A Six Wheeled Horse. A Modified Mower IT'S WORKS

[damask]

I'm lost for words on this one! its nothing short of genius! forget lawnmower racing, you'll be starting the 'lawn mower tractor pull' soon!

[Stigian]

Loving it! Watching with keen interest!

Ta muchly Smiler

Nice work! I think the word that you're looking for is 'end mill'. There's a lot of very clever engineering in this thread

Thanks Waveman, the clever engineering is mostly just careful measuring and guess work. This is the first time I have attempted a to build something this complex.. The theory says it should all work as it should do, but only the first test drive will tell if the plan has worked.

That's a slot drill not an end mill.

Ditto the rest though. This is a brilliant build.

Yep that's what it's called, thanks Jonw.
I was sooo knackered when I made my last post that most of the ol brain cells had gone to sleep.. That's why it ended up as only a short post!

Fantastic!

Thanks Tom.

I'm lost for words on this one! its nothing short of genius! forget lawnmower racing, you'll be starting the 'lawn mower tractor pull' soon!

I'm not sure about "genius" but thanks anyway dude..
This beast should be quite good at a tractor pull, it will never be short of traction ;D



Thanks for all the great comments guy's, it's cool to know you like what we do


So where was I??
Ah yes, front and middle axles.

Having turned up some axles, somethingy to bolt the wheels on would be handy, so..
Some more recycled metal got the angle grinder treatment.




Chop chop with the corners..



Some of these steel plates had threaded holes through them..
No problem.. Wind in some threaded rod, weld them solid, and put on the lathe..




Almost finished here, just need to bore the center out a bit..




One of the steel plates had a big hold through it..




Once again the lathe to the rescue, a bit of bar turned down to a fraction over sized for the hole.




Here it is in a plastic bag chilling in the freezer along with lot's of bbq stuff..




A few hours later and out came the blow torches to to make the plate expand a bit..




Yep, you've guessed the next bit right..

Dig the bar out the freezer and beat it into the hole in the plate..
Ta-daa the hole has gone ;D




With the unneeded bar trimmed off, on the lathe it went..
If you look hard you can just about see the bit of "filler" bar at the top.
Being shrunk (and beaten) fit it will never come out ;D




Best drill some wheel bolt holes in these hubs them..
A hub clamped onto a wheel and a big drill bit to mark out where the holes need to go.




Four hubs marked..




And some thread cutting...




All the bits needed to get the front and middle wheels hung..




Were get to the wheel hanging in a mo, I need a coffee

[grizz]

Holy curse word Ian, you really should be on Telly.

Love the cunning plan with the hole filling.

[Stigian]

That's better... Coffee made and smoke rolled..
A quick question for those that roll their own here..
Can any taste any difference between Golden Virginia and Golden Virginia yellow?? I can't..


I didn't take many photos of the axles going on, was too busy getting on with it, but here's a few..


The first front axle going on.
The easiest way to explain this is.. The inner and outer bearing blocks got bolted on to the axles.. The inner bearing block also had one of the mounting plates bolted on..
Bolt the outer bearing block to the outrigger, making sure the bearing is properly adjusted... And where ever the the inner bearing block sits is where extra metal is needed to hold them up..

A bit like this.




One side tack welded together..




And the other side..




Now to get the wheel hubs in the right place on the axles, a straight bit of box came in handy for lining the hubs up with the rear hubs...
And a few tack welds later the hubs were in the right places.




With all the new steel tacked welded on, off came the outriggers and axles for a seam welding session..




At this point my Arc welder decided it didn't want to turn on




A bit of prodding with the test meter showed it was the switch at fault..
But with some very careful cracking open, cleaning of contacts and reassembly the Arc was soon sparking once more




The chassis seam welded on open box ends capped off..




The wheel hubs also got seam welded to the axles, and then given a coat of paint by Pete.




A bit of reassembly later and look!!! the wheel don't reach the ground!!




Which can only mean I've reached the big milestone on this project!!

Yep, after almost two years of building I had a rolling chassis ;D



The "Batman action shot angle"..




And me being very happy about finally getting to this point ;D

[GeezerGarage]

Amazing, what a Goliath. This so needs a big old diesel chugger.

[10mpg]

Holy hell, this is cool, love it, cant wait to see more!

[Barker]

I thought 'Pete' was spraying whipped cream onto the wheel hubs up there^ haha

don't understand half of it (wish i did) but from what i can see you're insane !

Looking forward to seeing more

[mortcars]

Truly Awesome!!! well done!! bookmarked

[duncancallum]

brilliant just absolutely brilliant.

[usedabused]

Your gona need a bigger engine!! ;D ;D


Awesome work chaps I love it!!

[Stigian]

Hi Guy's and Gal's, another long over due update is here.. But first.

Amazing, what a Goliath. This so needs a big old diesel chugger

Lol, it's not quite as big as it looks, as you will see shortly.
I agree with it needing a big diesel engine, I can just see the flap on the exhaust flapping up and down while nice thick black diesel smoke is being belched out ;D
I have wondered if it is possible to convert my "in bits" engine to run on diesel, but I'm not sure it can be done..

Holy hell, this is cool, love it, cant wait to see more!

Ta Muchly Sir, more is on the way..

I thought 'Pete' was spraying whipped cream onto the wheel hubs up there^ haha

don't understand half of it (wish I did) but from what I can see you're insane !

Looking forward to seeing more

;D I see what you mean about Pete and whipped cream..
It could also be that Pete had grown a funky shaped bright white goatie beard, but I think the white stuff is masking tape..
"I'm insane"!!!! Thank you for noticing ;D

Truly Awesome!!! well done!! bookmarked

brilliant just absolutely brilliant

Thank you kind Sir's..

Your gona need a bigger engine!! ;D ;D

Awesome work chaps I love it!!

Lol, nice Mini... I was thinking something more along these lines ;D




When I left you last time I was very happy to get to the rolling chassis stage of this build, but after all that engineering I thought I'd have a go at something a bit less taxing, stretching the bonnet..

I'd already had a play at the bonnet by clamping the back half of another bonnet on the back, but it didn't quite look long enough..




A dig though my spares pile produced a couple of bonnet extension thingys..




With the thingys added the front of the bonnet sat just right a little behind the front wheels




Ready for the chop chop..



And the two over long half's tacked together..
Me thinks it looks good ;D




And then Pete dropped in unexpectedly, so we decided to get the beast off the bench and out in the garden to be able to have the space to have a good look round for the first time during this build..




Errr... After years of seeing it on the bench it can as a shock to see the chassis looking so low and small in the garden




Of course a few body panels had to go on and a few photo's taken ;D








The line-up..

[Stigian]

So after the fun and games getting the beast outside, and even more fun and games getting the beast back on the bench, I got on with finishing the bonnet..

Lot's of cutting, bending, hammering and welding in some rather strange shape patches!!










And too much heat in the Workshack!!




The hood looked like this..




Then slapped over with a quick coat of brown oxide primer to keep the rust at bay.




With the bonnet done I thought I'd have a look at what lives underneath it, yep the engine..
To get a drive pulley and WH PTO parts on this tapered shaft I need to make an adapter thingy and a pulley to fit onto that..

Adapter thingy first, masking tape came in handy for getting the correct measurements.




Lot's of measuring and scribbling later..




This is what it should look like when it's finished.. Only not see-through ;D




Starting with this which was cut from a dead pillar drill leg..




Getting smaller..




A little trim off the other end..




And then I made the mistake of doing lathe work while feeling really rough and lacking in the needed concentration!!
It looks good but I managed to cut a little too much off.. Not good for something that has bearing turning on it!! "bumhats" is the correct phrase me thinks.....




Oh well, I can return to that at a later date..

Wanting to add a 3 point linkage to the back meant that the chassis would need some extra metal added out back, so a few parts got stripped off..




Then some more box section added each side.. Here it is awaiting a visit from the welder.






On went the G-clamps for tack welding..




Off came everything including the trans..




And back on went the clamps for a serious seem welding session.

[Graham]

Truly Awesome

[Stigian]

With the back of the chassis extension welded on, I needed the trans bolted back on.
Here's Pete doing the deed while trying not to get his hand stuck!!




The reason I needed the trans back on??
A large box turned up in the post with Cat-1 3 point linkage parts in it ;D




Now with added drop link thingy and hand




Although I've driven plenty of tractors in my time I have never had to think about how to mount a 3 point before..
This took quite a few days to work out and I'm sure more hair loss through all the head scratching!!

Having to mount a couple of brake calipers each side in the same area made things a bit more tricky!!




One part welded up..




A slight trim of the chassis rails..




And tacked on.




A close up to show the "cut-out" to clear the back of the trans.




Grab a bit of scrap metal..




Chopped and chain drilled..




Tacked to another bit of angle and the holes drilled right through both bits.




Some hack-saw action followed by the cold chisel.




A die grinder saved me having to file the holes round.




Cut the 2 bits of angle apart, turn em round, then weld them together again.




Ta-daa, top linkage mounts.




Last photo for this update, a tyre was thrown into position just to see how much the 2 point stuck out the back..
Looks good I think..

[grizz]

There are loads of words not appropriate for a family forum that I wanted to use, in order to say just how impressed I am.

This is a stunning build, and I wish more guys would have a looksee.

Maybe I will just cross-post to a couple of the places I play.

From a viewership of 4477, lets see if other guys "GET" what you are up to.

[spiny]

very pleased to see the build on this is still going

[dubscum]

i love tractors and engineering. So yes i like this build

[Tom Majeure]

Win..


So much Win.

[squeezemetim]

I fully expect this to enter a ploughing match with a 1 furrow plough in the not too distant future, really enjoying the rear linkage, brilliant build!!!

[Stigian]

Truly Awesome

Thank you Mr Thames, love your van.

There are loads of words not appropriate for a family forum that I wanted to use, in order to say just how impressed I am.

This is a stunning build, and I wish more guys would have a looksee.

Maybe I will just cross-post to a couple of the places I play.

From a viewership of 4477, lets see if other guys "GET" what you are up to.

Hi Grizz, yes best be careful with those words ;D
I'm not sure about this build being "stunning"!, more like "functional" from close up..
I guess this thread hasn't had that many views as I'm a bit crab at posting regularly.. Having rapidly dying internet hasn't helped... Excuses I know..
Did you cross-post to anywhere?
Viewer ship now over 6000

very pleased to see the build on this is still going.

Hi Spiny, yep the build is still going strong.. Slowly but strong..

I love tractors and engineering. So yes I like this build

What's not to love about tractors and engineering.. ;D

Win..


So much Win

Thanks Tom.

I fully expect this to enter a ploughing match with a 1 furrow plough in the not too distant future, really enjoying the rear linkage, brilliant build

Only a 1 furrow plough!! I hope it should be able to handle a 3 furrow...
Well, maybe in many years time when I build steel tracks for this machine..
Nice Fergie by the way




In this issue of "Will he ever get this thread up to date!!", let's take a look at the brake steering system.
Each side will be braked by by Qwackasaki Gpz discs and 2 calipers..
Trying to work out how to mount the calipers has been another one of those jobs that has been "put off" for as long as possible..

Starting with a pair of calipers and a few bits of box, a plan started to come together..




Add some more box section and garnish with loads of G-clamps.






The frame on one side done.




Now the part that involved lot's of head scratching.. The actual caliper mounts..
One of my favorite tools is a roll of masking tape, handy for making strange shape templates..
The 2 calipers are held together at the right angle by a little bracket.




Transfer the tape to card and do a little trimming.




A template test fit.. Yep I'm happy with that.




Best make one out of steel then.. Hhmm.. lot's of chain drilling!!




Once cut out it looked like someone had taken a few bites out!!




Best smooth those teeth marks away..




It took quite a while to get the caliper sliders and the mounting plate lined up just right..




A few tack welds to hold things together.




Lot's of grinding, painting and drilling bolt holes later and the n/s calipers were mounted ;D




The o/s mounts taking shape..




That's the "braking bit" sorted.. Now onto the "make it brake" bit..
Yep the master cylinders and controls..

But where to mount them..

Here???




Here???




Best have a think...