What's your winter projects...?

[IslandTractor]

Nice job on the TOPS. Red Rocker did one somewhat like that a while back too. I may get off my duff and try the same thing if I can find the time. It also provides a spot to mount forward facing worklights.

 

[RexB]

Thanks...the toughest part was bending the pipe without kinking it too much. Next time I'll heat that part of the pipe too and then bend it myself to see if it works better. The only listed pipe-bender-guy here within 50 miles had a HF hydraulic bender that didn't work too well. (It's 1-3/4" SCH40 old black steel pipe.) Solid as a rock when i swing off of it with 220lbs in motion. Gotta' go on a diet.

yes, RedRocker's folding ROPS w/ canopy is verrry nice, i pondered his photos while figuring mine out...

I just got a halogen weather-proof rotating work light to mount on it, but can't find the hot wires under the hood to plug in to. Must have looked at ten threads about it on here so i am blind. It's an '07 CK30 HST...

 

[rtdiggr]

Nice work, she looks good.

Hey Rexb any pics of your dozer in action?

Shane

 

[williekioti]

Thanks...the toughest part was bending the pipe without kinking it too much. Next time I'll heat that part of the pipe too and then bend it myself to see if it works better. The only listed pipe-bender-guy here within 50 miles had a HF hydraulic bender that didn't work too well. (It's 1-3/4" SCH40 old black steel pipe.) Solid as a rock when i swing off of it with 220lbs in motion. Gotta' go on a diet.

yes, RedRocker's folding ROPS w/ canopy is verrry nice, i pondered his photos while figuring mine out...

I just got a halogen weather-proof rotating work light to mount on it, but can't find the hot wires under the hood to plug in to. Must have looked at ten threads about it on here so i am blind. It's an '07 CK30 HST...

Nice work on the TOPS Rex! That setup looks quite worthy. I was thinking of making something like Redrocker's as well, but I moved away from that nice new barn I built just last fall and at the new place I have to drop the ROPS to get the machine inside. Have to build a new barn/shed.......

On the electrics side, I found a blank spot on the fuse block but it wasn't fused so I installed a wire w/inline fuse to my auxillary lights. According to the manual there is supposed to be an extra user dedicated block in the fuse box with fuse, but does not exist on mine. There is two available wires in the rear under cowling for your use, one hot with key and other continuous(there's a thread somewhere w/pics, can't remember who posted it). There's a third if memory serves that's hot w/shifter in reverse.

 

[RexB]

Nice work, she looks good. Hey Rexb any pics of your dozer in action?
Shane

Thanks
a few pics of "PacMan" here, it's tons of fun http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/37227

 

[RexB]

Thanks for the live wire tips williekioti, this fuse box has that User fuse, I'll get in behind it to trace where its wire got off to...

I saw the pics of the banana and spade connectors under the toolbox cowling on the rear, they wouldn't show current so i better check that fuse too.

And the engine heat gauge stopped working so that fuse too... the shop manual isn't too much help tracing these wires or i can't read it.

Ya' don't have that beautiful barn anymore? Yep, time for a replacement

 

[rtdiggr]

Thanks
a few pics of "PacMan" here, it's tons of fun http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/37227

Thanks for the pics i love those "tanks"

Shane

 

[IXLR8]

Hmmm... that looks like the good beginnings of a cab. Which is one of the first things I want to do to my CK30... if I can ever get it here. Still waiting on bank to sort out their paperwork.

 

[TractorLegend]

Dangit, I have to store my tractor in a semi container with the rops folded due to ceiling heighth. So no fancy headache rack for me.

 

[IslandTractor]

Dangit, I have to store my tractor in a semi container with the rops folded due to ceiling heighth. So no fancy headache rack for me.

You just need a double height container. Those things are made to be stacked anyway. There's your first winter project. The second can be the TOPS.