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A nice find Chris..... As soon as I can get a few ££'s together I will head down and see if I can help with your Wheel Horse congestion problem

It's been quite a while since I last did and serious panel fabrication out of thin steel, and as I'm "breaking in" a new MIG welder I thought I'd start on something easy to get back into the swing of things.. The sides of the hood. Off came what little remained of the trim molding thingy... Nice to see only surface rust hiding under the trim.. A quick clean up to see how up the rust had gone.. Not too far as it happens, once again a decal had saved the day I've no idea what this length of thin steel is from, or even how it came to be in the shack.. But it is the same thickness as the Ranger hood, which is handy The first repair patch was cut to size and clamped gently to the side of the hood so I could make out where to cut.. The masking tape was stuck to the hood first so I could clearly see the pencil marks.. Patch one welded in.. I still need to do a little welding and shaping but it's almost there.. Patch two tack welded in place.. I had hoped to of got more done yesterday, but time and a shot back were working against me... But after a good nights sleep (which makes a very pleasant change) I'm raring to go again Oh, and by the end of yesterday my nice clean bench looked like this

Morning all, as some of you will of know Kenny (Kenmof2000) posted a thread asking if these Lawn Ranger panels could be repaired.. Well, a few-ish days later a couple of parcels from Scotland turned up at the shack Unwrapped.. Let's have a look at the worst panel, the fender pan.. Er.. Very flat at the back, lot's of holes and lot's of very deep rust pitting!! Speaking of holes... If you look at the photo's are the 4 outer (they would be above the tyres) holes original or have they been drilled by a previous owner? The seat pan only needs a bit of straightening and a few patches to replace the missing metal.. Not to bad at all. Which leaves the hood... This is the first time I've had a close up look of a Lawn Ranger hood, and I had to say I do like it.. There's something about the raised lines and pressed Wheel Horse on the front that's very pleasing to the eye If only Wheel Horse had covered all the hood in decals then all the paint would still look like this On to the rust.... Yep, there's some metal missing!! The molding/strengthening strip has just about vanished!! But it will be reappearing again The base of the front is a right mess where someone at some point has tried to arc weld thicker steel inside!!! Despite how it looks there is more than enough left to take measurements from and get the correct shape for the repair panel/panels.. I've not decided yet if I'm going to try making it out of once piece of steel or more yet.. From the inside.. So now I knew the amount of work ahead I had to take some drastic measures!!!! Yep, I cleaned the bench

Not enough things and not enough space

That thread on RS was quite a while ago.. Well remembered Koen.... But no, this engine is not for a race/rather fast WH. Yep, it's 14hp The ally stuff under the coil is the voltage regulator.. Did any spot the strange way the starter motor is wired up!!! That's close enough Koen

Thanks Matt.. I will admit that there may of been a "metal hitting roof" kind of sound the first time I tried raising the GT.. I may of been looking at the 3 point and not the roll bar at the time Hi Chris, glad you liked the videos, I hope they help with your 3 point build.. For those that don't know a little while ago Chris asked via YouTube if I would do a short video on the 3 point on my 6x6.. Well, that short video turned into the 3 GT 3 point videos Oh... The GT's roll bar is now matt black.. Well it should be when the paint drys

The third and final part of my 3 point build... Enjoy

Sorry Kev, I keep forgetting to fill the form... Being a bloke forms are not fun things to fill in Just given Tractorfest a big plug on my new video, hopefully it will help getting the numbers up

Thanks Matt, yep a bit of down pressure is a handy thing on a 3 point I was thinking the 3 point could make it a lot easier to tip and empty a trailer Thanks Neil... As it happens the next 3 point video is being uploaded to MooTube as I'm typing this

Ok, I will give you all another helpful clue..... It's won't be going back in a saw bench

Very good Mark, made me laugh

Woo hoo, more work on the bendy beast I think Matt said it all.... Your a very talented fabricator indeed

Great photo's Nigel, Noddy looks very much at home out in the wilds

Hi Michael, your be pleased to know that big pile of nut's. bolt's washers, etc you gave me er... last year? has come in very handy... And yes they are still piled up at the back of the bench Hey Matt, the GT's hood was the only clear space I had!! As luck would have it the brown paint washes off really easy with a bit of petrol of thinners... I really been to get the shack and especially the bench tidy very soon!! You know me guy's, I can't leave anything alone... This part of the pivoting lift thingy had been bugging me... It felt like it was the weak link.. Not any longer after I welded a couple of strengthening plates on With all 3 point parts made there was only one thing left to do... Bolt it all on the GT and give it a try.. The traditional way of test a 3 point is to get someone to stand on it and see if it works without anything breaking... As I was the only chap in the shack and it's hard to stand on the 3 point, operate the lift control and take photo's/videos at the same time, I broke with tradition and got the 3 point to lift the back of the GT off the ground instead Rear wheel removal will be much easier in the future I couldn't see how far it would lift as someone had put a roof in the way.. So yep I'm very happy with how the 3 point has turned out.. It feels nice and strong and works as it should The only thing I do want to do is to weld a thick flat steel bar between the two lower arm mounts to stop them wanting to twist on the axles.. That shouldn't take long.. To remind me what the GT looks like I quickly placed the rear end panels on to have a look.. The 3 point looks quite tidy and compact with the body panels on

Your not hanging about with this rebuild are you? The engine looks good I'm no small engine expert but I'm going along with your guess that the wire is a spark stop wire.

I don't expect you or anyone to guess correctly Matt Someone on here does know, but when I mentioned it to the said person I didn't mention the engine would be used for it

Thanks Nigel. Next time I need to drill any very big holes through thick steel I will give you a bell Well chaps, it's looking like this 3 point saga is finally coming to the end.. Not much left to do now Yesterday I finished welding up the lower arm mounts, and then turned my attention to the roll bar. Lot's of seam welding and plating over a few holes to make things stronger.. Here's the first two plates on top of the diagonal bit's ready to be welded on.. I had four round "open" bit's to make filler plates for.. I was going to cut some circular plates out until I spotted quite a few of these big thick washers (thank you Michael ).. Just the right size, but how would I hold them in position for welding? By welding some off cuts into the washer holes I created my own mini metal mushroom garden Which gave me a way of holding the washers in place for welding.. Tacked in With the welding all done the last job for yesterday was to get the bare metal painted to stop it rusting. If I had some black paint then I would of painted the roll bar with some.. But a bit of colour adds character.. It will soon get dirty and start to blend with with the rest of the GT anyway The lower mounts could do with a second coat.. Today's plan is to get the GT all bolted back together then enjoy not cutting, grinding, welding and filing thick steel for a short while

Sorry chap's I won't be making it this this one..

That's a shame it's petrol, I've been looking for a flat twin diesel engine for my 6x6 for a long time!! I don't even know if anyone even makes a flat twin diesel!

Thanks for posting the engine photo's up Matt, your giving me ideas now Is the engine gas or diesel? I can't see any plug leads in your photos.. Just seen your above engine comment Kev, so ignore my above question..

I will add some to the shopping list Mark Thank you Sir, very good of you to say so Thanks Paul. Hi Norm, next time I have to make some big holes through thick steel I am going to by a tool to do it... I'm just glad I finally have got the filing done! Hi Matt, a simple reason... I don't have a big enough drill bit and didn't have any money to buy one.. As is the way with life no sooner had I finished the filing, I had some money again! Bit it also means I've stuck to my "use what I have and not buy anything" thinking on this 3 point project

Nope, no more clues Neil.. I'm not even saying which Wheel Horse it might be near

That looks like it could be a lot of fun Ethan.. Why can I see it with bigger wheels at the back and chrome stack exhausts sticking up behind the seat... With suitable heat shields of course

A fantastic machine Nigel, I bet the engine sounded rather loud through those pipes

I'd love a milling machine and the skills to use one Paul. A milling machine would allow me to re-think the way I build things and find simpler/better solutions. I do/did have some grinding stones for my drill.. They lasted about 30 sec's when they went up against the steel!