The Custom Shop

[Bill D 1,915]

Many of us have made custom parts, attachments or mods to our tractors, like foot pedal controls for example.  Let's see the pictures.  Close up pictures and descriptions are appreciated.  I love gaining inspiration for a build of my own from the folks here.

 

Here's my modified Bobcat deck.  Got the idea from @kpinnc

Edited April 1, 2022 by Bill D

[ri702bill 8,295]

I have a couple - First, a two-piece clamp-on steering wheel adapter. No more roll pin, and you use the aftermarket steering wheel of your choice. Mine on the C81 kind of looks like a 420LSE.

Second, an adjustable spring assist for the seat on Round Hoods to keep the seat from abrading the paint off the toolbox fenders.

[ebinmaine 67,323]

Here's my solution to moving the seat back on the Cinnamon Horse 1974 c160.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolted the square bars to the seat pan and the seat to the square bars. Gave me a good strong two inches of additional legroom. 

[ebinmaine 67,323]

My Colossus tractor project is quite a lot of custom work from one end to the other.

I'm particularly happy with the spindles.

I designed them and our fabricating friend built them. I helped her just a tiny bit with brute Force on a big wrench but everything else, credit to her.

 

Here's a sequence of what they started as to the finished product as mounted.  

 

 

 

[Pullstart 62,811]

“Frank” is also a customization in itself.  It’s the only 1963 big block automatic that I’m aware of…

 

 

[Lee1977 6,648]

9 hours ago, Bill D said:

Many of us have made custom parts, attachments or mods to our tractors, like foot pedal controls for example.  Let's see the pictures.  Close up pictures and descriptions are appreciated.  I love gaining inspiration for a build of my own from the folks here.

 

Here's my modified Bobcat deck.  Got the idea from @kpinnc

Looks like your blades are turning the wrong way unless they are sharpen on both sides.

[Bill D 1,915]

50 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

Looks like your blades are turning the wrong way unless they are sharpen on both sides.

They are turning the correct way.  I've cut with it twice now. 

[squonk 41,040]

@ebinmaine Keep that fender pan latch in good shape!   

[Pullstart 62,811]

6 minutes ago, squonk said:

@ebinmaine Keep that fender pan latch in good shape!   

Does that one have a latch?

Edited April 1, 2022 by Pullstart

[squonk 41,040]

24 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Does that one have a latch?

Right behind the hi lo shifter.

 

[ebinmaine 67,323]

28 minutes ago, squonk said:

@ebinmaine Keep that fender pan latch in good shape!   

 

21 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Does that one have a latch?

 

It does, in fact.  

 

And ... Currently... It's in excellent condition. 

 

This Horse. Cinnamon Horse.... Is the no good rotten temperamental naughty  possibly vengeful beast that bucked me!!

 

[Pullstart 62,811]

Oh yeah, I see it now…. In the shifter notch.

[kpinnc 11,936]

19 hours ago, Bill D said:

Here's my modified Bobcat deck.  Got the idea from @kpinnc

 

Gotta get off my butt and finish mine. Your's looks so nice! 

[Jeff-C175 7,199]

There's a toenail trimmer, eh?

 

 

I imagine you plan on running it with the discharge chute in place?

 

 

[kpinnc 11,936]

7 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

I imagine you plan on running it with the discharge chute in place?

 

They are made that way so you can trim equally close on both sides...

 

Unlike 'certain' older decks with 5 inches of metal past the tip of the blade. 

Edited April 2, 2022 by kpinnc

[Maxwell-8 4,275]

Here in Belgium WH-stuff is very rare, implements unfindable. So I have to fabricat everything I want

 

Rear mount grader

Adapter to run a Honda plow

A mulching deck

reminds me on getting back to work on the front mount air compressor

My rear rack, 350lbs on their 

It can handle all that weight without a front weight, but decided to make one, to be a bit safer and prevent wheelies.

 

And custom 4.5 inch dash/hood raise to fit the diesel engine, it is at an angle to maintain the the steering shaft angle.

Edited April 11, 2022 by Maxwell-8

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

@Maxwell-8 I would have thought your engine would be sufficient as a frontweight 

The plow looks interesting, what size/width is that, 12"?

[ebinmaine 67,323]

2 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

reminds me on getting back to work on the front mount air compressor

Yeah could we get going on this please?

I need to see how it comes out...

 

😃

[ri702bill 8,295]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

3 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

reminds me on getting back to work on the front mount air compressor

Yeah could we get going on this please?

I need to see how it comes out...

Said the man with the ongoing Colossus project....! 

[clueless 2,976]

23 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Here's my solution to moving the seat back on the Cinnamon Horse 1974 c160.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolted the square bars to the seat pan and the seat to the square bars. Gave me a good strong two inches of additional legroom. 

So how do you bolt the seat on the brackets once their on the tractor?

[ebinmaine 67,323]

3 hours ago, clueless said:

So how do you bolt the seat on the brackets once their on the tractor?

 

I've done the square tube mount set-up on both Cinnamon Horse C160-8 and the '75 C160 Automatic. 

I did a little variance on the two. 

Gimme a few here and I'll get some pics and info for ya. 

 

 

[squonk 41,040]

16 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said:

There's a toenail trimmer, eh?

 

 

I imagine you plan on running it with the discharge chute in place?

 

 

Worked with a guy who cut off the tips of his shoes with a push mower. We nick-named him 3 Horse Toenail Clippers 

Edited April 2, 2022 by squonk

[ebinmaine 67,323]

7 hours ago, clueless said:

So how do you bolt the seat on the brackets once their on the tractor?

@clueless

 

Here's a couple pics. 

I used 2 sets of 4 bolts. 

One set goes down from the middle of the square bars through the seat pan. 

The other set goes up through the seat pan, bars, and into the seat base.  

 

I could have likely used only the second set but I wanted the extra strength.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kpinnc 11,936]

On 4/1/2022 at 10:46 AM, ebinmaine said:

Bolted the square bars to the seat pan and the seat to the square bars. Gave me a good strong two inches of additional legroom. 

 

Eb, I was just trying to figure out a new seat mount for the 867. I do believe I'm gonna steal your idea... 

[ebinmaine 67,323]

18 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

Eb, I was just trying to figure out a new seat mount for the 867. I do believe I'm gonna steal your idea... 

Yer welcome to it bubba. 

 

Just be REALLY REALLY  sure the seat pan tab lock is in excellent condition.