Thinking outside the box

[4shorts]

Wow, Paul. Nice work! I especially like the non-skid step tread. Very cool and really handy. I had to surf back and forth to see how the box fit in between the struts. The quarter away lights are a great idea. Pulling across traffic on a roadway needs the flashing lights up front like on your loader. Turning into traffic needs those angled lights........ And they look like they were born on the tractor. :thumbsup:

I was going to use plywood. Guess I'll have to do it out of metal now...

'Course if you think four days was a long time to fab, you aint seen nothing yet! :laughing:

Plywood would be good but you'll want to stain it Well you got it figured out what I was tiring to do with the design. At one point I was going to leave out the lights and put those end pieces higher and have those as storage units as well but I decided to go with the lights for the shock factor
Man there could be a dozen or more combination's to mounting something up there. Id like to do another one but a completely different design to see what comes out of it but not having a tractor to mount it on I won't.
Yesterday a local dude asked me to build a custom front bumper for his BX2200 so the will be a cool project.

Glad you enjoyed seeing this and as always I appreciate you commenting.

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth gave birth to the "Rat Fink" that took up residence in my pigsty. Actually I haven't seen a blasted mouse in quite some time knock on wood.

My last boss could only dream of looking as good as "Rat Fink;" but she would have to be called "Rat Finkette."

Well it goes without saying your last boss was no looker. Gee that thing looked as if it fell out of an ugly tree and struck every branch on the way down.
Now that I think about it I think my older brother had a model of the Rat Fink back in the late 60's.

 

[4shorts]

Here's a few photo's of the tractor and box after I put the beast outside yesterday.

 

[dcyrilc]

Man there could be a dozen or more combination's to mounting something up there. Id like to do another one but a completely different design to see what comes out of it but not having a tractor to mount it on I won't.

I can easily solve your problem of no tractor to mount it on. Let me know if you need pix and dimensions.

 

[4shorts]

I can easily solve your problem of no tractor to mount it on. Let me know if you need pix and dimensions.

My spray gun would never forgive me if I loaded it up with green paint

 

[dcyrilc]

My spray gun would never forgive me if I loaded it up with green paint

Green and orange look good together too.

 

[dcyrilc]

Green and orange look good together too.

For that matter, I'm not too proud to have my tractor say Kabota either.:thumbsup:

 

[4shorts]

Green and orange look good together too.

For that matter, I'm not too proud to have my tractor say Kabota either.:thumbsup:

Tractors are like motorcycles to me. I haven't seen one yet I haven't liked. JD is a very fine machine. Sure would look good with a storage box on the front .

 

[dcyrilc]

Tractors are like motorcycles to me. I haven't seen one yet I haven't liked. JD is a very fine machine. Sure would look good with a storage box on the front .

Speaking of looking good....

How do you like the look of it since I got the duels put on?

It's amazing how differently it rides with duels.

 

[4shorts]

Speaking of looking good....

How do you like the look of it since I got the duels put on?

It's amazing how differently it rides with duels.

It looks like a monster in a good kind of way. I've never seen anything like it. How much HP is it? How old? Looks very cool!

 

[dcyrilc]

It looks like a monster in a good kind of way. I've never seen anything like it. How much HP is it? How old? Looks very cool!

68HP engine, 50HP PTO. Cirra 1980-81.

I bought it used thru CL about 1-1/2 years ago and it came with the duels, but the previous owner had lost the mounting bolts since he never put the duels on it. My Deere dealer had the bolts in stock, but said that duels for my tractor are after market as Deere never made duels for any tractors that small.

The thing which amazed me the most was that all the mounting hardware only cost me $63.95US after tax.:confused2:

 

[4shorts]

68HP engine, 50HP PTO. Cirra 1980-81.

I bought it used thru CL about 1-1/2 years ago and it came with the duels, but the previous owner had lost the mounting bolts since he never put the duels on it. My Deere dealer had the bolts in stock, but said that duels for my tractor are after market as Deere never made duels for any tractors that small.

The thing which amazed me the most was that all the mounting hardware only cost me $63.95US after tax.:confused2:

Well my buddy you got one very nice tractor. If I lived next door to you I'd be doing some cool things to that machine. If you have other photos I'd enjoy seeing them. Well it's midnight. I'm outta here.

 

[dcyrilc]

Well my buddy you got one very nice tractor. If I lived next door to you I'd be doing some cool things to that machine. If you have other photos I'd enjoy seeing them. Well it's midnight. I'm outta here.

I'll post some up in a little bit so they will be there for you when you get up in the morning.

 

[dcyrilc]

OK, here are some pix for you. Both before and after the duels were put on.

 

[Mounted Madness]

I have watched the videos, viewed the pics and read the threads you've posted Sir.
You are a true Artisan.
500 years ago you would have been sought out by the King, and given the task of designing and decorating HM's armour - not just for HM, but also for HM horse.
The horses name ... why...Kubota of course.

 

[dcyrilc]

Well my buddy you got one very nice tractor. If I lived next door to you I'd be doing some cool things to that machine

It's got a long way to go to get it to the condition I want it in, but slowly it will get there.

If you lived next door to me, I'd be in heaven.:laughing:

My next step will be to replace the factory canopy kit and get rid of the plywood someone improvised a roof with. When that time comes I'll be looking for your ideas on how to mount the lights better along with a few other things.

 

[mjncad]

Speaking of looking good....

How do you like the look of it since I got the duels put on?

It's amazing how differently it rides with duels.

Talk about a tight fit in the doorway. I'll bet there is barely an RCH's worth of clearance on each side. :laughing:

Well it goes without saying your last boss was no looker. Gee that thing looked as if it fell out of an ugly tree and struck every branch on the way down.
Now that I think about it I think my older brother had a model of the Rat Fink back in the late 60's.

My last boss was one of the most unfeminine looking women I've ever known. I can't imagine being the guy that made 3-kids with her. :thumbdown:
Yep, there were 'Rat Fink' models made by Revell as I recall.

500 years ago you would have been sought out by the King, and given the task of designing and decorating HM's armour - not just for HM, but also for HM horse.
The horses name ... why...Kubota of course.

Didn't you know that in a past life Paul was the chief armorer in King Arthur's court? :laughing:

 

[4shorts]

OK, here are some pix for you. Both before and after the duels were put on.

Man that's a beast. It sure looks heavy duty. I can only imagine the traction that thing has. Looks like it was meant for a tractor pull. A few months ago I seen a new Kubota on the lot that had duels on all the wheels. Traffic was nuts so I couldn't get back to snap a photo but it sure looked interesting.

I have watched the videos, viewed the pics and read the threads you've posted Sir.
You are a true Artisan.
500 years ago you would have been sought out by the King, and given the task of designing and decorating HM's armour - not just for HM, but also for HM horse.
The horses name ... why...Kubota of course.

:laughing: Thank you very much. Gave me a good chuckle and I needed it this morning.

It's got a long way to go to get it to the condition I want it in, but slowly it will get there.

If you lived next door to me, I'd be in heaven.:laughing:

My next step will be to replace the factory canopy kit and get rid of the plywood someone improvised a roof with. When that time comes I'll be looking for your ideas on how to mount the lights better along with a few other things.

Ya that would be the first thing I'd go for as well. You know where I am if you need something.

Didn't you know that in a past life Paul was the chief armorer in King Arthur's court? :laughing:

I told you not to say anything about that You had asked me to make you a suite and to keep it within you budget so here it is :laughing:

 

[dcyrilc]

Talk about a tight fit in the doorway. I'll bet there is barely an RCH's worth of clearance on each side. :laughing:

I literally have an inch on each side.:confused2:

 

[dcyrilc]

I told you not to say anything about that You had asked me to make you a suite and to keep it within you budget so here it is :laughing:

I don't know about Matt's budget, but that's sure where my budget's been at lately.:laughing:

 

[dcyrilc]

Ya that would be the first thing I'd go for as well. You know where I am if you need something.

Not so much if, but when. 'Course most of it is just going to be ideas on how to make it look right. I'll be looking for ideas from you too Matt.:thumbsup:

One idea I could use right now would have to do with cleaning. My shop is unheated. I can't drive the tractor on the road here and I can't currently trailer it since my hay is occupying the trailer. I had a hydraulic line blow off under the hood which is why the hood is off in some of the pix. I do have a pressure washer, but it doesn't heat the water. Any ideas for cleaning all the oil off the engine area?