Custom Raider

[sgtsampay 117]

OK, so i just was able to see your picture. (I'm at work and they block pictures..) and I saw your diragram. I made a copy of it and will go strait home and make a new plate out of 1/8th in steel flat bar I have laying around. Thanks again for the help and I will take pictures of it tonight along with my new tires/hitch with weight box.

If all goes well, tomorrow after work my neightbor will weld on that new plate for me and I should be golden.

Now as for as the brake lever, I see about having my nieghtbor weld a new piece of flatbar onto that lever and just go from there. What are the demintions of that thing?

[Anglo Traction 761]

Hi Bobby, Plate thickness is 1/16" not 1/8". I'll sort the dims of the Brake pivot (left side) and post them later for you with a pic. There are a few bits missing on that side as well, I'll try and show them.

Regards Richard.

[sgtsampay 117]

Thanks again Anglo.

I know that its 1/16th, but all I can get right now is 1/8th. I will check my drawer but I think that the thinest.

I know on the left side the brake pad and little lever are missing, as i took those off for a test but what else I wander? Hmm. Thanks again for all of your help. It will take some time but this Raider will be unique come June. I hope to show it off at the show. :banghead:

[Anglo Traction 761]

OK, so i just was able to see your picture. (I'm at work and they block pictures..) and I saw your diragram.

[sgtsampay 117]

Wow, Anglo I got an idea on how I will be fixing it. Now since i got a welder and your measurements to work with.

Also, here is my raider as of now:

And here is my hitch i built. I made two of them, the longer one for the winter so i can put my wieght box on and the other for summer so I can put my tow ball on.

Here shows the other side of the hitch and how it loops around the tranny for added strength. And also notice my brace for the breast plate.

[sgtsampay 117]

And here is my other rig sleeping after a hard days work doing 8 drives.

Now, Tomorrow, I will make my belt plate as Anglo's one is a little to short, so I have to make it a little longer. I will also grind the broken brake lever as smooth as I can and then weld 1/4 flat bar on it. The flat bar will be what the on in Anglo's picture is. So, hopefully after that, I can drive it around.

Then I will mount my wieght box on and put some counter weight.

I almost forgot, the tires are 25x10x12 IPT ATV mud/snow tires. I'm hoping that these will be better in the long run than the old hard turfs with chains. At least they make the raider look mean. :banghead:

[sgtsampay 117]

Anglo, I thank you very much for the measurements, as I sued them and made two new peices. One for the belt plate and the other for the brake/clutch thing.

Tonight, I will get them welded up and test it out to see if it all will work out.

I also was able to fine some 1/16th think metal and also made another plate out of 1/8th just incase.

I really hope this will work. Thanks again.

[Anglo Traction 761]

Hi Bobby, Owe you an apology , I left off one dimension in the Brake Pivot Pic . I've modified it and Highlighted the addition in Blue it's for the Offset hole for Brake Band Rod end.

Sounds like your on your way now.

Regards, Richard.

[sgtsampay 117]

Update:

The Raider is now all in working order, as I was able to get the plates and peices welded up finally and then I put the whole thing back together.

So, I then got the whole Raider all back together. Now I jsut need to put the wieght box on, fix my hood so it stays on, and then I have some minor electrical to get done.

After that she will be able to move some snow. After witner though I should have all of the parts and warmth needed to transform her into the custom raider. I can't wait. I will get some picture tonight for you guys., since we are getting about 1-2in of snow again tonight. :banghead:

[sgtsampay 117]

Update: I was able to plow my first storm with the Raider. It performed great! I really like the new tires, as they give lots of traction with even no wieght on the back. I will be adding about 100-150 pounds of weights tonight, and I'm hoping that will help during the next sotrm we are getting.

I did noticed some furture problem with the tecumseh. I tweaked the carb again and got it to run nice. Its also not running rich anymore and seems to have power. The problem is I'm noticing blue smoke when you rev it up, start it up. I'm also noticing that the plug is getting oil fouled. Lastly, right by the intake port, on top of the carb there is an oil leak now. Its not huge yet, but it leaking.

Now, I did a compression test when it cold and after about 20min of running. 88psi cold and 120 psi warm.

Now since the rebuild of these old tec isn;t cheap liek a Kohler or Briggs, I will jsut be replaceing the whole engine sometime. I think I may have a shot at a nice Kohler K181 freshly rebuild (I mean real rebuild, new piston/rod, ground crank, bore out, etc) so I will jsut put that i nthe place of the old tec. This way i will have an engine that is easy to maintain and is rugged.

We are getting a nice slush storm tomorrow, so I will see how the old raider performs. I hope the engine doesn't poop out on me..

[sgtsampay 117]

Here is the alsome power for the Custom raider.

It did very well in today's super wet snow. I did have some carb issues after doing 4 driveways. So i took the whole carb off and cleaned it out completely and found a little crud but nothing much. I also replaced most of the fuel lines, just incase they were causing issues. I then put it all back together and then set the screws to the manual specs and away I went. I did have ot make a make turn on the air mix screw, but thats about it.

Anyway, here are some pictures.

I will say that the front wheels slipped alot. Any advice on those? I know about the chains but anything else i can do?

[Anglo Traction 761]

Hi Bobby, Glad to see the Ole Raider back to doing what it does best.

[sgtsampay 117]

Thanks Anglo. Couldn't have done it without your drawings.. Now, I jsut need to restore it and get a new engine/my custom parts and then this project will be done. LOL.

[sgtsampay 117]

UPDATE:

The tractor currently has a little pull start 7Hp briggs. It runs fairly well and moves the snow great. I will however be taking the hitch off and the new tires off and then saling the raider with turfs and chains. I have decided to work on on horse and that all i really have room for. Thanks all for the help with this project. It was fun and I learned alot. :thumbs: