SylvanLakeWH 25,555 #426 Posted March 28, 2020 Nice day for it! Looking good! So THAT's where all the masks are going... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #427 Posted March 28, 2020 What I want to know, is what's Eric been doing while Trina working away as usual?? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #428 Posted March 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, Stormin said: What I want to know, is what's Eric been doing while Trina working away as usual?? Well.... I did help move the parts.... 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daron1965 644 #429 Posted March 28, 2020 43 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Well.... I did help move the parts.... In your defense, someone had to take the pictures. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #430 Posted March 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Daron1965 said: In your defense, someone had to take the pictures. Yeah YEAH What he said!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #431 Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Daron1965 said: In your defense, someone had to take the pictures. Don't encourage him. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #432 Posted March 29, 2020 More pics of Trina's painting prowess. Love the copper color on the hubs Lift handle is the same metallic brown textured as the frame/transmission. This'll likely end up being my clutch. Transmission is ready for installation 5 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #433 Posted March 29, 2020 Excellent 👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #434 Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Looks great, curious how it will look if finished...👍 Edited March 29, 2020 by Tractorhead I hate autocorrect 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #435 Posted March 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tractorhead said: if Not "if" ... When... It'll get there... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,849 #436 Posted March 29, 2020 I don’t know how you two pick out colors... but they look pretty good together! Great work Trina! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #437 Posted March 29, 2020 43 minutes ago, pullstart said: I don’t know how you two pick out colors... but they look pretty good together! Great work Trina! For this particular tractor I kept up with the "metal" color theme following the name. I bought a few cans of different shades and textures. Experiment with them and go with what looks best to us. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #438 Posted March 29, 2020 3 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I bought a few cans of different shades and textures. Trina experiments with them and goes with what looks best to her. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,644 #439 Posted March 29, 2020 Looks like you and Trina are making good progress. Keep up the nice work. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #440 Posted March 29, 2020 Got more done on a rainy day.. Pulled the masking tape off the transmission and discovered that the axle seals didn't set right on installation. Changed both axle seals and drive input seal. (Hadn't done the input seal yet). Fiddled around with the 7" adapter for awhile. Had to clearance a couple holes. Got that lined up nicely and bolted it to the transmission. Installed the seat spring, helper coil and seat. I put the wheel bolts in the hubs and installed the hubs on the axles. I popped the wheels on to test for clearance. If left as is I'll have only 2.5" on the closer side between the seat and tire. I'm going to install 3" spacers so that'll give me 5.5" on the left and more on the right. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #441 Posted March 29, 2020 Now things are starting to look something like. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,849 #442 Posted March 30, 2020 That big width isn’t gonna be too much on fresh bearings EB? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #443 Posted March 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, pullstart said: That big width isn’t gonna be too much on fresh bearings EB? I'm thinking it'll be alright. 1 wheel bearing is new. The other was fine. I swapped out one carrier bearing from a parts transmission. The other carrier bearing was from that same parts transmission but I swapped the entire case half. I'll keep a close monitor on them for a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #444 Posted March 30, 2020 5 hours ago, pullstart said: That big width isn’t gonna be too much on fresh bearings EB? Maybe some kind of mounting for out rigger bearings could be made if problems arise? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #445 Posted March 30, 2020 I've been running the 3" spacers for several years already on both Patriot and Cinnamon. The difference to this tractor is that it has GT14 axles which are roughly another 3" per side. I'm no expert in levers and fulcrums but I realize that alot of us run things like a tiller that hangs a bunch of weight out the back... Or a weight box for a loader. Colossus will be a woods puller which will be hauling a Max load of 300 to 400 additional tongue weight on rare occasion. Normally no more than a couple hundred pounds added tongue weight. I don't have the formulas to figure it. Seems like it should do well. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,555 #446 Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: I've been running the 3" spacers for several years already on both Patriot and Cinnamon. The difference to this tractor is that it has GT14 axles which are roughly another 3" per side. I'm no expert in levers and fulcrums but I realize that alot of us run things like a tiller that hangs a bunch of weight out the back... Or a weight box for a loader. Colossus will be a woods puller which will be hauling a Max load of 300 to 400 additional tongue weight on rare occasion. Normally no more than a couple hundred pounds added tongue weight. I don't have the formulas to figure it. Seems like it should do well. Have Trina run the numbers... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #447 Posted March 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Have Trina run the numbers... Oh... She wouldn't bother. I'm the over thinker here. She'd say just run it and be careful... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #448 Posted March 30, 2020 Would you really need 3” wheel spacers after the axle swap? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,465 #449 Posted March 30, 2020 59 minutes ago, 19richie66 said: Would you really need 3” wheel spacers after the axle swap? I'll have to have a spacer adapter of some sort just to mount the wheels because the hole in the center of the wheel is nowhere near large enough to go on the wheelhorse hub. I do fit between the tires but not by enough to make me very comfortable on a moving tractor that does not yet have fenders on it. It wouldn't take much pitch or roll for the side of one of my hips to touch the tread. I'm not sure what if anything I'm going to do about that just yet. Another reason I would like the widest stance possible is stability on our extremely rough terrain. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,216 #450 Posted March 30, 2020 14 hours ago, ebinmaine said: I put the wheel bolts in the hubs and installed the hubs on the axles. I popped the wheels on to test for clearance. If left as is I'll have only 2.5" on the closer side between the seat and tire. I'm going to install 3" spacers so that'll give me 5.5" on the left and more on the right You probably should consider using hubs from a "D" or 953/1054/GT-14 for this build. The longer hubs will distribute the weight/side torque forces across a longer portion of the axle that extends past the bearings, You probably won't bend an axle, but worth considering. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
