What have you done to your tractor today?

nothing much,   just working on it

Put a bumper, new snorkel and went mudding

Today was "let's change our clothes again" day.

I finally got around to fabbing up an intake manifold for my go kart. Slapped that shiny new Mikuni on my shiny new clone, and bombed it onto the kart. Got it running, and took a few high-speed passes up the road. Gravel road. Potholes. Recent rain. Wet ass, wet legs, wet feet, wet shirt... Yuck!

So I went and changed into some dry gear. Then, I decided I really needed to get to the oil change on the MULE. Great! Did the change, went for a run. This big nasty mud bog just JUMPED in front of my totally unsuspecting self, leaving my looking like a 5'10" milk chocolate Easter Bunny! (I swear, I didn't see it coming!) Shower, change...

After dinner, I decided to take it for a gentle cruise. Well- It would seem that the seat absorbed some water after I hosed it down, and thanks to the cracks in the vinyl, my beehind was wet for the THIRD time today! AAARRRGGGGHHHHH! LOL

My wife thinks I'm nuts. She might be right.

Well, let's see.

Bypassed the governor on the 16.5 Briggs, and it lit up like a christmas tree... but the throttle is so touchy I'm just going to do it the right way and remove it proper. Also, picked up that other murray widebody and sold it for 250 as soon as I got back into town. so I get to have some fun getting other mowers figured out but it gives me some things to do after being cooped up for 2-6 weeks. Picked up the same White LT-12 I sold for a 100 dollar bill - for free (don't ask) and drove it home. Smoked some of the wiring the dude put on it... so that is a "tomorrow" project methinks.

Sandrail will be going into the shop for teardown and conversion tomorrow... after falling flat on my back out of an '01 F250's bed I really didn't feel like doing much. Been sitting around for hours debating on taking one of my stupid pills.

Been working on a mud bog project. Got the new hood all mounted, finished the drag pipe and started to paint it. I still have to do the wiring, mount the battery, throttle, brakes, snorkel, more paint and what ever I missed.

Resurrected War Machine Mk1 via sacrificial killing of Mk2 lol... no, but I did take the engine and wheels off Mk2's chassis for War Machine to be back on it's 'feet'. Still need to button up some stuff but it's indoors and covered for the next few weeks.

Derbyman103 wrote:

Been working on a mud bog project. Got the new hood all mounted, finished the drag pipe and started to paint it. I still have to do the wiring, mount the battery, throttle, brakes, snorkel, more paint and what ever I missed.

Careful not to burn yourself on that pipe

k2500life wrote:

Careful not to burn yourself on that pipe

Yea i know. The good thing about the bigger pipe and tip is that it doesnt get as hot as the smaller pipes. Its still a pita to work on the float in the carb tho. Lol

Ya I did the side pipe on mine like yours a while back and burned my leg pretty bad

Today I added gas changed my pulleys and belts

Just got done making a snorkel for the mud bog project. Here are some pics.

I put a new engine on my Murray wide body and painted the bumper

Cool stinger man. im guessing you locked the front axle?

Thanks and yes

remade my snorkel to take a bigger filter and be more flexible. and added belt retainers. have not riden it yet so dont know if i may need more

hey k2500 you should swap that intake manifold to the round intake so you can add that snorkel on

Finally got a good filler neck and cap for the tank, pressure tested both tanks, now just welding up the mounts, and figuring out the vent and fuel lines.

Ya I'm gonna haven't got round to it

Tested out the new locked trans, it works good . Now just waiting for my buddy to get off work so we can go on a romp

Sounds fun jerbear. You should take some pictures

Friggin finally got the steering link I wanted like a hem link end from a snowmobile. Bent and fit it back it and really reduced my steering slack. Found 2 820s in the junkyard too.

today i redid my gear ratio so now i have a 1-1 ratio and i do about 15-18 in 5th gear and added a rear mount for the trans-axle.

I put a car horn on

I got some more work done on the mud bog mower. The engine is cleaned up and painted, did a pulley swap, mounted the battery, made a safety tether kill switch, and started the wiring.

Yesterday, Stretch and I took our rallys out and did a few laps around the barn, and then took a drive around a country block... went around 5 miles or so. Then we brainstormed a little bit on a possible new project involving a FNR trans, and we looked at / discussed building the traxxor.

UGot three late 80's early 90 Montgomery wards, all with vari drive. My uncle paid for them. They all have brings 12hp, 14hp, and a 18 opposed twin that i paid himbucks 20