TC35D Floor/Platform Build!

[warrendeere]

Hi All, I Have a New Holland TC35D with a rusted floor. Well, I decided to build my own floor after getting a quote for a used one for $2500. Here are some pictures of what i have done so far. i have about $575 in metal, and $100 in paint. I Don't generally count tools as a project cost, but i did end up buying a hypertherm powermax 45xp, and that cost me about $2100. If you take all of this and add it up it came out to $2775. Cheaper than getting the other one shipped which was rusty too. Any questions let me know!

 

[spitter]

Yea. how the hell did your floor get so rusty .? Nice fab job .Defiantly wanna see the finished project. Keep us posted.

 

[warrendeere]

Yea. how the hell did your floor get so rusty .? Nice fab job .Defiantly wanna see the finished project. Keep us posted.

Thanks, new Holland used a rubber floor mat with foam. The foam traps moisture and then proceeds to rust out the floor. The previous owner never took off the floor mat and that's why there is so much rust

 

[spitter]

How's that hypertherm? Keep clean dry air going through it and it should last forever.What kind of welder do you have .? Whats your plans for paint. ? The last couple of projects I did I had them powder coated cause My buddy with the weld shop found a guy that did it realy reasonable.

It's especially useful when it so ----- cold out with limited shop space. High of 15 today.

 

[warrendeere]

How's that hypertherm? Keep clean dry air going through it and it should last forever.What kind of welder do you have .? Whats your plans for paint. ? The last couple of projects I did I had them powder coated cause My buddy with the weld shop found a guy that did it realy reasonable.

It's especially useful when it so ----- cold out with limited shop space. High of 15 today.

Absolutely love my Hypertherm 45. No problems with it, it is absolutely excellent and quality exceeds expectations. I bought the hypertherm air filtration kit for like $245, but it was worth it since my gas air compressor is outside. I have a hobart ironman 210. My plans for paint are to Use a HVLP gun, but if i can't use that i was just going to brush it on. I bought the new holland blue enamel.

 

[spitter]

For touch up I use Rust oleum NH blue. Matches up seamlessly. Did loader arms on the old one with a hot dog roller. Came out like glass. Not bad for $15 a quart paint. I did by the CNH NH dark gray for the chassis at $45 a quart cause I didn't feel like trying to custom color the Rust oleum. They seem to be holding up the same.

 

[sppiot01]

Hi All, I Have a New Holland TC35D with a rusted floor. Well, I decided to build my own floor after getting a quote for a used one for $2500. Here are some pictures of what i have done so far. i have about $575 in metal, and $100 in paint. I Don't generally count tools as a project cost, but i did end up buying a hypertherm powermax 45xp, and that cost me about $2100. If you take all of this and add it up it came out to $2775. Cheaper than getting the other one shipped which was rusty too. Any questions let me know!

Great job. Have same Tc35d. Hst. SaMe prob. Would you be interested in making another.

 

[warrendeere]

Great job. Have same Tc35d. Hst. SaMe prob. Would you be interested in making another.

Absolutely, sent you a message

 

[warrendeere]

3 Coats of Mastercoat permanet Rust Sealer as the primer, 4 Coats of OEM new holland blue paint.

 

[crashz]

Nice work! It looks really rugged. Is it substantially heavier that the original floor (which is probably a good thing)?

 

[dlctcg]

@warrendeere - You did an incredible job on that platform built!!! There is a lot that had to go into that build for all the brackets & bolt locations; I know I had to replace ours... seems like everything bolts to that darn thing.

Our TC40D had the same issue & after getting crazy prices like you did, we were lucky enough to find one in fair shape used one for around $400 shipped... after making the repairs I had a local company strip it, send it out to be galvanized & then had them prime & paint it...

You really did an excellent job one that platform build...

 

[warrendeere]

@warrendeere - You did an incredible job on that platform built!!! There is a lot that had to go into that build for all the brackets & bolt locations; I know I had to replace ours... seems like everything bolts to that darn thing.

Our TC40D had the same issue & after getting crazy prices like you did, we were lucky enough to find one in fair shape used one for around $400 shipped... after making the repairs I had a local company strip it, send it out to be galvanized & then had them prime & paint it...

You really did an excellent job one that platform build...

Thank you very much sir. Means a lot to me. I just am glad now that it will outlast me

 

[warrendeere]

Nice work! It looks really rugged. Is it substantially heavier that the original floor (which is probably a good thing)?

Thanks! Definetly rugged. It is substantially heavier, probably 60lbs more than old floor. Full weldseams basically along the whole thing, used an entire 12.5Lb spool of welding wire on it. Yes the heavieness is certainly i would say a good thing.

 

[spitter]

If you got a new tractor built like that I might buy one .But for 60,000 now a days all you get is flimsy plastic and BS smog control.