Cub Cadet

Had a good day in isolation, Fitted the starter cup and it fitted ok also refitted the retractable starter on the other engine.
Ben got his belt guard modified and fitted along with  the pulleys and drive belt finally got his 4 feet on the floor so he’s moved off the bench.
As usual a few photos 

This arrived on Saturday, thanks to Paul mackellow for the heads-up.

Also my new tubes for the rear wheels, just waiting for 2 new  tyres to arrive.

Sorting out the front tyres from the back of the shed, I knew these would come in handy one day.
No prizes for guessing where they came from, .
The wheels that i made I decided to put nuts and bolts through them although I welded them it’s just a safety issue, also found some shiny capped nuts to add a bit of bling.

Shelving time...
 
This fold up shelf fits nicely between the bench and lathe bench.
 

 
 
Not quite enough space to get a second one on top!
 

 
 
A bit of marking out and cutting later..
 

 
 
They both now fit and soon got filled up a bit.....   I still need to work out quite where evrything is going!
 

 
 
The last bit of inside cladding fixed in place..
 

 
 
Lathe tool draws naturally next to the lathe.
 

 
 
And the lathe finally on it's bench.
 

 
 
It might not be quite level yet however
 

 
 
Paint cupboard now up on the wall... No more making coffee on it
 

 
 
More shelves ready to be fixed to the wall once it's painted... Which happened today..
 

 
 
And to finish off this update have a comically shaped bench leg
 

 
 
And that is this build thread up to date agin at last other than...
 
 

A bit more before dinner..
 
With the Workshack finally water tight and no more "catch container" to catch all the drips gone I could finally get around to sorting the inside..
 
Starting with filling the gap between shack and shed.
 

 
 
Panelled in using the boards that were fixed to the roof to try (he says laughing) stop the water coming in.
 

 
 
Opps!!   This board was cut using the measurement that you can just see on the darker battening...
Unfortunatly that measurement was from the floof to the bottom of the battening!
Oh well, easily covered with a "trim strip"
 

 
 
Once the white paint had been splashed about the lathe bench could go in it's final home, which suddenly gave lots of space in the shack.
 

 
 
The 2nd half of the bench going up after narrowing..
 

 
 
Top on.
 

 

 
 
And some corner blocks added to strengthen the legs.
 

"Should have fitted some battens over the felt Ian."
 
Hi Norm, the problem was a mixture of two things..
1.  The roof was done in a rush as at the time it was the only dry day for a few weeks!
2.  Me being a cheapskate!!
 
Part of the felt was reused from one of the sheds, the rest of the felt was from donated rolls which had both sat around for quite a few years and were both quite thin...
 
More on the roof later..
 
Hi all, long time no update.. I hope you all keeping well and more importantly keeping safe and indoors...
 
 
At the end of my last update I had a window with no view...
 
I now have a window with not much of a view, but it does left a lot of light and heat (should it be sunny) in the workshack.
 

 

 
 
Lyla seems to like the workshack and came in to check the fitment.
 

 

 
 
Some more panelling and painting done around the window.
 

 

 
 
With half the bench up (forgot to take any pics of that) the frame for the other half of the becnh was propped in place to have a look... Need to be a bit narrower me thinks.
 

 
 
A new desk top was cut, trial fitted the promptly walked over by a wet footed Lyla!
 

 

 
 
That's better, firmly fixed in place and raised by a few inches so I could get my chair under..
 

 
 
And then quickly buried under the lathe and other non desky sort of stuff to make space elsewhere!
 

 
 
Oh... And the workshack now has a new heavy duty felted roof thats firmly tacked and glued down with no chance of any nasty wind getting under it and ripping the felt back off..
 

Yes mate, I got Ford diamond white but added a bit more yellow to make it a bit more creamy

As  the sun was shining today I thought I’d paint the wheels and seats.
First job was to make a jig to hold the wheels as it’s difficult to hold them up with hooks while painting,
I’m really pleased with them and will leave for a few days to harden before fitting the tyres.

I had a friend bend me a couple  of seat springs  pity he didn’t drill the square holes.  so most of my time was spent drilling and filing.
I’m going to load some photos back to front to see if they load in the right order.
The red spring is the original off my Suburban used as a pattern. 

Another Boo-Boo i found that I welded the belt guard tag in the wrong place so i had to cut it off and make another, 


Its done it again so the first photo is the after and the second photo is the before.

Bill and Ben get some stick, gearstick that is.
I did have two but can’t find one only a load of others all the wrong shape  so out with the heat and re-bend one.
Now they are happy, both have a stick.
The one on the left is the original.




Why do my photos load in the wrong order ? 

Got the new panels all fitted and bolted up tight today and the lift mechanism fitted. One cover I haven’t cleaned as it had a Mountfield ID plate on it from new and still has the shade of red i need to match.
I’m pleased with the look and the belt  guard fits as well.

Not much progress this week as I’ve been busy with other stuff but here’s the latest.
Ive made the belt guard clips and welded them on, Ive made 2 supports for the deck lift thingy and cleaned a few more bits up.
Hopefully all the panels are finished and i can get them  fitted on both tractors.

Here’s the photos of progress so far,
One tool tray needs welding and the slot for the seat spring but it’s all bent ready, the other thing I noticed the side panels need little tags welded on to secure the belt guard ( bugger ) lucky I hadn’t primered them. I’ve cut the old ones off  the old panel.  A job for tomorrow if  I get time.

Just stop the possibility of the bolts losing adjustment.

Bill & Ben get their fuel tanks fitted now there  nice and clean.

Just a thought, Ewan. Rather than weld the nut on, how about threading the hole? Then the nut can be used as a lock nut.

Got a few bits done today, first was the lift handles, stripped and cleaned then 4 rear hubs and a few pulleys.
The fuel tanks were in poor condition inside and a bit of head scratching.Plan. A  acitone and pebbles and do the okey coney round the garden with one in  each hand, plan B tie them to the rear wheels of a Wheelhorse and do donuts round the garden, and plan C Pams tumble dryer, then. I had a better idea, a cement mixer, strap them in and drink tea for an hour. 

Well decks on, all little bits done and took it for its first drive then stuck it in the stable
 
 



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Well it’s off the bench a few more bits to do but it’s getting there

Now why did I think of a ducks a**e?

Excellent work Ewan, well done !. 

A while back I noticed a few people asking about these hitches on a Facebook page, thought I’d have a go at making some to see if I could sell any. Here’s how far I’ve got. 
 
 
First job was making a jig to put the 90 degree bend in some 10x50mm bar. 
 
needed some 1” square bar to fit in the hardy hole of my anvil. 
 

 

 
This is the jig I made 
 

 
The round bar fits in the pritchel hole to keep it sturdy
 

 

 
Works a treat 
 

 
All the same 
 

 
Next hurdle was putting the cranks in the bars, I made up an attachment for our hydraulic press 
 

 
9 tons of force to put these bends in 
 

 

 

Another job done and something else crossed off the list.