BX25D. Mod #1 and continued.

[imgone52]

Paul, you are an artist in what you do. We are the fortunate ones who get to appreciate the "works of art" you share with TBN'ers. For that I say, thanks. It is also very clear that you are having FUN and that is infectous to your followers. HAVE FUN :thumbsup:

 

[4shorts]

Wow, 4shorts, I have been up since 6 am and have just finished reading your journey on the mods to your BX. I have to agree with all the comments, great work, fantastic fabrication, and excution. I hope someone from Kubota is following this thread because they need to.

I only wish that I had 1% of the talent you have, and by the sounds of things your whole family is the same.

The pride you take in your work, comes through loud and clear through the pictures and the write-up, don't stop, it's like a good book you never want to end.

Keep her comin.

Thank you Scotty. I appreciate your comments. It might appear smart but I can assure you there are times that if you took my brain and put it in a bird the poor thing would fly backwards :laughing: I think the rest of the family is way smarter than I am and I'm sure they'll appreciate your kind words as well. More photo's coming up shortly. :thumbsup:

Paul, as you can see, LOTS of folks really enjoy following your projects, so please, don't stop cold in posting stuff! I imagine you are like me, in one way, in that when you get going on these little projects (or not so little, like you welder trailer) you get so involved and have so much "fun" that you almost lose track of time. Sure, they absorb a lot of time, but how else would you get what you wanted? You often simply can't just go out and buy whatever.

Yes varmint I'm starting to realize there is a lot of interest in this type of work on here and I really do appreciate everyone's encouragement. If no one was posting I would have stopped pages ago. Lets face it. If there are no posts on the subject matter one could only assume no one is interested but I know It's not the case here and I thank you and the rest for posting. You are correct again about the way I work. I can tell your the same way. When I have a job to do it takes over my whole mind set. I get so focused I don't see anything except the job ahead. When I'm working I'm at a certain portion of the job but my mind is at least three steps ahead. I seldom stop to think about what I'm doing, I just dive in. In the case of this new BX. I wanted to do everything I wanted to do with it at once so that when I take it out to work it's the way I want it and it's completed.

Phenomenal work! Not to mention your efforts to keep us apprised of what's going on. We are all delirious with envy dreaming of what our tractors could like like & do with your incredible imagination & skill!!

Thank you sir. I'm happy to hear your enjoying all of this. I realize everything I'm doing isn't what everyone would like but if It gives each of you some ideas then my objective worked. By showing this stuff I'm basically showing everyone that it indeed can be done and if there's something that you have in mind you should try it.
Thanks for posting and your kind thoughts. Much appreciated

Now its time to put scratches and dirt on your newly modded BX. :thumbsup: We can't have you having your BX look better then mine ..

:shocked: Your kidden right :laughing:

4shorts,

What is your preferred method of drilling the holes you have in your bucket?

The ones for the plate under your Level Indicator look like they could have been somewhat tricky to do.

Well my preferred way to make a hole is with the iron worker but that's because I'm just lazy :laughing: Actually in the case your referring to I just basically used a 3/8th drill and drilled a small pilot hole first and low RPM then finished up with the final size that I needed. I used some cutting fluid and it actually went very well and only took about ten minutes to do all of them. Great question. Thanks. :thumbsup:

Paul, you are an artist in what you do. We are the fortunate ones who get to appreciate the "works of art" you share with TBN'ers. For that I say, thanks. It is also very clear that you are having FUN and that is infectous to your followers. HAVE FUN :thumbsup:

Wow. When I read this I had to go see if your name was on the payroll :laughing:
I thank you kindly for your nice words. They actually made my day. It's nice to hear that you guys are enjoying this stuff. It's really not that complicated. I have some pretty good tooling here to work with and I've had plenty of practice over the years and then there's the fact that I occasionally get lucky with my designs so all of that combined makes me look good
Thank you again for this. :thumbsup:


Uploading more photo's of the day.

 

[4shorts]

OK. I'm happy to report that I've completed all the wiring on the BX25D.




Yep. It took all day and most of this evening but it's done. I snapped some photo's for you all to look at. As you'll see I installed an auxiliary 6 cavity fuse panel. It's relayed so that power will only be on the fuses when the key is on.
I also snapped a few photo's of some GM weather pack solder-less terminals that I used. Some might not have see these used before so I wanted to include them in the photo's. You'll notice there's a special crimping tool that's need to crimp the little pins but I like these and use them a good bit. 95% of all the wiring was soldered and heat shrinked. I am not a fan of stab loc connectors but I do use butt connectors where it's dry and away from water.

I used waterproof switches for everything. I also installed a horn, reverse alarm with a by-pass switch so it could be deactivated when ever I didn't want it on. I installed the horn switch towards the said of the instrument panel due to lake of space but it's easy to reach there so I'm OK with it. I put in an extra accessory outlet and the tactical light on the ROPS is working now as is the 20" LED light bar. The ditch lights are absolutely awesome now that they are working. I also got the back hoe lights wired in and they are very nice as well. The 6 cavity fuse panel was just enough to get it done. I put a disconnect on the back hoe with harness because when I go to let the hoe go from the back of the tractor I'd need to be able to split the wiring.

Anyway I hope you enjoy the photos. I'm using a new camera and it's taking some getting used to so bare with me.

 

[4shorts]

More photo痴.

 

[3v0]

4shorts there is more then one kind of smart. You are the kind of smarts that are working for you. Take the praise with grace and smile.

The other thing you have going for you is ambition. There are a lot of people in the world that could accomplish much with their smarts and talent. Yet they do nothing.

I doubt there are many days when asked what you did today that you say nothing.

Keep it up.

 

[Chilly807]

Paul,

A friend of mine that worked on a lot of marine stuff used to fill the butt connectors with RTV silicone before he inserted the wires and crimped the connector. He claimed he never had any problems with corrosion after that. Messy while you're working at it, but trouble free afterwards.

Sean

 

[wawajake]

Just a simple modification that I am sure you Paul(4shorts) could improve on:
I found here in Ontario like I imagine on Atlantic coast, I found myself slipping on tractor floor board when getting up into tractor, with muddy or snow covered boots.
I had a piece on 1 inch square tubing, that I welded a handful of nuts to upper face and then bolted the piece to outer edge of left side floor board. Just a safety modification that has saved me landing on my butt and elbows this winter...see pic attached, maybe 4shorts or others can improve for your machine.

 

[4shorts]

4shorts there is more then one kind of smart. You are the kind of smarts that are working for you. Take the praise with grace and smile.

The other thing you have going for you is ambition. There are a lot of people in the world that could accomplish much with their smarts and talent. Yet they do nothing.

I doubt there are many days when asked what you did today that you say nothing.

Keep it up.

Ha. You could be right. I don't sit back much. A few years ago the wife wanted a patio put on the front of the house. Well we put one on and she laid chairs on it so one evening last summer wifey says to me " let's go sit on the front patio" I reluctantly said "OK". That lasted four minutes when I said " I think I'll go mow the grass". I just don't see the point of sitting around :confused3:

Paul,

A friend of mine that worked on a lot of marine stuff used to fill the butt connectors with RTV silicone before he inserted the wires and crimped the connector. He claimed he never had any problems with corrosion after that. Messy while you're working at it, but trouble free afterwards.

Sean

Ya. I do that in high corrosion areas but I use dielectric grease. RTV is OK until you need to get it apart again. Good tip though :thumbsup:

Just a simple modification that I am sure you Paul(4shorts) could improve on:
I found here in Ontario like I imagine on Atlantic coast, I found myself slipping on tractor floor board when getting up into tractor, with muddy or snow covered boots.
I had a piece on 1 inch square tubing, that I welded a handful of nuts to upper face and then bolted the piece to outer edge of left side floor board. Just a safety modification that has saved me landing on my butt and elbows this winter...see pic attached, maybe 4shorts or others can improve for your machine.

Ha. That was the very first mod I did with the BX. If you look at the BX above you'll see I used grip tape in that same area. You'll notice it in the attachment as well. Works for me. Thanks for that tip :thumbsup:

 

[3v0]

Paul,

A friend of mine that worked on a lot of marine stuff used to fill the butt connectors with RTV silicone before he inserted the wires and crimped the connector. He claimed he never had any problems with corrosion after that. Messy while you're working at it, but trouble free afterwards.

Sean

In theory a crimp should be air tight but that is hard to do with the style of crimpers 4shorts is using. A ratchet crimpper has better dies and is adjusted for a repeatable crush.



I think I paid about $50 for the set I have. But I don't see where the RTV would harm anything and may help when the crimp is less then perfect.

 

[4shorts]

In theory a crimp should be air tight but that is hard to do with the style of crimpers 4shorts is using. A ratchet crimpper has better dies and is adjusted for a repeatable crush.

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I think I paid about $50 for the set I have. But I don't see where the RTV would harm anything and may help when the crimp is less then perfect.

I have many different types of those crimpers but I never use them under a dash or a dry area. In a high corrosive area I'll solder then use the heat shrink with the sealant in it. It's expensive but it will last almost forever without issues. The crimp tool you see in my post is strictly for solder less terminals and for the weather PAC systems that you see on all the newer vehicles.

 

[cschulz]

Looks great again Paul. Cant wait for the light show video. Im sure it will be like the northern lights only coming from your house. Ill keep an eye out in the sky for ya.


Chris

 

[RaydaKub]

Anyway I hope you enjoy the photos. I'm using a new camera and it's taking some getting used to so bare with me.

That does it. Not only does he do all of this stuff to the tractor, he even has time to go camera shopping. I'm just about fed up with you, Paul! :laughing:

 

[4shorts]

Looks great again Paul. Cant wait for the light show video. Im sure it will be like the northern lights only coming from your house. Ill keep an eye out in the sky for ya.


Chris

I'm hoping to get some still shots of the lights tonight (weather permitting) Its a Hugh improvement over just having two headlight. That being said I'm very doubtful I'll ever need them because I don't plan on using the thing after dark but you never know where,when or even why but it can happen that I'll need them at some point so its better to be prepared. (Wonder why two photos are sideways, they were up loaded right side up)

That does it. Not only does he do all of this stuff to the tractor, he even has time to go camera shopping. I'm just about fed up with you, Paul! :laughing:

This new camera is wifey's fault. We were in the city looking around back about a month ago and I like cameras. I'm not even going to mention the ones I own
Anyway I'm looking at this camera (I tend to be magically drawn towards the electronics section) and the new features this camera has ( did I ever mention I like new features)

Anyway wifey says " get it".

I replied " got enough cameras"

She replies " if you thought that you wouldn't be looking at that one"

Me being the obedient husband I am and not wanting to argue, fight or even cry about it in the store I gave in and bought it. Anything to keep a marriage together is my motto.

 

[4shorts]

Trying to figure out why those two photos are sideways. Maybe this will work This might work.

 

[radioman]

looks good ! however about the statement to get your tractor dirty like mine is not kidding.... I like the quick disconnects you used though at BH part. I might as well add that to the bullet connectors that is already in back of BH so its easier to use on different power needs. Question - did you check to see if your wiring harness has enough slack to fold the rops down without binding up?

 

[varmint]

I used similar little plastic self-adhesive wire tie pads thingys on my ROPS when I put a light up high, and darned if about half of them just won't stay glued. I guess I will have to clean them and use some instant adhesive or something. Can hardly wait to see the chain saw scabbard project!

 

[1savoy]

Hey Paul,

I love all the incredible ideas and work. Keep it coming. I see you also use split loom wire covering as I do for many projects. I have seen this Painless Performance PowerBraid Split Sleeving for a while and have been meaning to buy some. I wondered if you have seen it and tried it? If you have, do you like it? Any pros and cons? Like it holds dirt and does not clean up well, or doesn't look as nice as the pictures? I know, I just need to buy some and try it

Painless Performance: - Dressup Accessories For Customs

Thanks,
Russ

 

[dodge man]

It looking good! I noticed your out riggers don't have pavement pads. Is that a future mod?

One thing I noticed, when you put the pad on the underside of the light, you cut holes for all the bolts and nuts. I probably would have just glued it on as is, and of course it would have looked lumpy and not near as nice. Good job.

 

[Scooby074]

Paul, what is the PN for that Doorman weatherpack set? Where did you get it? Cost? Ive been searching for one. Checked the Doorman catalog, but I cant find the set to get the PN (can find the individual pieces though). Thanks

 

[3v0]

It looking good! I noticed your out riggers don't have pavement pads. Is that a future mod?

One thing I noticed, when you put the pad on the underside of the light, you cut holes for all the bolts and nuts. I probably would have just glued it on as is, and of course it would have looked lumpy and not near as nice. Good job.

Wonder if one could have cut blind holes for the nuts and bolts leaving the outer skin intact.