Posted by Adirondack case guy on November 10, 2017 at 15:33:59 from (69.207.198.19):
One of my winters projects is to build a canopy and grill guard for my Case 431T that I mount my wood splitter/processor to. I got the design worked out in my head, and proceeded to fab up the rear uprite struts. I was pretty well locked in to the width that they would be at, as they utilized the bolts that go thru the rear axle housing and hold the 3pt stabilizer, so I built them to that width. I went outside yesterday to bring in a salvaged Kubota shipping crate, figuring that I would just cut it apart for the 2" square tubing. I measured the outside width, and low and behold it was the same as my struts. All I had to do, was to shorten the crate to my specs, cut off some mtg brackets that were welded on it, and woo-pee, it was ready to weld to the uprites. Got it propped up in place so the top was parallel to the top of the tractor hood and welded it into place. I cut out a couple more pieces of tubing from the rest of the crate to make the two angle braces you see in the pic. When I get done the tubing from the crate will be totally utilized. I have e-mailed my drawings for the roof to my steel supplier, and should have it at my shop door next Friday. It will be made from 16G sheet stock, and look like the one that I had formed for my 831C in the pic. This canopy will be a 4 post patterned after the one on the 1494 in the last pic. except with a bigger roof area. Loren
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