Self built mulcher .

[Eagleview]

Thank you for your kind thoughts and yes , she's a good girl .



I havn't done anything to the machine as you would all imagine , but I have some photos of the cabin and hood together which may wet your wistle for a while . It gives an idea of what it will look like when finished .

 

[archeryantny]

nice man, just pushing them together would of tested my skill level. looks good:thumbsup:

What are you planning in terms of a roll cage or brush guard?

 

[Eagleview]

It will be similar to this but will have steel mesh across the front screen and upright sweeps on the sides to keep the branches away . The tracks are wider than the cab so they will keep most of them away . The front shot of the cabin in post 51 shows the lower crate base , the tracks will be at that same width , 2 metres .

 

[Taylortractornut]

IH I dont have any pics of the mulcher. I had them on my old computer that got deleted before I could posdt them. I havent seen the machine lately. THe last I had seen they had rented it to a Gas exploration co and the ywanted to mount a nother boom to it. It worked good especially when made from easy to find JD parts.

 

[tlbuser]

It gives an idea of what it will look like when finished .

Getting a little bit more back to normal? The combo pics look good. I see you ordered the custom logo lettering No blackout window tint?

 

[Eagleview]

I see you ordered the custom logo lettering /QUOTE]

I'm afraid to ask what it says on the windscreen , the first caricature looks familiar tho .........

 

[jayste]

Iron Horse, I'm liking this thread as well as this land clearing forum. I'm looking forward to the "MACHINE" when you get back to working on it. Better wait for a little more healing though. Don't need to be dragging that leg around for the rest of your life! BTW, I like the F-truck build. One problem, you put the steering wheel on the wrong side!:thumbsup:

 

[Renze]

is the project still going ?? its one of the more interesting ones on this site. would love to see more !

 

[MarkV]

is the project still going ?? its one of the more interesting ones on this site. would love to see more !

I also hope Iron Horse is recovering from the banged up leg enough to get going again soon. I really enjoy you guys that seem to be able to build anything.

MarkV

 

[Eagleview]

I'm sorry chaps , Ive been away from the site for a while .

After the accident and subsequent loss of earnings , I had no choice but to cancel my order for the new track frame . However , I have since bought a low hour excavator track base from a machine that was involved in a fire . I will cut 700mm (27.5") out of the center section next week so as to make the tracks 1900mm(75") overall , the 2000mm(79") wide mulcher I will build for it will then clear a wider area for the tracks to enter unobstructed . This makes for a steady forward pace as you don't have to keep reversing too take another bite to clear the tracks . I have also just bought a tip/dump truck that was involved in an accident and has a broken dead axle that I need to repair . I cant seem to help myself and slow down and heal , my gammy old leg aches of a night time and keeps me awake so I should be listening to my body but am to stupid for that .

jayste , the new F250 cabin I used was from the US and was LHD , it was a huge job to bring that wheel across . You blokes that drive on the wrong side of the road cause us no end of headaches when we bring your vehicles over here .:confused2:

Thank you also Renze and MarkV , I know how it is when your wanting to see more done and it feels like it's taking forever so I hope to ad some more pics soon .