Ian

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

Glad to be of assistance.

Michael.

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

 Already using the GT-14 for a work bench, and even managed to get some primer on the hood!   Nice work as always Ian.

 

Matt

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..

you need decent quality carbide burrs, last a lot longer...

I will add some to the shopping list Mark

I'm in awe of your engineering skills! I can paint and pretty things up fairly good, but you sir are the master when it comes to a build!!!

Thank you Sir, very good of you to say so

Hear hear

Thanks Paul.

I have a couple of metal burrs, similar to an end mill. They can really chew the metal out.

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!

 I always love seeing your work Ian, but I am curious why you didn't just use a large drill bit? 

 

Matt

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

Ians Xmas wish list...

 

"Dear Santa, please can I have a vertical milling machine ??  Thanks !!" 

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.

Get yoursel' some burrs for your pistol drill, Ian. Speeds the job up a bit. Just file to tidy up. 

I do/did have some grinding stones for my drill.. They lasted about 30 sec's when they went up against the steel!

I thought I'd post this up as it is, well was a stationary engine..

I bought it cheap on Fleabay for once it was quite local..

It used to power a saw bench.

It turns over by hand and feels to have good compression... There is fuel in the tank that smells quite fresh-ish so many it's not been that long since it has run..

This is the first time I had seen a Kohler K series with a low mounted starter motor... and I've seen a few K's over the years!

My plans for it??

If it turns out to be a good engine I do have a use for it, but not in a Wheel Horse... Maybe near a Wheel Horse, but not in one

More good work Ian

Thanks Mark

 Definitely looks good, and strong! I like the way you build Ian.

 

Matt

Thanks Matt.. Yep I like strong

What a week that has been.. It feels like I've been making these 3 point lower arm mounts forever!!!

Lot's of chain drilling... 84 little holes in total through 8mm steel, which if you add it all up I've drilled through a little over 67cm or a little over 26 inches!!    What came as a shock was all this was done with the same drill bit, I have a habit of breaking small bits very fast!

Lot's of filing out chain drilled holes!

But finally today I have got them almost finished.. All hole filing done, I just need to finish off the seam welding..

I think they should be strong enough

The plow looks good Matt, your going to have some fun with that

I think it turned out more than "ok", a fantastic job Sir

Out of interest, do you stand in the bed to steer it or use it backwards?

Just read your write up in T&M Mark, a great read, top stuff

I thought I'd get a couple of photo's of this handy tip before the Mig went into the big recycling bin in the sky yesterday 

I expect a few of you have one of these Sip Migmates.  Only in better condition than this one

They are not bad mig welders for the price but they do have one big downfall, 90% of the wire feed gubbins in made from plastic and overtime weaken making it a right pain to get the wire feeding through right.

The solution is to make and add one of these little brackets to stop the wire feed rollers from moving apart.

Hope this is helpful chaps.

Here's some E-tank info for you Chris.

http://myoldmachine.com/topic/485-rust-removal-using-electrolysis/

I will admit that I have used the thin steel discs for cutting ally... But only thin-ish sheet ally, which hasn't caused any problems.. I have read that the trick to it is to rub some wax on the disc first, but I've not tried it..

I have been lucky over the years and only had on disc explode on me.. I was lucky as the shrapnel all went into the large bit of steel box I was cutting and not at me!