My sunshade project

Sublifer · May 31, 2011

Here is a link to the pictures and some notes over in the build-it-yourself forum: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/208946-built-steel-sunshade.html

Another thing good to know for those of us with LS, the blue spray paint I used turned out to be a pretty good match. Its a Rustoleum enamel and the color is called Sail Blue. I bought it at Lowes but here is a link to it at Autozone. Rust-Oleum/12 oz. gloss sail blue Stops Rust protective enamel (7724-830) | | AutoZone.com

LittleBlueTractor · Jun 2, 2011

Nice work -- WAY beyond anything I could do. Looks like it's strong enough to shrug off most of the accidents that have damaged my "store bought" model.

Sublifer · Jun 2, 2011

Thanks Blue. I like it but of course feel I should have done better... I'm kind of a perfectionist.

I did build it to take some abuse. Got some woods on the property, more so on my brother in law's but I wanted it to be able to take a hit from a low branch. I'll have to post if/when that ever happens.

Sublifer · Jun 25, 2011

Well, I've used the tractor a few times since installing the shade and I thought I would provide an update. With the height of the rops making the sunshade so high I wasn't too sure if it would provide good shade. It's a lot better than I'd hoped for. The shade makes it so much more tolerable to operate the tractor on hot sunny days. The shade fell short on my feet and my legs at time but that's no biggy. So far the only regret about it is how much time I spent building it.