Ian

Thanks Chris, why can I see a Workshack moving party happening

just think how nice the 6x6 would look sitting out in the sunshine in front of the new workshop why we are having a cuppa watching the world go by

That sound great to me mate, though it will have to be a rather nice Honda powered Raider that has flames airbrushed on rather than the 6x6

That's true, give us a shout if you need a hand Ian

Thanks Paul

Thanks Paul, but which ever way you look at it moving is going to cost money, and this is the only way I can raise enough..

I think your just scared you might buy it Nigel

Coming together Ian

Thanks Mark..

Looks great. Really starting to look the piece... Well done mate.

Thanks Charlie, it's looking even more the part after the past two days..

And what a two days it has been.. This sudden house move lark has slowed things down a bit but over the past couple of days I have got the top chassis rail tacked in place..

Thanks Guy's.. Yeah it is a shame she has to go.. But when needs must.. In this case a house move..  We would be very stupid not to take this new place as it will save us a staggering £500 a month in rent!! 

Neil... Strangely I'm more attached to the GT than the 6x6... I'm cool with parting with the 6x6 but the thought of parting with the GT is very upsetting!!   Weird eh

Hi guy's and girls, yes my 6x6 is up for sale to finance a house move.. As sad as it is sometimes we have to do these things..

The price.... £2000 ono...    It may sound a lot but that only just covers the costs of all the materials and parts I've put into it over the past 5+ years..

PM me if your interested.... It would be nice if it went to someone in the "community"

Collection from Hawkhurst, Kent..

You might want to think about fitting a full cab with winter on the way

I've tweaked the title for you mate

Great work Richard, I can't wait to see the finished machine..

How are you planning on cutting the treads back in the tyres?

It lives!!!      What a great machine.. I can see it getting driven plenty just for the fun of it

You shouldn't have any problems getting up the kerbs with those wheels Ben        She is a big beasty indeed

Evolution out of control     I think your build knows the route it wants to take.. A tractor unit sounds a fine idea and something different

Thanks Guy's

Anyone care for a video about the welding trolley?

Free and minimal work to make it work..   Great job Norm

Fantastic work mate, she looks to handle big stones just fine

Getting there mate   :thumbs:  

Thanks Paul, it is getting there.. Slowly but moving in the right direction

wish you would come round and help sort my lathe out

I will do when I can... It's just getting a lift over.. No Pete for a couple of weeks now.

Looking good like your imaginative marking out skills

Thanks James.. It was the only way I could think of finding the center point without putting an axle back in.. And they are still a bit too long to fit

Why Not now officially has lower chassis rails... Only tacked together and in need of a few cross members but they are there all the same

The angles look a bit strange in the photo's but the rails kick out and the up to reach the axle..

And onto the chassis....  Almost

I thought it would be handy to have a way of mounting the axle to the chassis so I marked out a couple of squares of steel, cut them out, tack welded together, but it was only when I started to bore the centers out on the lathe that I realized the square plates were going to be too small!! 

Take 2 on a slightly bigger scale.. That's take 1 on the bench behind it!

A perfect fit around this axle off cut..

Chopped in half's and tacked on to the axle.. The sticking up bit's at the back are temporary and were only added to keep the plates the right distance apart for tacking onto the axle...  Strengthening will be added but on when I have the chassis sorted..

And finally the first 2 new bit's of chassis roughly in place..

Working out the step up and step out so the rails line up with the axle mounts is going to be fun

Well, the time had come to get cracking on with building the rest of "Why Not's" chassis, but before I could do that I needed to make sure the rear axle was in the right place and would stay there.. So I dug out some old angle iron to make a pair of bolt on axle stands..

But how to find the center of the axle!!

Not a problem... I bolted a thin steel plate over the hole and gently tapped around the edges of the bearing hole which kinda gave me an outline, but a rough one..

Once  the plate was removed it had a nice smooth sharp bearing hole mark... Just right for marking out the middle

The center mark was given a light nudge with a punch so it could be seen on the outside and then bolted back to the axle like so

A view from the rear.. The axle is 100% in the right place now and is firmly fixed down to the bench..

And the prop shaft mocked up..

A great start to your project, one to follow for sure

Is the chap is the 3rd pic sandblasting or just trying to blow snow away?

I rather like that.. It has everything you could need on it.. Dozer blade, back hoe etc.... I'd just change the seat to something with a bit of padding

Thanks for posting it..    I'm guessing as it's so far away your not thinking of buying it?

HI Ghost, good to have you aboard

I don't think Nigel did get it running Mark... From what I understand the engine is locked up solid!

Good work Nathan, and a nice video.. Good to see the tracks turning...

I tweaked your post so the video could be seen

I've got mine It's only one page but it's a start and it has Wheelhorse , John Deeres and Cub Cadets let's send some stories and builds lads !

I like your thinking James