Moving away from the roll bar for a while, I started thinking about how to lift the lower 3P arms..
Normally on a GT this would be a thick steel bar that's connected to the hydraulic ram and goes all the way back to a strange pivoting thingy that lifts the lower arms.... So this is what I've started making..
My thinking started with this lifting arm that came from a Wheel Horse C-175.
On a GT the pivoting lift arm thingy slot's in to the rear body like so.. The trouble was the bar wasn't quite ling enough as well as needing another "lifting arm thingy" welding to the other side, the angles were all wrong!
Best start from almost scratch and make one then
Even the most rotten bit's of Wheel Horses have some usable bits..
In this case a manual lifting lever.
A bit of grinding of welds and a bit of pressure from my hydraulic press soon had the "shaft" out.
Add some 5mm thick flat bar..
Cut into 10" long strips.
And there's the basic pivoting lift arm thingy laid out.
This part will have the holed bit doubled up.
To make the pivoting lifting arm thingy pivot some bearings are needed... Always one to copy the Wheel Horse wisdom I started making some "dry" bearing blocks.. No actual bearings instead steel on steel just like the genuine Wheel Horse item.
Starting with this odd shaped off cut..
Two blocks were cut.. Here you can see them while I work out measurements and check there is enough space to fit the mounting bolts.
The first block on the lathe.
After machining it fitted the shaft a treat.
And that chaps is as far as I have got with the 3 point.. More to come as it happens.
Thanks Hangman, I do like to use what materials I have about the place if I can.
Very nice work Ian. The new decal, and plate look good on there. I will look forward to seeing you build a 3 point for this horse. I cheated, and bought a tractor with one already on it. While I do enjoy welding, and fabrication Ian, I'm not near the engineer that you are. I do like that GT14, as there is just something about those bigger tires, and taller fenders that make them feel more like a big boy tractor.
Matt
Thanks Matt, the new shifter decal from Mark looks great, almost factory fitment. My GT did originally come from the factory with a 3 point fitted, but as I don't have it here's the start of my 3 point build..
I may be cheating a little bit here, borrowing the 3 point arms that I installed on my 6x6, but as I plan to buy another "3 point kit" for the GT I might as well use what I have got to work it all out
The big challenge to fitting the 3 point is making it all fit around the GT's roll bar which sort of gets in the way quite a bit!
First things first, work out where and how to mount the lower arms. As luck would have it the rear hitch (which also helps hold the roll bar on) was just in the right place. I just need to weld some brackets on the hitch.
Straight away part of the roll bar got in the way! Not a problem it can be trimmed to get full lift on the lower arms.
The lower cross bar on the roll bar is going to get in the way of the top arm!
With the roll bar safely strapped to the roof to stop it moving when I removed the rear hitch..
Parts were plonked on the bench..
Rather than chopping my home made rear hitch about, I dug out a proper Wheel Horse rear hitch instead.
While digging out the hitch I also found these two off cuts..
Which by a bit of luck just happened to have holes in them the same size as this steel bar which also happens to fit the lower arms
I see a plan forming
A bit of chopping up, a nice fit.
Both sides welded up and tacked onto the rear hitch..
If your thinking the steel I'm adding looks a bit thin for the job.. Your right... I will be adding quite a bit of strengthening later on in the 3 point build, but for now I want to see if everything I have planned works..
Now I knew how far out from the chassis the outrigger should go. I could mock things up to get some measurements.
Some odds n sods of steel were used to keep the outriggers lined up, making the chassis look more like a bed frame with a gear stick
Lot's of cutting steel.
And welding other bit's of steel together in strange shapes followed.
The first outrigger mount/chassis extension done.
The outrigger will be bolted on.. as you can see I didn't have the correct bolts at the time
Just for fun the engine (yes I was still planning on using the original 12hp engine at this point!), a wheel and a few panels were thrown on just to see how it looked... Er, it looked a bit strange to say the least!
Some great pictures there, farming back in the days when the whole family helped.. These day's it's all mostly done by contractors! Ok, maybe not herding up sheep but you know what I mean.
Diesel Trio
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No wonder there's never any 512-D's on fleabay.. You have them all Griff
I'd love to add a diesel Wh to my collection at some point..
Welcome to MOM by the way, great to have you aboard