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by DaveKamp
Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:17 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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My shop is SUCH a mess... (sigh) :roll:
by DaveKamp
Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:17 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Since I can't easily see the underside while pressing, I cut a faint 'truth' line into the axle tube to get a good visual on progress... 20220305_231647.jpg And I watched it as I crept in... 20220305_231715.jpg And no, I did NOT intend to go all the way to the line, I intentionally left it wide, as ...
by DaveKamp
Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:13 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Time to shorten the right tube to match up the left. First step, remove the tires/wheels, get the hub off the right side... 20220305_222319.jpg and mark it according to the amount of trimming required to get it in proper placement... Then cut off my tack welds with the air cutoff wheel... There's ju...
by DaveKamp
Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:03 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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No, it was a PRP treatment... they take whole blood from my arm, spin it in a centrifuge to layer it out, then take the plasma and platelets, put it in a syringe, and shoot it into an area that needs some healing-assistance. In my case, into the area where the quad sutured into the patella... one of...
by DaveKamp
Fri Mar 04, 2022 12:32 pm
Forum: Welcome Mat
Topic: New to this forum, but not cubs!
Replies: 11
Views: 3135

Re: New to this forum, but not cubs!

Hi Jay, welcome to the gang!

A Lo-Boy with a creeper AND a 3-point, COOL! Pictures, or it DIDn'T HAppen!!! :lol:

Now chains and weight boxes are our snow-friends...
by DaveKamp
Fri Mar 04, 2022 12:26 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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So, it won't be absolute-super-precise, but it'll be plenty close enough for this application... I've installed three carriage bolts in the center, that will place the center both level, and at correct height, to tack-weld in... 20220303_202446.jpg And then apply welds... 20220303_203851.jpg And not...
by DaveKamp
Fri Mar 04, 2022 12:09 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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So in order to fit 1-ton spindles to 12" garden-tractor rims, requires some fab time. Cut the old centers out, and weld in something new. You'll notice that I showed one done previously, and I did that in order to mock-up everything else to SEE if it'd work, and then, to get the axle tube length and...
by DaveKamp
Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:58 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Last night's episode of Dave's Workshop included some progress on the Loader-Mutt transaxle. I started by cutting the ends of the axles off... where the retaining circlips USED to go. 20220302_202614.jpg 20220303_072344.jpg Since this is a full-floating axle, the circlips will NOT be used, and the a...
by DaveKamp
Mon Feb 28, 2022 10:17 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Yeah, not a great idea. I think PART of it, is the fact that it's on a pedal, and most anyone who climbs on the seat figures that you just stomp on it whenever you need. Not that it SHOULDN'T be that way, but the mechanisms are locks, not clutches... and so they need to be treated as GEARS... bring ...
by DaveKamp
Mon Feb 28, 2022 1:26 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Yeah, so the pictures really don't do justice to how much mass I've concentrated in here. 20220227_232624.jpg 20220227_232647.jpg 20220227_232554.jpg But they'll hafta do for now, because I'm NOT DONE YET... if you think this is overkill, please suspend your judgement... :lol: Okay, the next tasks t...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:04 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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You're right, Tom... Split brakes in a traction-limited circumstance usually lead to the NOT slipping wheel slipping. Split brakes though, still dominate, and limited slip, or diff lockers seem to be more infrequent in tractors... and many guys ask why. I can't answer for certain, but I can explain ...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:19 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Now it is fully together...
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And it all worked out, just like I'd hoped.
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by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:17 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

Re: Loader Mutt Continues...

Once again, I had to loosen up the two halves. Fortunately, the side bearing plate makes a really nice press to hold things together, so I was able to ease it out until there was JUST BARELY enough pressure to keep the springs from falling out... 20220227_004345.jpg 20220227_004545.jpg And I got the...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:16 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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So after dinner and a movie, I had plenty of time to contemplate, and I realized that the crosspin was displaced hard to one side for a reason: The bevel gears... one, or both, had a tooth directly on tooth of the axle gear!!! 20220226_234102.jpg Can't see it at all in this pic, but don't be surpris...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:38 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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But I DID get it in position, and got some bolts started, without droppin' the guts out into the bottom of the case... 20220226_200254.jpg Now, that LITTLE bolt, is actually a PIN... it retains the pinion crosspin, which is good for me, 'cuz I STARTED it into the left half to hold it all together fo...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:31 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Now comes the part I've been... well... not 'worrying', so much as... wondering... Assembling the Assembly through the Assend of this case: 20220226_195112.jpg Fish the right side, with ring gear in... 20220226_195116.jpg with the bolts ready, of course... and the bearing stickin' out the passenger-...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:26 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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I got BEARINGS! 20220226_174645.jpg WooHoo! Two bearings, two races, and it set me back uhm... $50ish or so? Something like that. First order of biz is to get the old races out of the cups. Now, in case you don't remember, I re-dimensioned these bearing cups two ways- first, was I re-cut the ID to a...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:20 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Hee hee... thanks, Tom! Yeah, well, I figure, if it DOES cut loose, it will be simply because it sheared off all the bolts, and will just be spinning on-the-pig... I'm certain that the bolts I used will NOT have the same stress response as the rivets used before, but I'm not of the gut feeling that ...
by DaveKamp
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:36 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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20220222_111751.jpg So THIS seems pretty workable. I'll slip the right side in, find a way to keep the side gear/cone clutch in place, then slip the left half, with all the guts wired in, the crosspin on the securing pin, and get it lined up with the right half, then start the bolts.... Once starte...
by DaveKamp
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:33 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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by DaveKamp
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:31 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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20220222_104114.jpg So that all makes visual sense, right? That pin, though... the one that keeps the crosspin under control... that's not gonna work so great, plus... the right side half is NOT particularly easy to get into the transcase back door... and holding it together amidst gravity is likel...
by DaveKamp
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:29 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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by DaveKamp
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:27 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Here's what it looks like from the top... 20220222_103536.jpg They're all in place, and should stay fine. Due to a slight malignment of drilling and tapping, I did have one bolt seize in the housing about 2/3rds of the way down, which resulted in a problem, and I resolved it by breaking the bolt off...
by DaveKamp
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:19 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Okay, here we go... this is assembly visuals on the Auburn 7.5" Limited Slip: First off, if you ever wondered what the gear ratios of a hydrostat are: 20220222_005847.jpg The pinion is 10 tooth, the ring gear is 46, so 4.60:1 The hydrostat shaft is 12 teeth, the bull gear is 65, so that's 5.42:1.. T...
by DaveKamp
Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:59 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK


( :roll: )
Sorry for the delay, Amidst the 5G changeover, my ISP has gone down...
Pictures will get posted as soon as service is re-established...
by DaveKamp
Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:43 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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Hey Guys! Okay, it's been a busy winter, finally got a bunch more stuff caught up, and the bitter-cold period rolled through, so I managed more progress... time for update on the ghoulish venture. So the next major hurdle, was getting outer housings made. If you recall, I carved out some space in th...
by DaveKamp
Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:26 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Shop organization
Replies: 16
Views: 4062

Re: Shop organization

Lookin' Good, Dave! I'm kinda workin' in the 'organizing' direction, but it's not so much a case of 'need bins to put my bolts', as it is... I need to dedicate one portion of one building to be nothing but a hardware-store of machine screws, another of wood screws, one of electrical and electronic c...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:12 pm
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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And a quick refresh of just what this is going in, and why...
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by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:19 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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20220220_000124.jpg 20220220_000139.jpg 20220220_000149.jpg So there you see... it IS in there, and you saw what I had to do to get it IN. Tomorrow, I'll get some more crazy stuff done, but I'll hafta also make a way to set the trans on it's side to get the diff carrier fully assembled IN the housi...
by DaveKamp
Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:13 am
Forum: Cub Cadets and Shooting the Breeze
Topic: Loader Mutt Continues...
Replies: 352
Views: 764089

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