Rustey Medal

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

i like it! the ontly thing i don't like is the rear rims. maybe cut off one side of the rim that's closest to the chassis? look on my thread, youll see how i cut up my rims to fit the 4 wheeler tires.

Yeah i seen the video but i cant do that becaues the rims are weld straight to the car rims.
Or do you mean cut where the line is in the pic?

i think thats what he meant truckin, but it gave it a mighty wide stance like that lol keep a eye on that tranny might have to put a brace under it in the middle

truckin42 wrote:

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

i like it! the ontly thing i don't like is the rear rims. maybe cut off one side of the rim that's closest to the chassis? look on my thread, youll see how i cut up my rims to fit the 4 wheeler tires.

Yeah i seen the video but i cant do that becaues the rims are weld straight to the car rims.
Or do you mean cut where the line is in the pic?

Yep!! id look way better. I really like how this tractor is turning out.

Yeah i might do that.
I like how it turing out too.

richie thomas wrote:

i think thats what he meant truckin, but it gave it a mighty wide stance like that lol keep a eye on that tranny might have to put a brace under it in the middle

What do you mean put a brace ubder it?

ill do a vid on it tomorrow, cause i plan on doing one for the lifted mower

richie thomas wrote:

ill do a vid on it tomorrow, cause i plan on doing one for the lifted mower

Ok then ill make sure i watch it then.

Well guys i took rustey out on a small romp in the woods and i have to say it does better with the car tires
i didit spin as much as i did with turfs.
But the bad part is that i cant fit into skinny places with the wheelbase being 44"
Overall it did good i didt break anything so far.

Cool! Couple random thought here-

*Maybe cut out a few inches of excess off the throttle cable and conduit. That'd clean things up a bit
*Put big rig/tractor style flap caps on the mufflers- you don't want a bunch of rainwater collecting in those headers. If you can't buy or fab flap caps, maybe just fab up some turndowns or something. Even a couple of 90*'s would help. Just so the holes aren't vertical
*With the wheels spaced that far out, I'd really be worried about bending an axle, or breaking the tranny housing at the ends. There's a lot of leverage on there, and a coupla good bumps could cause some chaos. So far, your tractor is pretty light in the rearend and that could be why it hasn't failed already.
*PLEASE engineer some guarding for the engine. We're all here to have fun, and nothing kills a good time faster than a trip to the emergency room!

Keep building! I love seeing younger folk getting their hands dirty, being creative, and just generally "doing"!

Yeah i plan on getting flaps for it.
And I got an idea for the axles to make them stronger just need to get the right size tubing.

Well guys i was thinkin i might do a simple lift for my mower something like a 1-2 lift im not shore yet what do you think?

Yeah- Keep it fairly mild, or you might find yourself overwhelmed. The domino effect kicks in, and away you go! By domino effect, I mean that once you alter something to a certain degree, you find that it forces you to alter something else to make it work. And so on, and so on.

Yeah it wont be nothing crazy.

Well guys today i was thinkin its time to build a dash bourd and i got it all ready to be welded and the other day i bought a 1400 watt genoator to run my shop well it runs most of my tools but has a hard time runnin the welder and i will barely make the arc and has a hard time keepin the arc so i deside why not just make it bolt on.
And if i need to weld ill just take it up to the house.
But tell me what you think of the dash bourd.

truckin42 wrote:

Well guys today i was thinkin its time to build a dash bourd and i got it all ready to be welded and the other day i bought a 1400 watt genoator to run my shop well it runs most of my tools but has a hard time runnin the welder and i will barely make the arc and has a hard time keepin the arc so i deside why not just make it bolt on.
And if i need to weld ill just take it up to the house.
But tell me what you think of the dash bourd.

I'd give it character sense you don't have and sheet metal on the tractor

redlinemotorsportts wrote:

truckin42 wrote:

Well guys today i was thinkin its time to build a dash bourd and i got it all ready to be welded and the other day i bought a 1400 watt genoator to run my shop well it runs most of my tools but has a hard time runnin the welder and i will barely make the arc and has a hard time keepin the arc so i deside why not just make it bolt on.
And if i need to weld ill just take it up to the house.
But tell me what you think of the dash bourd.

I'd give it character sense you don't have and sheet metal on the tractor

Yeah i still thinkin of a way were it looks like it belongs on the mower and so it hidden.

Well guys i got all the eletriciel work done on Rustey push button start,kill swich and i moved the solinod from behind the gas tank and moved it to behind the dash and it all works great better than jumping the solinod.

You mean the electrical or wiring, and not a rusted push button start, included but not limited to the kill switch, solenoid that you moved behind the dash.

And that's good.

Thunderdivine wrote:

You mean the electrical or wiring, and not a rusted push button start, included but not limited to the kill switch, solenoid that you moved behind the dash.

And that's good.

Srry i ment wiring and it not a rustey push button.
I needed to move the solinod becaues it was behind the gas tank and i didt what to set rustey on fire lol.

Well i desided to go on a small trail ride trying to find the weak links of Rustey but every obstical it did it when right over it spun alittle but it still whent over it, or thew it.
I was running jagers bushes over, branches,trees,tree stumps,and even tree vines and mid sized tree roots.

Well guys here is Trail mower Update #7
Tell me what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz-u6BzooMY&feature=youtu.be
Also since im using my ipod i can take pics but i cant upload them so ill have videos instead of pics untill i figue out how to get my ipod to save the pics diffrent so i can upload them.

Well today i desided i would start on a snorkel idea and a way for better air flow and so far its pretty much done i couldt weld the peice of pipe ot the steel flang becaue its aluminum but i used gutter seal thats for steel,staniless,aluminmum and if it work of gutters it will work to hold the pipe from coming out i hope also gonna use a peice of clothe for a air cleaner but it will be replaced with a K&N air filter.

Pics, or it didn't happen! (LOL)

Regarding the air filter- cloth sucks. Get some open-cell poly foam, from a chair cushion or something. After you've cut it to fit, pour a teaspoon of fresh engine oil on it. Wring it in your hands to distribute the oil, then install. To clean it, wash in warm water with dish soap and wring dry. Re- oil as above.

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Pics, or it didn't happen! (LOL)

Regarding the air filter- cloth sucks. Get some open-cell poly foam, from a chair cushion or something. After you've cut it to fit, pour a teaspoon of fresh engine oil on it. Wring it in your hands to distribute the oil, then install. To clean it, wash in warm water with dish soap and wring dry. Re- oil as above.

Yeah im gonna do a video lol.
But for the air cleaner i might do what your said it a good idea.

Well i desided to do a video of the snorkel setup.
Tell me what you think.
Sorry it not the freatese video but its somthing
https://youtu.be/VEtwdzAsHxc

Well i got the snorkel system 90% done just need to order a filter.
But for now ill make a temorary filter.
I might do a video later today on it.