A year ago I started a project for my son. It was going to be a 2 wheel drive 1466 with a cab... well let's just say plans have changed. I received a call from a potential client looking for a top notch 2 wheel drive 1206 replica. After looking online for a donor, I couldn't find the perfect candidate... So I presented an idea to my son. Could I sell his 2 wheel drive chassis that we had been working on... if that meant I could buy him a 4x4? He answered with a huge "YES!!!!!!" So I presented that to the potential client. He was all for it.
Eli (and I) are very happy with this change. I am having a turbo installed on it right now as well as a new clutch. My mechanic is going to put an oil pressure gauge as well as a water temp gauge... I want to teach Eli how to watch gauges, just like my Dad taught me.
Here it is with a new set of fenders...
My Dad suggested the tractor needed a paint job. Eli agreed...
We taped it off and Eli went to work...
He's definitely my son...
Ready for a plow day...
Serious fun at a plow day...
After a days worth of modifying what I had made for the 2 wheel drive chassis... Headed off to the mechanic's for some internal and external hardware...
A turbo charger and a happy boy...
We took it to a plow day and had some fun...
Tear down, clean up and start shooting...
A small project that I'm working on... an adjustable 3 bottom plow. I have to make this little tractor earn it's keep...
When set wide, it cuts 3'.
I will be able to narrow it up to 2' for heavy ground.
A little more work...
The first time he saw it in person with the dual's on was priceless...
So... Eli asked me if we could switch the machine to a 1206. Initial I said no, but then I realized that I had a customer who wanted a 1566... So I pulled all of the sheet metal and grill off Eli's tractor, and installed them on the customer's machine.
Some video's from a local plow day...
More later,
Kurt
