JEEP GARDEN TRACTOR PROJECT
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Code54
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Really looking good, keep up the good work.
Currently have a JK and can't even image having more than one. It costs a fortune to own a Jeep. First you buy it, then you "need" a lift, then the tires, now a programer to adjust tranny and speedo, then there is the HD bumpers, oh that makes you buy a winch, then......
Does it ever stop????
Currently have a JK and can't even image having more than one. It costs a fortune to own a Jeep. First you buy it, then you "need" a lift, then the tires, now a programer to adjust tranny and speedo, then there is the HD bumpers, oh that makes you buy a winch, then......
Does it ever stop????
Code54
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LOL - Just Empty Every Pocket = JEEP. That sure is a fitting saying....
strantor
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I do a mix of field service and panel building in my shop. For field service currently I have a system consisting of multiple hand-carryable toolboxes/toolbags. I try to plan ahead and bring the tools I'll need for the job but it never fails that I get a call once I'm already out and I go straight from customer A to customer B. I might go to 3 or 4 different places in a day and after the first stop I'm always missing something I need. In my shop I have the 72" toolbox from harbor freight and full of tools it weighs 1,200lbs. I really need to start bringing that with me.
I need to be able to get it into & out of a customer's location quickly, easily, and without panhandling for forklift help. That means off the trailer, possibly across a rutted dirt/gravel lot, possibly up a loading dock ramp, possibly across pipes/cables/conduits affixed to the floor, etc., and then back across the same, and back up onto the trailer. Powered cart is my only realistic option. And I took it a step further and ordered some ATV struts for it. A full suspension LOL! So hopefully my cheap China toolbox won't be beaten to smithereens by daily trips on the trailer.
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Waldon52
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Very True, I actually bought a winch and more lights for it today , LOL I saw the harbor freight tool boxes today , they sure look pretty !!! I'm still nervous to buy very many higher prices items there. But I researched the Predator engines this summer and bought one, I loved it. So I bought a second one , Love it !!, I bought a third one , still in the box, ha,ha.
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Waldon52
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Todays progress shows the front of the mini Jeep now looking much better. My wife had me buy a winch for it for a early Christmas Present. She is so good to me. The winch looks perfect on the new bumper. I also added a few extra lights. I love Jeeps with lift kits, big tires and extra lights , a winch and roll bars. So that is what this garden tractor Jeep will end up looking similar too. At my age this should satisfy my Jeep buying moments. Today I will get back to working on the hood scoop and cutting out the opening in the hood.
EddieWalker
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At one time I owned 12 Jeeps. Currently own 3. It's an addiction.
My first vehicle, when I was 16, was a 73 CJ5 with a 304 and 3 speed. That's the one that I should have kept!!!! I've had quite a few since then, including a 1942 Ford MB that I was going to modify to look a lot like this project, except paint it in Marine Corps Green.
After moving out to the country and getting a few tractors, I lost all interest in Jeeps and off roading. Just mowing is enough off roading for me!!!!!
MossRoad
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Your skills are amazing!
I have trouble building a wooden box to keep crushed pop cans in! :laughing:
I have trouble building a wooden box to keep crushed pop cans in! :laughing:
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Waldon52
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Jeeps and Tractors , Oh YEA !!! I love them both !!! Thanks for the kind words. I was always going to build my daughter a cool project but never did. So when she had a son I have had so much fun building things for him. I built this hot rod tractor 5 years ago when he was just 2 years old. He loves staying at grandpas house.