my version of a KK xb dump trailer

[600rider]

Here are the pics from last nights paint session! don't look to closely I am a better welder than a painter and I struggle with the welder so....!

I am sure glad I took the advice that was offered and did the running gear a different color than what I am going to paint the dump. I just wish I could have afforded the Kubota gray instead of black but oh well it looks good and will not be like most of mf projects....Rusty brown!! :laughing:
wont get much done today or this weekend as I have a feuneral today and friends comminig over tomorrow, but vacation next week!

 

[NormL]

it took me a while to figure out what to do with my free hand!! :laughing: now that I have the mig I just hold my triger hand steady with my free hand!

In these parts the free hand is for swatting them steroid enhanced mosquitoes we have around here. We buy our grandchildren boots that are two sizes too big and put lead liners in 'em to keep them from gettin' carried off!!!:laughing::laughing: I also started out welding with a stick type. The wirefeed I have now is getting old and I'd love to have a newer one with a wider range of amp settings. I'm not going to say I have learned to weld - that would start an argument if any of you have seen my disasters!

Thanks for the reply about the auto darkeners. I'll have to squirrel away some funds for that and wait for a sale to come along. As for the cheaters, I already wear old man glasses. I call them "triple pain" I need the middle range for reading the instrument panel on the various vehicles I drive.

 

[moored4]

As for the cheaters, I already wear old man glasses. I call them "triple pain":p I need the middle range for reading the instrument panel on the various vehicles I drive.

I wear the triple pains also:laughing: but you have to hold your head just so-so and then tilt you head just right to line up the sight patter!!!! :mur: well it don't work so I got 2 pane, with just a little lower pane with the rest 4' to 10' focuse, and then use a cheater so now I'm able to use the whole lence to see!

Hope I made it clear what I'm doing!

 

[crash325]

Earl Scheib paint job--what did that used to cost? $59.95 or something like that?

Late 50's / early 60's " Any car Any color only $29.95 - That was So Cal.:laughing:

 

[600rider]

I set up to paint the dump bed today. Let me just get this out there I am NOT repeat NOT a painter!! I wish I could use the words of Jonny Bench in a certain Rustoleum comercial from the 70's, "no runs, no drips, no errors!" but aslas I was never a good baseball player either!!!! :laughing:

I started by standing the bed upright with the chainfalls. Next I tried the HF airless sprayer I don't know what I was doing wrong but the paint came out in a splater stream and just ran down the bed. Good thing I tested it on the bottom! so I went to the air spray gun and did the whole thing. I got many runs and drips in the paint but hopefuly you can't zoom in close enough to see them!! :laughing:

 

[600rider]

I had enough paint left to shoot my 3PH forks and my Pig pole, They have been painted blue because that was the color of the former tractor (ford 1310 4x4)
Here are some pics for your enjoyment!!! :laughing: I didn't take the time to clean them up but they are covered and thats what I wanted. :thumbsup:

 

[banditbooker]

just found that you were building your own dump as well. looking great! :thumbsup:

 

[600rider]

Here is my version of Sandmans, "Ugly" trailer. I built this trailer about 20 or 25 years ago and it has served me well over the years and even contemplated adding hydraulic dump to it by building my own sciszor lift but it didn't work out and I did nothing with it, then I found TBN and read all the about all the good build projects on here (expecialy Iplayfarmer's hyd dump) and it gave me the encouragment to make a new trailer from scrach. This trailer originaly was made from th axle of a David Bradley two wheel tractor and had no bearings and made so much noise it drove me nuts!!!! So about 10 years ago I put the rear hubs from a 1988 olds delta 88 on it and quieted it down.

 

[NormL]

Here is my version of Sandmans, "Ugly" trailer. I built this trailer about 20 or 25 years ago and it has served me well over the years and even contemplated adding hydraulic dump to it by building my own sciszor lift but it didn't work out and I did nothing with it, then I found TBN and read all the about all the good build projects on here (expecialy Iplayfarmer's hyd dump) and it gave me the encouragment to make a new trailer from scrach. This trailer originaly was made from th axle of a David Bradley two wheel tractor and had no bearings and made so much noise it drove me nuts!!!! So about 10 years ago I put the rear hubs from a 1988 olds delta 88 on it and quieted it down.

That trailer reminds me of one I built in my younger years. For all I know it's still out there somewhere.:laughing: I sold it about 30 years ago or so. I hope you're OK with your phone number being out there on the net. It's easily readable off the photo:shocked:

 

[buggyman1]

Paint looks good, it's gonna look sweet when you put it together.