Work in progress... Building a new tractor UPDATE

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Pretty busy with building a new frame for the next season after we seriously hurt our old frame last season.

Frank

I remember the vid.
Good luck with the new frame. I know they're a lot of work. I had a real eye opener just re-building a limited mod frame. Seemed Every Day after work, and on weekends i was cuttin, welding and grinding away at it....and a lot more re-cutting and re-welding than i'd like to admit.

Are you trying to have the new frame in use this year, or is this for next year?

Diggindeeper wrote:I remember the vid.
Good luck with the new frame. I know they're a lot of work. I had a real eye opener just re-building a limited mod frame. Seemed Every Day after work, and on weekends i was cuttin, welding and grinding away at it....and a lot more re-cutting and re-welding than i'd like to admit.

Are you trying to have the new frame in use this year, or is this for next year?

First event will be may 28th.

Frank

May 28 Looks like a long way to go and not much time to get there.

Good luck on the project Frank.I know it will be a masterpiece when you get it completed!

Looks great Frank.
What is that diff unit from?? Huge project for sure.
Regards.
Al

72mav wrote:Looks great Frank.
What is that diff unit from?? Huge project for sure.
Regards.
Al

Billet pinion housing comes from Humpco Machine OH.

Been running the aluminum Rockwell also but they didn't hold up. Here is a picture from 2006.

Frank

Wow, what a project!!

It must have taken quite a lot of torque or a big shock load to break that diff!!

The new frame sure looks good!!

Bill

Very cool indeed! That billet unit should hold I think. "UNTILL YOU FIND THE NEXT WEAK LINK!"

That is some seriously heavy stuff there, good luck with the new machine.