Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS !

[Waldon52]

Todays progress pic shows the v-plow hooked to the Cat tractor Frame for the first time . I ground most of the welds and filled them with body filler. Also the wing now has more bracing . The v-plow is 48in. wide and the wing plow is 30 in. wide.:thumbsup:

 

[Waldon52]

second pic

 

[Waldon52]

Todays progress shows the v-plow sanded and painted. Next I will work on the wing plow mounts.

 

[Waldon52]

second view

 

[Waldon52]

A couple months ago I bought this jd 110 round fender . Although I tore it apart and repainted it I have nver driven it or started it . The fellow started it the day I bought it and we pushed it up on the trailer. Today I fired it up for the first time and it started right up. I'll have to try driving it:laughing:
I think I got way too many projects and once a week I am calling on another one
Going to look at another one this afternoon :confused2:

 

[dieselcrawler]

Nice work so far... but where's the tracks we all want to see so baddly?

 

[Waldon52]

The half track project was cancelled . This will now be just a four tire project.
I don't want to spend the time building a half track. Instead I want to build a full track version .
I bought a 22 hp zero turn JD Z-425 for the pumps and engine but now I see it is too nice to cut it up.
So now I am still looking for another zero turn with a nice 20+ hp twin engine with a junk mower deck to cut up.
Todays project shows the wing plow attached for the first time.
By Sat. night I should have the lift linkage designed and the wing sanded and painted.
Then Mon. I will build a weight box on the rear. Then I will design some quik-tach fold
in half tire chains for it

 

[skyhook]

Nice work, Waldon52...I don't see why you put that body filler on there,
it won't last long if you plan on using this machine, but it does look pretty.:thumbsup:

 

[Waldon52]

I don't really plan on using this machine. It is mostly a butt buggy for tractor shows for a conversation piece. I may try it once or twice in light powdery snow but then just park it and never use it again. My fun is the tweaking to get a slightly different look from these junkers that were heading to the scrapyard. My jd 455 diesel with the 47in. snowblower and my mini wheel loader are what I use for snow . Sometimes I use my truck plow too. The other 15 machines are just pretty much toys.
Todays picture shows the complex controls for the wing plow . I got the welds ground and filled .
Tomorrow I will sand and paint the wing and then get going on the weight box.

 

[Waldon52]

Todays progress picture shows the wing plow now sanded and painted.

 

[Djames55]

You do great work... Thanks for posting...

 

[Waldon52]

Thanks ,
Todays picture shows me moving some of my snow equipment around to be able to get at it. The weatherman is saying cold weather and snowflakes on the way later this week. I have 2 buckets, one box scraper, 4 snowblowers and around ten snowblades. My driveway is 30x50 so it does not take long to plow my driveway.:laughing:

 

[Waldon52]

Today I packed away four tractors in the back shed for the winter. Then I moved these four side by side for a picture. I moved out the Cat and the 110 round fender from the workshop and pulled the two jd 455's in the shop. With 16 machines and a mini loader it seems like there is always something to putter on.:laughing:

 

[Waldon52]

Todays projects were smaller, two of my jd 110 round fender tractors were missing the variable speed inspection plates. So I made two more. Nothing fancy but nicer looking than the big whole. Also it had no working choke cable , completely rusted and missing the bracket on the carb. It had no throttle linkage either. The day I bought it the fellow just used his hand to throttle it up and choke it. Now it works much better.

 

[Waldon52]

Todays pictures show more preparing for winter. I removed the forks and installed my home made snowbucket on my mini wheel loader. The little 50hp loader does a excellent job . Also you can see I attached my rear box scraper on the back of the mini jd 4020. My neighbor was taking this 59 in snowblower to the scrapyard and he gave it to me . I tweaked it a bit to work as a rear box scraper.:thumbsup:

 

[Waldon52]

The little Ranch King/Cat tractor looks pretty nice sitting out in the sun today .

 

[Xfaxman]

:thumbsup:

 

[Scooter78]

You do great work, I wish I had half the skill you have!

 

[Waldon52]

Thanks,
Three inches of snow for us in Gaylord tomorrow says the weatherman .
Todays picture now shows my two jd 455 diesels in the workshop. One is getting cleaned up after summer and fall use and the other one is getting checked over for winter use starting tomorrow. :dance1:
One has 1301 hours and the other one has 199 hours . I bought them both brand new 16 years ago and they still look pretty good.

 

[Waldon52]

Happy Wife , Happy LIFE !!!:laughing:
I took my wife out for lunch today and we stopped at the JD dealer and I ordered a brand new jd 758 4x4 Diesel Tractor with a 54in. snowblower. :licking:
They said it will be built in the next two weeks in Horicon , Wis. :thumbsup:
The things we got to do to keep our wives happy :cool2: