MODIFY BRUSH HOG SOME MORE

[sandman2234]

john_bud,
Don't fall for that reduction to a root beer float as him giving up anything. Actually paying off the debt of a rootbeer float will require a trip to the middle of nowhere, as that is where he lives and there are no local sources available within shipping distances of the half-life of a rootbeer float. I think it would be easier to pay him off with a pound of gold then a rootbeer float, which is probably why he wants the RB Float. Only way I can figure to do it is with a 15 pound block of dry ice in one box and a separate box for the rootbeer, but that just makes for the ingrediants, and not really a rootbeer float in the true sense of the word.
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

Did I mention that I already fell for that rootbeer float, which is why I know about not being able to pay the debt dispite my trying.
David from jax

 

[patrick_g]

Actually paying off the debt of a rootbeer float will require a trip to the middle of nowhere, as that is where he lives

Actually, I don't live in the middle of nowhere but on a clear day you can see it from the top of my hay barn.

Pat

 

[tommu56]

Colin

I have a lot of leagicy programs at work for the equipment I work on and use virtual pc

link
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 Product Information

most are dos based and i use it to keep my generic cad going al though i am sloly bighting the auto cad lt. bullet



Rob

When Loretta is out run the dirty wheel through dish washer so it looks like new one.

tom

 

[3RRL]

Tom,
THROUGH THE DISHWASHER??? shees, I would never get a way with that. But is is a GREAT idea!!
She would kill me if she found out and you'd have to finish all my projects and the log home.
Thanks.

 

[GuglioLS]

Rob,
The pins came out great, they must be worth their weight in gold now., looks like they were a load of work, with many different machining operations. I suppose it's tough working with hardened steel like that. The recessed Zerk fittings came out really nice. And the wheel brackets are coming along nicely too. I don't remember seeing your whirly gig, the gizmo you used to turn the pins while you ground the retaining ring slots, I'd like to see a picture of that setup. You seem to be getting pretty close to wrapping up this fine project. Is there any brush hogging that needs done so you get a chance to try it all out?


Larry

 

[3RRL]

Thanks Larry for commenting.
It is a lot harder to work with hardened steel. There is always a risk of work hardening the material and also scorching the drill bit and freezing it into the hole. ??? Usually you have to grind or use carbide, but once you get through the case hardening, the centers are cut-able or drill-able.

I have 3 Harigs and 1 Gromax whirlie gig that you can put round stuff on to grind, cut off, cut slots and index for different cuts/holes and a couple motorized pin grinders. One I made myself. They all have sliding "V" blocks to put the round stock in, then you center them up using a test indicator. They run true to about .0002" TIR (total indicator reading). They are super handy and I have a large round magnet to spin larger diameters.



If I can get a few more hours on the project, yeah, I'll have done what I can at home in my garage. But I still have to tote it all to the property and weld it all there. Then the hydraulics up there too. So I might need a weekend to work on it?

Right now there is a small area I can try it out on, but I have not combed it for rocks and logs yet. But I'm sure I'll get a video of it cutting something and adjusting the wheel height accordingly.

 

[patrick_g]

Right now there is a small area I can try it out on, but I have not combed it for rocks and logs yet. But I'm sure I'll get a video of it cutting something and adjusting the wheel height accordingly.

Small area... SMALL AREA... S M A L L A R E A !!!!!!!!!!

Such a master work deserves, nay demands, a proper testing regime to prove/demonstrate its capability.

I have over a hundred acres of waist deep native grasses, including big blue stem that haven't been cut this year. That and small cedar trees, persimmons, seedling pecans and oaks and on and on, a veritable proving ground for your testing convenience. I have flat/smooth as well as angled and eroded rough land, a plethora of testing possibilities.

PM me to make arrangements for one of our guest rooms and to state your breakfast preferences and similar domestic considerations.

My Cimmaron 6 ft HD brush hog with manually adjustable single tail wheel broke a blade ( 3 1/2 by 1/2 by 20 inches) and will be out of service until next week but I can leave a variety of different challenges for your testing convenience.
Let me know your first three choices of dates.

Pat

 

[GuglioLS]

Rob,

I really appreciate you taking the time to post the pictures of all your whirly gig's. In the first picture, the one in the box, how old is that one? looks antique to me, I bet it works as good now as it did new. The one on the right in the first photo seems to have a magnetic base, does it have an internal magnet? And I see you have one with a motor. Man your sure did assemble quite a collection of machine tools and accessories over the years. I bet you never imagined you would use all that to modify your brush hog along with all the other great tractor fabrication projects. If it weren't for your tractor you would probably just me making "stuff" on all that equipment just to keep yourself busy and to keep it all from rusting.

Larry

 

[3RRL]

Pat,
Thanks for the offer. I wish I could email it to you so you could use it today. Unfortunately, I am busy at the moment making more useless ...er ... useful stuff for my tractor. It keeps me occupied and off the golf course. LOL ... I was thinking of adding gauge wheels to the RC after doing this. What do you think?
Being a tool maker is a curse.

Larry,
Some of those spin jigs are old but still true. I have used them to make many, many things over the years. I love making tractor stuff (I'm just like you). Can you tell?