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21 minutes ago, Alan said:

Good job Chris.   Bit of luck you had all that "correct size" metal lying around.

Wasn't all the right size but i'm lucky enough to have an electric hacksaw. 

29 minutes ago, Stormin said:

Looks good, Chris.

 

 But if one question. How will you reach to raise the top bar?

I can raise the hydraulic lift and stand on that

After doing my chores this morning i was allowed in the shed.

Finished making the A frames and welded on, found some 1/4 plate for the topbar gussets and made a cross bar for extra support.

Ive put pins both sides so the bar can be fitted either side.

Next was to drill 4 1/2" holes in the topbar, just got to make 4 pins now or put nuts and bolts though it.

The topbar can be lifted up another 8" if i need extra height.

And some photos.

That's interesting, looks like a small block chevy engine mounted back to front

Hi Jeff welcome to the forum.

If your Wheelhorse is a 877 it may be a 1967, if it's a 1965 it would have a five in the number

You could always use the inner grove to run the mower deck. 

That looks brilliant George, good job. 

Nothing wrong with the early Fords and they seem to be going up in value. 

Depends what your looking for and how much you want to spend, ?

12 minutes ago, 857 said:

Hi all

First of all thank you all for a warm welcome to MOM.

My question is can any body tell me the last model WH to have an angle iron chassis that I might pick up in the UK as apposed to a pressed steel one, ( I need one)

Thanks

They are really easy to make, Ive made a few and got some hanging in the shed

8 minutes ago, Wristpin said:

 

A sort of male Anne Summers?

The shohttps://www.menkind.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4-7QyL_V1wIVwpPtCh0QVAbWEAAYASAAEgK2jPD_BwEp was called Menkind, 

12 minutes ago, nigel said:

I like that a lot, two questions though, what was that winch originally used for, and how have you fixed it at the base ?

I was told it was used for lifting bombs into aircraft, ???.

Its only hooked at the top and its all enclosed in the casing, has 2 speeds and a brake so you can stand where you want, its a real neat thing to use and you don't have chains or cables all hanging over stuff

15 minutes ago, Stormin said:

I like it and the way you've made the top bar.  I can see a nice little earner there.

 

BTW. Where did the caution sign come from? Very apt.

Just one observation. I'd fit gussets in the corners of the top bar. Add a bit of strength.

The sign I found in a men's gadget shop in town and just had to buy it.

ive marked out the gussets but didn't have time to cut them, I also want to put an A frame on the legs at the bottom 

3 minutes ago, Cub Cadet said:

Works a treat that Chris! 

Thanks mate, I'm really pleased with it, got some more to do yet but it's going to be handy.

Got the top bar made today, haven't put the strengthening braces on yet but made it so it slides on the uprights.

Only takes a minute to assemble it and couldn't resist trying it

I used a vauxhall vectra one on the Trogan I restored, looked really good, got some photos somewhere 

Use a spare wheel well from the boot of a scrap car ?

Looking better now you've got some red bits, 

Looks bad Norm, if you had a mini digger you could make a drainage ditch

Made some progress today with the hoist, found a box of caster wheels and luckily a set of 4 heavy duty ones, 2 with brakes.

The box section is thick wall and nice to weld, 4 plates were cut to mount the wheels and then welded to the box section then the uprights were added.

I going to weld a A frame at the bottom to give it more strength and make the top bar detachable so i can fold it up when not in use.

heres some photos of today's efforts 

No danger at Johns, i was in the mini digger. 

Had a rummage through my boxes and found my tackles that ive collected over the years ( don't know why ) but here's some photos.

7 hours ago, Alan said:

Bit late now but you could have used John's digger as a hoist with the grubber fitted instead of the bucket.  Grubber would fit through the shed door and be easier to hook things onto.

I could have parked it on Pam's lawn and put the dipper arm through the window .

3 hours ago, HeadExam said:

Look for a hospital patient lift at auction.

Thats a good idea. 

36 minutes ago, meadowfield said:

That's why I built a hoist, makes life a lot easier. Hoist was £30 off that auction site.

 

 

I want something more manoeuvrable than that Mark

As I advance into my mature years I'm finding it harder to pick-up engines and transmissions so i'm looking at making these things easier without spending any money.

I'm looking at making an engine hoist or gantry and was wondering the +s and -s are between them

Had the Wheelhorse out today in the southern sunshine and drove it round the garden a few times.

Runs and drives as it should so I'm very pleased with it.

I seem to have some Westwood paperwork I thought you might like to see.