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RE: Mule - f350ca - 12-01-2014
Finished the structural part of the frame.
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RE: Mule - PixMan - 12-01-2014
Is the vehicle going to have any suspension at all or is it strictly a "rigid frame" one?
Looks great, other than I wouldn't take an open beer with me for a ride. Unless it was a can of Old Swillwaukee, it which case I would want as much of it to spill as possible.
RE: Mule - f350ca - 12-01-2014
No suspension, thats for sissies. The military ones didn't either, soldiers were tougher back then I guess. mind you the tractor is rigid too.
RE: Mule - alanganes - 12-01-2014
Wow, impressive build and nicely executed.
I was with my kids at a WW2 museum event a few months back. We saw an original of one of these there, I'd never seen one before. Funny, the first thing one of my sons said was something like "We could build one of those!" Of course that one had a .50 cal machine gun mounted on it, and I suspect he wanted one of those on our homebuilt version. Seems they stuck those .50's on everything back then.
Maybe you ought to add one as well. Everything is more fun with a .50!
RE: Mule - Mayhem - 12-02-2014
Wait until Greg puts a fully floating seat on it. No need for suspension then
RE: Mule - f350ca - 12-02-2014
Sorry, thinking park bench style so the rain won't hurt it.
RE: Mule - DaveH - 12-02-2014
Fantastic piece of work Greg.
DaveH
RE: Mule - f350ca - 12-02-2014
Doesn't look like much for a full days work but got the (?) basket for your feet built. Ran into a joint of 3/4 pipe that refused to bend nice in the pipe bender, would kink every time, not sure if it was thinner wall or what, looked like seed 40.
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Wanted to sand blast that expanded metal before I welded it in, was out of silica so went to the hardware and got a bag of play ground sand, looks about the right size but it wouldn't flow to the pickup at all.
RE: Mule - stevec - 12-03-2014
(12-02-2014, 08:27 PM)f350ca Wrote: Wanted to sand blast that expanded metal before I welded it in, was out of silica so went to the hardware and got a bag of play ground sand, looks about the right size but it wouldn't flow to the pickup at all.
Strange
was it damp?Steve
RE: Mule - f350ca - 12-03-2014
May have been, but should have been froze if that was the case. Just wouldn't flow, sort of sticky.