My next custom Wheel Horse

[wallfish 16,994]

41 minutes ago, pullstart said:

I am not sure if this is funny or dumb.  I have been trying to figure out a shorter hood.  The Commando hood is 4” shorter.  I can drill spot welds and replace the nose!

 

We just gained 4” more leg room!

Use the shorter hood with all the built in character.

Is this going to be a trailer queen?

[Pullstart 62,834]

40 minutes ago, troutbum63 said:

Oh no not a command! Did you get a douner release first?

 

I have no clue what you mean?  

[Pullstart 62,834]

31 minutes ago, wallfish said:

Use the shorter hood with all the built in character.

Is this going to be a trailer queen?

 

No trailer queen... but it’ll get to the shows.  Time permitting, it’ll get stripped and painted up pretty before we load it with coop poop!

[Andy N. 2,142]

This was just posted a few days ago on FB Marketplace. Wrong color and all, but appropriate to the thread. It's in Lockport, IL if anyone is interested.

 

 

 

 

[953 nut 55,189]

15 hours ago, pullstart said:

I have been trying to figure out a shorter hood.

            Why don't you just move the pivot point forward of the frame a little.    I doubt that any "Purest"  would even notice it on this otherwise unaltered .      

[Pullstart 62,834]

31 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

            Why don't you just move the pivot point forward of the frame a little.    I doubt that any "Purest"  would even notice it on this otherwise unaltered .      

 

Well you see, I have moved it forward to the point that I’m happy with it.  It’s all about the proportion to the sketch!  

 

Here is some progression with my fancy jig work to see how it moved forward.

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,535]

The color of the bucket jig distracts from the overall scheme, but I personally like the lines of the hood relative to the dump bed...

 

Please paint the bucket Regal Red and resubmit photos for a final grade by the RS brain trust...

 

 

 

Lookin’ great!  

[Pullstart 62,834]

5 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

The color of the bucket jig distracts from the overall scheme, but I personally like the lines of the hood relative to the dump bed...

 

Please paint the bucket Regal Red and resubmit photos for a final grade by the RS brain trust...

 

 

 

Lookin’ great!  

 

Oh it’ll get paint.  All of it will get the paint.  I love the way Frank turned out with the patina from years of work and clear over... but this is getting the paint.

[Pullstart 62,834]

Here you go @SylvanLakeWH!  

 

My Regal Red dump creation!

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

I received my bolts and studs in the mail.  I figured because I’ll have more spacers, I can still run a couple bolts on each hub and these countersunk flat head socket bolts can help to center the adapters on the hub.  I have room for a lot of spacers if needed, running these 3” studs.  The first spacers will have clearance holes to clear the head of a normal bolt.

 

 

 

 

[Tractorhead 9,064]

whow, quickpaint.. 😂😂😂

[wallfish 16,994]

How about an old school style cab ?

Thought you were going 2 seater ?

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

Just now, wallfish said:

How about an old school style cab ?

Thought you were going 2 seater ?

 

 

 

Munster Mobile!  I am doing a 2 seater, just using the WH pan and seat for visual mock-up.  It’ll all change during the build..

[wallfish 16,994]

24 minutes ago, pullstart said:

 It’ll all change during the build..

They all do! that's the process which makes things work

[Pullstart 62,834]

I pulled down my first WH frame I ever had, the 502 bones.  I don’t foresee putting Putt Putt back to stock, so this should be all I need to cut and weld the dump truck frame.

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

I stripped the roller parts down and took some measurements.  Surprisingly I won’t need much kick up in the chassis.  The center of the front axle pivot pin is about the same height as the top of the frame at the trans mount!

 

 

[953 nut 55,189]

How tight a turn can you get with the frame at the centerline of those tall tires?

[Pullstart 62,834]

46 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

How tight a turn can you get with the frame at the centerline of those tall tires?

 

I’ll see shortly...  right now, the 3/4” pegs limit any outward steering.

[Pullstart 62,834]

Here you go Richard.  I imagine if I move the steering arms and remove the 3/4” pegs, I can have as much scrub as I’d like.

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

Metal work begins...

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

Can’t wait for this chassis to be used again!

 

 

[Pullstart 62,834]

With the front half of the chassis trimmed up, a 2” spacer clamped between the two assures me that things will come together quite well.  When I weld the two halves together, I’ll push the kickup as far forward as possible to maintain the most leg room.

[Stormin 9,981]

I definitely like the look of this.

[rjg854 11,360]

Kevin

[ebinmaine 67,422]

3 hours ago, Stormin said:

I definitely like the look of this.

 

29 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

Kevin

 

 

 

What they wrote...