Snoopy11 5,714 #176 Posted December 1, 2022 P.S. Guys, I thought I posted this originally, but I have a good bit more square tubing laying around... most 1/2x1" rectangle steel. So I can pretty much make anything I need/want... Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #177 Posted December 1, 2022 I've also been considering possibly making a 'cage' around the engine... using the machine's frame as a guide... I. just. don't. know.... Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #178 Posted December 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, Snoopy11 said: That is a LOT to snag on things So maybe something more like this, maybe a little taller... leave the tires clear? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #179 Posted December 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said: So maybe something more like this, maybe a little taller... leave the tires clear? Right, right. That's the other idea. Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #180 Posted December 1, 2022 Sorta guarding against hitting the engine on trees and fence and... Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #181 Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said: close the ends Yes! Well about the snagging.. I think this might help. In my previous expertly drawn sketch I might not have made the 'design' very clear. Maybe this clarifies things a bit.. keep the top and bottom rails parallel but go 'in' towards the wheels from the backside of the frame with an angle. Making the back bumper kinda 'rounded off' in the corners.. if that makes any sense?? Edited December 2, 2022 by sjoemie himself Typo, thanks to lovely auto-correct 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #182 Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) Hey guys! So, I had to take Gracie to the vet today (she hurt her front left foot, so she had to get checked out... she sprained her foot and needs 3 weeks rest with anti-inflammatory medication)... Anyway, at the vet's office, they were doing some minor construction. We parked next to the maintenance truck, and when I was walking in the office, I noticed that there was a good bit of scrap metal in the back of the maintenance truck... When I came out of the office, the guy who was doing the construction was out by his truck. I asked him what he was going to do with the metal... and he said that it was going to be scrapped. Being the bold... nut that I am... I asked him if I could have some... He looked at me strangely... and asked, "what for" I told him that I was in the process of making a bumper for my Wheel Horse tractor. He said that he didn't have a clue what a Wheel Horse Tractor was... but said that I could take as much as I wanted. SO... I quickly grabbed these pieces : MOOOOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Don Edited December 2, 2022 by Snoopy11 "Walking" in the office... not "talking" in the office... LOL 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #183 Posted December 2, 2022 18 minutes ago, Snoopy11 said: could take as much as I wanted I would have taken it all, then asked if he could deliver it! Hahaha 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #184 Posted December 2, 2022 Just now, Jeff-C175 said: I would have taken it all, then asked if he could deliver it! Hahaha BBBBAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... Well, the other thing is... he wasn't the most... eh... 'good natured' fellow that I have encountered... so I didn't really want to push my luck. Seriously though, those were really the only good pieces he had, the rest of them were... quite hacked up... Don 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #185 Posted December 2, 2022 Got some items in the mail today. Still waiting on 1 pulley to come. I decided to buy a legit rubber belt for this machine, rather than a kevlar coated belt. I didn't want to buy a cogged belt... I feel that they aren't very durable. SO, I paid the piper and bought a 1/2"x116" rubber v-belt. SO, the machine has a 5/8 rubber v-belt, and a 1/2 rubber v-belt, JUST like OEM. I got the base of the bumper made today. I think I am going to design the extended bumper (the parts that will protect the wheels) after I finish the cage part. I have only used the scrap steel so far, none of the new stuff. How it will look (I have to make the top bar tomorrow, it should match the bottom bar) Don 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #186 Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Snoopy11 said: cage The engine is gonna wonder why it's in jail! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #187 Posted December 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Jeff-C175 said: The engine is gonna wonder why it's in jail! Nothing like a little protective custody! Don 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #188 Posted December 3, 2022 Got a little more done. Female lady woman came out in the garage and asked me what I was doing. I told her that I was making a bumper for my Wheel Horse... She rolled her eyes... but then said "that looks pretty good... you just make everything huh?" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Don 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #189 Posted December 3, 2022 15 minutes ago, Snoopy11 said: you just make everything Me too... I'll spend 2 days making something I could buy for ten bucks. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #190 Posted December 3, 2022 'nuff said. Don 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #191 Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) As far as attaching the bumper to the machine, I was considering going with square u-bolts to go around the tubing of the bumper and frame in this area: Then I plan to fabricate an attachment point at the stock hitch area that would allow me to physically put a bolt through the bumper and hitch. What do you guys think...? Got any better ideas, or anything I am not thinking about? I do not plan to use the stock hitch ever again... I don't want to tow anything with this machine... (got 5 other machines that are free to tow). EDIT: 'twas thinking about these here... Don Edited December 3, 2022 by Snoopy11 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #192 Posted December 4, 2022 How it will look once it is mounted. Exactly what I wanted it to look like... Don 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #193 Posted December 4, 2022 It actually looks bit like a Bobcat zero turn bumper... which is sort of what I based mine on... Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #194 Posted December 4, 2022 Looks awesome! I like the idea of U-bolts, so it's easily removable when the need arises. I think you should weld a plate of flat steel across the back so you'll have a place to put a big Snoopy decal (or paint it on), and maybe some WH decals, or something like that. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #195 Posted December 4, 2022 You need a flagpole mount on there... looks like you forgot that part! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #196 Posted December 4, 2022 2 hours ago, davem1111 said: I think you should weld a plate of flat steel across the back so you'll have a place to put a big Snoopy decal (or paint it on), and maybe some WH decals I bought something to go on the back. Just wait and see. Don 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #197 Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) I got zero... zip... nada done today. The FLW sent me on a wild goose chase to find chocolate chips for Christmas baking. No Walmart had what the resident female lady women baking department wanted. I finally gave up, and went to Menards to buy some square u-bolts for the bumper... and guess what? They also had chocolate chips! I guess I should have just gone their first before wasting a tank of fuel running around to 45 different stores... I'm home now with a dozen and a half of white, milk, and semi-sweet chocolate chips with u-bolts. I need some serious help... Don Edited December 4, 2022 by Snoopy11 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #198 Posted December 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Snoopy11 said: I got zero... zip... nada done today. The FLW sent me on a wild goose chase to find chocolate chips for Christmas baking. No Walmart had what the resident female lady women baking department wanted. I finally gave up, and went to Menards to buy some square u-bolts for the bumper... and guess what? They also had chocolate chips! I guess I should have just gone their first before wasting a tank of fuel running around to 45 different stores... I'm home now with a dozen and a half of white, milk, and semi-sweet chocolate chips with u-bolts. I need some serious help... Don Ah, but I'm sure that what the female lady women have in mind to make with those chips will make it all worthwhile. Please share pics of cookies and/or other bakery delights. Just keep the U-bolts out of the baking. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #199 Posted December 5, 2022 1 hour ago, davem1111 said: Ah, but I'm sure that what the female lady women have in mind to make with those chips will make it all worthwhile. Please share pics of cookies and/or other bakery delights. Just keep the U-bolts out of the baking. Oh you'll get some pics. They make enough... and with such quality that they could really own a candy shop. Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #200 Posted December 5, 2022 I feel that I absolutely NAILED the color that I was going for. True, I bought graphite... but I really can't stop looking at this color and smiling. It is a very loud color, but it looks very aggressive in person... Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
