YOUR TREES IT'S GOING TO CATCH LEAVES, LIMBS AND ETC.
MY BROTHER LOST A $30,000 SKIDDER WHEN THE DEBRIS IN THE BELLY PAN CAUGHT FIRE.
LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE GETTING PRETTY GOOD WITH YOUR NEW PLAY TOY (WELDER)
HEAD & HOOD GUARD LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE BELLY PAN, BE SURE TO BUILD ONE THAT IS EASY TO CLEAN OUT, GOING THRUOGH YOUR TREES IT'S GOING TO CATCH LEAVES, LIMBS AND ETC.
MY BROTHER LOST A $30,000 SKIDDER WHEN THE DEBRIS IN THE BELLY PAN CAUGHT FIRE.
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Re: Hood Guard?Head Guard
Henro,
I like that hood guard. Sometimes I have to walk on my hood to get up in the FEL bucket when its raised. The sheet metal bends a little and pops back but its an unpleasant feeling. That guard would be a nice walkway. And I've got a permanent dent too.
What kind of a welder did you use? I tried welding some of that mesh to some thin angle iron with a stick welder and it wasn't pretty. Also that nut weld looked good as well.
John
Henro,
I like that hood guard. Sometimes I have to walk on my hood to get up in the FEL bucket when its raised. The sheet metal bends a little and pops back but its an unpleasant feeling. That guard would be a nice walkway. And I've got a permanent dent too.
What kind of a welder did you use? I tried welding some of that mesh to some thin angle iron with a stick welder and it wasn't pretty. Also that nut weld looked good as well.
John
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Bill, what's with the chains on the rear tires? How do they help you? Or did the snow just melt in Pittsburgh?
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<font color="blue"> MY BROTHER LOST A $30,000 SKIDDER WHEN THE DEBRIS IN THE BELLY PAN CAUGHT FIRE. </font>
Wow! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Never thought of that...I think I will burn that thought into my memory banks... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Thanks for the compliments on the "protectors." These were my first attempts to make something useful with the TIG side of my welder.
Wow! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Never thought of that...I think I will burn that thought into my memory banks... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Thanks for the compliments on the "protectors." These were my first attempts to make something useful with the TIG side of my welder.
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Re: Hood Guard?Head Guard
<font color="blue"> What kind of a welder did you use? </font>
John,
I have a Thermal Arc 185TSW. That is a tig welder. Tig units normally have stick and tig capability. I am self teaching myself tig, and these protectors were my first projects. Better than wasting gas and time on scrap!
This tig welding is everything I hoped it would be. I like stick too for things like welding hooks on my bucket and so on. The neat thing about tig is that it is quiet and clean. No smell at all. I can do it in my workshop and the wife doesn't even know I am there if she comes down to get something from the freezer... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Downside is that TIG welders are expensive, as you know...
Like tractors, I am glad I sprung for a good one. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
The mesh was welded to the tubing in most cases without adding filler rod. If the mesh was up off the tubing a little I sometimes added filler.
<font color="blue"> What kind of a welder did you use? </font>
John,
I have a Thermal Arc 185TSW. That is a tig welder. Tig units normally have stick and tig capability. I am self teaching myself tig, and these protectors were my first projects. Better than wasting gas and time on scrap!
This tig welding is everything I hoped it would be. I like stick too for things like welding hooks on my bucket and so on. The neat thing about tig is that it is quiet and clean. No smell at all. I can do it in my workshop and the wife doesn't even know I am there if she comes down to get something from the freezer... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
Downside is that TIG welders are expensive, as you know...
Like tractors, I am glad I sprung for a good one. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
The mesh was welded to the tubing in most cases without adding filler rod. If the mesh was up off the tubing a little I sometimes added filler.
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<font color="blue"> Bill, what's with the chains on the rear tires? How do they help you? Or did the snow just melt in Pittsburgh?
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Bebster,
I put my chains on in fall and take them off in late spring, after the April showers are history.
The snow has been gone for a couple (few) weeks now, but on the slopes here, it does not take much when they are wet to break into a slide that would make a snow-covered slope proud.
After the first /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif one, where I could do nothing except wait for the tractor to find its own stopping point, I got the chains and have not looked back since. They make a huge difference in late fall and early spring when things are soggy. I have not found that I need them in summer after a heavy rain even, as the ground seems to have a different kind of wetness in summer...
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Bebster,
I put my chains on in fall and take them off in late spring, after the April showers are history.
The snow has been gone for a couple (few) weeks now, but on the slopes here, it does not take much when they are wet to break into a slide that would make a snow-covered slope proud.
After the first /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif one, where I could do nothing except wait for the tractor to find its own stopping point, I got the chains and have not looked back since. They make a huge difference in late fall and early spring when things are soggy. I have not found that I need them in summer after a heavy rain even, as the ground seems to have a different kind of wetness in summer...
jdmar
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Hey Henro,
I don't care if you do garage and baby the tractor. It is still a big investment and work caring for. You've done a great job and your protector screens look factory original. I like your idea and it looks great.
And I thought you said in another post you were just an occasional garage welder....looks pretty professional to me!
Peter
I don't care if you do garage and baby the tractor. It is still a big investment and work caring for. You've done a great job and your protector screens look factory original. I like your idea and it looks great.
And I thought you said in another post you were just an occasional garage welder....looks pretty professional to me!
Peter
