Topic: Thinking of getting into it...

[Squidd]

Nice looking machines....

The upper one shows the "non cam side" cover I was talking about, looks good here, but I have a starter haning out the side on mineThis is close to what I have looks like a stock starter behind sheild , but the direction I think I need to go..

But with the hood on room is even more limited... may have to go "behind" starter against block itself...

[cubcadet70]

there was a guy in our club and he made a pretty slick idea with a sheet of steel and 2 all thread rods! the all thread rods went in the block where the 2 holes for the starter to bolt on! and he screwed it in the block and put a nut on it to hold the starter and slide the steel onto the all thread rod and tighten them down with nuts!

http://www.commonwealthpullers.org/10.9.10%20ACP%201272.jpg  here is the link of his tractor with the sheild! not much but enough to get a idea

[Squidd]

OK, I think I got it...kinda ugly, but meets the rule specs, .090" aluminum, full side of the engine...



Any quick and easy tips to "polish" that piece, or should I just buff and paint to match the hood...?

Also made up a piece for under the frame so I have a complete 360* sheilding for clutch and flywheel...

[FlatheadPuller]

320 grit on a da sander. Then 180. Then red rough or super duty rubbing compound on a buffing wheel.

[Squidd]

320 grit on a da sander. Then 180...

You mean that the other way round right..?

[FlatheadPuller]

yup.......cant be right all the time.

[George Herrin]

The finer you go on paper the brighter the shine...I.E. 280-320-400-500-600-1000-1200 red polish-white polish-and finally mother aluminum poish paste. Will look like a mirror... And the finer you go the longer you sand it. Wet sanding works best for me. wash good with soapy water before polishing and before mothers paste.

[gtpuller]

Randy, I'm curious, about how much weight has all of the shields added?

[Squidd]

The finer you go on paper the brighter the shine...I.E. 280-320-400-500-600-1000-1200 red polish-white polish-and finally mother aluminum poish paste. Will look like a mirror... And the finer you go the longer you sand it. Wet sanding works best for me. wash good with soapy water before polishing and before mothers paste.

So much for "quick and easy"....LOL

Randy, I'm curious, about how much weight has all of the shields added?

I have to strip it down to get the motor out, so I'll weigh them up then. I'm guessing 8#-10# between the three ??

[Squidd]

Randy, I'm curious, about how much weight has all of the shields added?

6 1/2#(top), 2 1/2#(bottom) and 1# (motor) so 10# total on shields...

3/16" aluminum may have saved some weight on the flywheel shroud, but I don't have aluminum welding capability so went with 1/8" steel...

Not much weight there compared to adding 30# flywheel or 20# starter... But I did pull off 40# on the front clip and another 25# or so on the front axle.... so we'll see where we end up...

Is it worth buying 4 bathroom scales to weigh, or just load it up and take it to a truck scale or recycling/dump scale..?

Next up is belly bar for weight and phase one hitch...

[George Herrin]

So much for "quick and easy"....LOL

That wiill give you some idea to how labor intense the polishing is on some of the finer things done. That anoter reason purty cost more. LOL

[gtpuller]

OK, I think I got it...kinda ugly, but meets the rule specs, .090" aluminum, full side of the engine...



Any quick and easy tips to "polish" that piece, or should I just buff and paint to match the hood...?

It's a long winter Randy shine that thing up, it will look great!

[Squidd]

I suppose that will make a nice "indoor" project when it's too cold to go out and fire up the shop...

[gtpuller]

I suppose that will make a nice "indoor" project when it's too cold to go out and fire up the shop...

By the looks of the weather forecast that could br sooner than later

[FlatheadPuller]

Randy I take mine to the local feed scale and wiegh it with no weights and my self. Then split up the extra needed for the class. I start at 70-30 front to back or belly and go from there. Take notes when pulling about track condition and where your wieghts are.