Recent content by flyingtractors1

Hi all. My name is Rafael, and I live in Colorado. I have been hanging around the forum for some time now and finally decided to join the fun, though I have no practical experience. Building an IC non compression engine is my goal and need help with the Hall Effect component. I purchased the...

Absolutely Beautiful! Congratulations on an exceptional build. Thanks for all the pictures & vid.

Thanks, gents. This was a fun and, at times, frustrating project since I had no formal plans to follow. I guess we could call it a "prototype", but there won't be another, so maybe it is more of an "original". Ralph

I finally got around to posting pictures of the "finished" model antique road grader. Ralph first, the evener and double tree needed to pull the grader. See the action video on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/xiIoYGwTtaI

The blade mechanism:

Progress: Front trucks: Hand wheels:

Joined at the hip and with rear wheels and axle installed: Ralph

"T" beam rails fabricated for the main frame.

Now there are four. I've decided to build a miniature antique horse drawn road grader. Pictures as it progresses. Ralph

To ensure that the wheel was true with the hub perfectly centered a simple instrument was devised to lay out all the parts. And a good true wheel resulted designed to resemble an old time model: and then another Now only two more are needed and a miniature antique model can be...

I've started a new project that might interest some. Building wheels that are true, straight and centered has always been a short coming of mine. So I've decided to give it a serious, earnest effort, and if good wheels result, an acceptable new project will follow. First - hoops were cut from...

Stunningly beautiful! Looks Great, runs well and sounds exceptionally like a big hog. Ralph

Thanks, Tin. Those lighters are a BIG deal out here, and dimes won't buy much -- unless they are big enough. :) Well, BAH101, I did chock the rear wheel when I lifted the front of the tractor but forgot to chock the front when I lifted the rear and darn near rolled the tractor off the...

The jack is finished. It may need a little tweeking and some buffing. Ralph A comparative scale. See action video on Toutube: http://youtu.be/wvQAXxTgQJE

Sometimes it's the small "smaller" parts that are most difficult to fabricate. Ralph