Ford LGT Crawler Conversion

[Chopperhed]

Down off the table. went down the ramps in a very controlled fashion. No scary moments. I regret not moving the brake pedal to the other side earlier, it's in an awkward spot. Moves Forward at a brisk pace. Reverse is harder because the linkage is still out of whack a bit. Haven't tried to push anything with it yet, That will take time, need to move everything (boat, tractor, dirt bike, dirt bike, tractor, tractor barbecue) to get it in the yard. Also I have to put my bike up on the table, I have a new seat coming and the clutch is stuck.

It howls while turning, more left than right. I know the transaxle needs work, I'm in the market for a Peerless 2500/Eaton 11 combo I can rebuild..

I need stronger brake levers. the 1/2" rods tend to bend too much. It turns fine, no indication of the tracks trying to jump off.

It has a nice controllable feel when it goes over center.

Once I remember how to get vids off of the camcorder, I'll upload the vid I did of it crawling down.









Small embareassment, apparently, I was too excited about hopping on and driving, I didn't notice the rippers had hooked the bottom of the ramp coming down. I dragged the ramps and table 6 feet out the door, I didn't even notice it pulling.

 

[FreshRouteFarm]

If it works as well as it looks you should be very pleased. Looks great!

 

[Chopperhed]

Heres a crappy video of it crawling off of the table.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNw2m2A2_o0

Now I need to figure out whats leaking.

 

[farm boy00]

Heres a crappy video of it crawling off of the table.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNw2m2A2_o0

Now I need to figure out whats leaking.

Anything new with her??

 

[Chopperhed]

Anything new with her??

I picked up another transaxle and checked it out thoroughly. I had to replace two bearings and two seals on the axles. Everything in it looks good.

As soon as I can get some time, I'll swap out the transaxle and hydro pump

 

[farm boy00]

I picked up another transaxle and checked it out thoroughly. I had to replace two bearings and two seals on the axles. Everything in it looks good.

As soon as I can get some time, I'll swap out the transaxle and hydro pump

What happened??? Did the rear end give out??

 

[Chopperhed]

What happened??? Did the rear end give out??

My original transaxle was in pretty rough shape. The left side gears in the differential are piled up and it needs a lot of bearings and seals. It worked great as a wheeled tractor, but binds up on left turns

 

[Chopperhed]

I've got the new transaxle in, and am getting the brakes set up. I still need to cope with the leaky fuel tank.

 

[farm boy00]

Good luck with it

 

[farm boy00]

Double post

 

[Chopperhed]

Good luck with it

Patched up the leaky fuel tank, got it all back together, and finally got a nice enough day to take it for a test drive.
I needed to scrape some hardpacked snow and ice off of the driveway.

This is the first of 4 videos
https://youtu.be/GVz6qAYPk-4?list=PLe_CqeW8OpF7v8yzkrg7lJZDnoBgWVgGD

 

[farm boy00]

Patched up the leaky fuel tank, got it all back together, and finally got a nice enough day to take it for a test drive.
I needed to scrape some hardpacked snow and ice off of the driveway.

This is the first of 4 videos
https://youtu.be/GVz6qAYPk-4?list=PLe_CqeW8OpF7v8yzkrg7lJZDnoBgWVgGD

Saw the video. Always a working process. Hope you get it going

 

[Chopperhed]

It's been a while since I last posted.

Summer was a panic of trying to get other things done. Unfortunately, due to circumstances, not everything got done.

However, I did get to run the dozer a bit.

It performed pretty well all things considered. A couple of things broke from vibration, but it showed good pushing power.
Turning still takes a lot of effort, so I'm thinking I'll have to get some master cylinders for it. I also need to fix the two headlight brackets and air filter and the rear lift cylinder still leaks. I ill also have to slow down the hydraulics, fine control is quite difficult.

Here are the first two videos

Pushing Dirt 1 - YouTube

Pushing Dirt 2 - YouTube