Daily Fabrication Thread

starmac · February 07, 2018, 12:08:01 AM

Hopefully it is something cheap, and the fact it has full power in forward gears gives one hope.

I had to do 3 of those belly pans on 641's that summer on the job in the dirt, with what tools I had in my small service truck, which was lacking for the job, to say the least.
That comalong came apart taking the first one down, I had a warn winch on my pickup and with a little rigging used it to pick it back up and do the other two.

Skeans1 · February 07, 2018, 12:08:47 AM

Could be a primary or secondary shuttle as well they'll have o rings and back ups as well, different application but I had a secondary with a broken o ring everything down stream of that circuit gave me issues.

bushmechanic · February 10, 2018, 05:40:23 PM

Well today I had to make an exhaust system for a Perkins out of a 211 Cat excavator. Original parts coming out of the turbo were no longer available from Cat so this is what I came up with.

mike_belben · February 11, 2018, 12:56:11 AM

That come out nice.

Peter Drouin · February 11, 2018, 08:13:07 AM

Nice job.

woodmaker · February 11, 2018, 08:43:28 AM

Bushmechanic,I love that. I did the same thing years ago with the turbo outlet on an International TD 20c . The 573 v8 would burn the cast iron up from the inside.I used weldable malable iron fittings from f.w.webb.

51cub · February 11, 2018, 09:47:43 AM

I'm following right along here. You're all giving me alot of inspiration, and alot of work to do come spring and summer

Puffergas · February 11, 2018, 01:12:41 PM

Here is my shop heater. Warm up my welding helmet so I get about 10 minutes of welding before it starts to fog up. Keep my water from getting too cold and keep my gloves dry and warm. Keeps the cell phone from freezing up and hard to use.

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Resonator · February 11, 2018, 01:38:44 PM

Wouldn't hurt to up size the smoke pipe too, coming off the turbo, and "Let her breathe". ;)

bushmechanic · February 14, 2018, 09:19:51 PM

My fabrication project for this week is replacing the front bunk on a 1995 Superior log trailer. Got the old bunk cut out and cleaned up ready for a new one. Now if only the darn trucks would stay away so I could finish it.

lopet · February 14, 2018, 10:13:46 PM

What was wrong with it ?

2308500 · February 14, 2018, 10:24:03 PM

if it was like some of our late nineties trailers, the crossbunk was probably rotted out. we have a couple b trains that have had most of the bunks replaced over the last couple of years. it is still cheaper than payments on new stuff,which seems to be made thinner every year

bushmechanic · February 15, 2018, 06:27:36 PM

Lopet it was rusted completely out. Owner had it plated in several spots to get by til he got time to replace it. You can see how bad it was by the holes in the bottom of the old bunk.

Oliver05262 · February 18, 2018, 08:40:35 PM

I spent several hours this week--way more than I expected to--fabricating a front end guard for a tractor that a friend expected to use for bush hogging. It came out good; unfortunately on Thursday morning he passed away. This one's for you, Art.

Skeans1 · February 18, 2018, 08:50:19 PM

Sorry about your friend.
Only thing different I could see doing is making the guard fold down for service small quick pins to the upright pipe and bolts on the outside for hinges.

GRANITEstateMP · February 18, 2018, 08:56:05 PM

Sorry for the loss of a friend.

What was the green piece of metal on the bottom of the brush gaurd in it's previous life? Always like a good backstory

Oliver05262 · February 18, 2018, 08:58:21 PM

I left room behind it so the grille could be taken out to clean the front of the radiator. If you wanted to take the radiator out, you have to take the grille shell off, so you'd have to take the guard off anyway. Next time it comes off, if I have to work on it, I'll slot the bolt holes a bit on the sides. It fit good when I tacked it together, but warped some when it got welded up solid. Hard to figure how much to plan for twist, shrink, or warpage. Oops.

Oliver05262 · February 18, 2018, 09:00:30 PM

Granite state; that was from a shipping support on a forage harvester from the JD ag dealer where I used to work.
The screen cloth was from the old guy's gravel screen. The pipe used to be part of a sprinkler system. You can't have too much useful scrap iron around, because you never know what you'll need next!