[FINALIST] - Scrap yard murray save [2019 Build-Off Entry]

Always a good feeling to finally get to use something you have been building for a while! She's a beauty. I know you are finishing up. Just let us know when you are complete and have your walk around video!

Great Job.

I love first drives... Keep it up, you might just win this thing...

Thanks. I might add something else to the build but not sure. I need to see how it will look on mock up if not a finish video will he coming up.

@murraymountain im just very excited to finish this time around its been something I have wanted to do for about 4 or 5 years now and something always comes up.

Back out in the shop today to add a little more to this build. Made a cover to cover up the cut out in the frame that i guess the original cover slide into. Made a drink holder and can also set you phone next to it without it sliding off. I covered the top in grip tape.

This is the original exhaust shield to the motor. Took about 2 hours to get the circle cut. looks almost factory to me

Fourth pic down got my boy out there helping me. Lol hes probably touched just as many nuts and bolts on this thing as me



Took the dremal and cut these notches bet the over and ground them out

Covered the top in grip tape


Happy with the way this came out

Nice, I appreciate a high quality cup holder...

That's pretty cool! I ALWAYS have to have a cup holder on my builds... HAVE to.

Today was a good day. I rode the Murray for about 1hr only two things came up. One the throttle cable came lose where it clamps down by the engine only need to tighten the bolt back down so no biggie the other thing is I was getting belt slip in higher gears. Come to find out that the shift lever was bulling the belt away from the pulley so also got that fixed up. She is getting more and more refined each ride. I have one more thing to do and its in the mail then i will wrap this build off up. Also have been taking video so will have some sort of that coming out. Never really put a video together so we will see.

Here are pics of the shifter fix and also a pic of it all washed up after a good ride



All clean

Nice work on the shifter! Looking forward to the video. I think you got my vote!

Welded up a rock slider today. Im so so if i like it or not so i will see if it grows on me before I make the other side. Still waiting on a part in the mail. Im so ready to wrap this thing up. Lol

In going to cut a 45 degree angle on the two ends and cap it off. Then i Think will look alot better

More progress today. Got the one slider finished up looks alot better with the 45 angle and being capped off. I have about 3 1/2 hours in this one piece but happy with the look now. Also bought my 1st piece of steel for this project some 1/8th flat bar to cap it all off,all the other steel was reused from something or another

Looks good. Are you using that as a guard or a step? (or both?)

Loving the rock slider! Looks pretty slick with the angle cuts in the end, should work great too!

Thanks its more of a guard but is strong enough for a step.

Chipped away at this thing a little more today. And decided to redo the clutch I got tired of the stock modified clutch not working the way I wanted so built a new double clutch and got the retainers on there as well.

Also lengthend the shift lever and welded on some threads for a shift knob. Its crazy how much time these small things eat up.


New shift lever and knob. Looks and will feel so much better

Oh yes. I extended the MM's shifter... It's WAAAY better. Makes shifting a whole lot more comfortable.

Was a huge pain but both sliders are done. Im done with the apperance of it now. I Also installed a light under it for maintenance or if I throw a belt. I will be addressing wiring in the next few days then im done. So i hope to have this wrapped up next week sometime

I'll be looking forward to your completion post and video walk around!  You've built quite the machine there!

Thanks means alot! I have really tried to perfect as much as possible so she will be reliable for a long time.

Ok this tractor is done!! I hope to get final pics and video tomorrow if weather is good but the building is over.

Ok well i did the challange of wiring the last few days.
The firewall plating is from a ammo can. I wired the all accessories Into a fuse block the wires are ran though the plating with rubber tube to protect the wires

Before

During what a huge mess

Wiring is done

Nice fuze box!

Build-Off is in the final 20 days!  Good Luck!

She is all done guys. My dad helped with putting together the video. All was shot with cell phones so some of the footage is not the best but did the best possibe with it. Next year will get a real camera. All in all im very happy with the outcome of this build. Learned alot and also my 1st real time with a stick welder! This was a long time coming for me. 1st years attempt we had twin so had to ditch that one. Then the Next year wife went into heart failure. She is doing good now. Then last year I screwed my hand up real bad and had to sell. Feels so nice to finish this time around well here is my video

Great Job, you even made it easy for me on the last post. I'm going to go ahead and lock you as COMPLETE!