My "Tube Box's"

[moored4]

This past posted thread was just one step in my TUBE box project.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/201959-ways-smooth-inside-pipe.html

I was sitting looking at my new L 3540 tractor this winter, too cold, wet, and muddy to do much else. :confused2: Did have 3 good snow storms where I pushed snow for me and my neighbors but nothing like the mid-west and the east coast had.
One of the projects was where to put tools and/or tool boxes, so I browsed the past post and looked at a lot of pictures of others tractors and saw several that had made holders out of there hollow tubs on the FELs. This is what I ended up doing with mine. I used tail pipe material to make "tube Boxes" I think the included pictures are self explanatory.
Got question! Ask and all comments are welcome!
One thing, the rattle cans of paint that I got from my bota dealer, I was not proud of, did not want to stick, just touch it and off it came. I have rattle caned a lot in 40 +years in mill maintenance and this stuff did not stick no matter what I did!

 

[beppington]

Pretty slick!

(I see you scooped up the cat )

 

[jimmyj]

Love this. Thanks for sharing. I know what I'm going to do next weekend!

Funny how the cat is in the bucket too. They are SO curious.

 

[Baby Grand]

Pretty slick!

(I see you scooped up the cat )

The Inspector always seem to show up when I'm paying no attention to him. Hows about a little description/close-up of that ridge reamer?

>edit<

Never mind ... found the close-up over here:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2335175#post2335175

Thanks!

-Jim

 

[wdchyd]

Nice work ....:thumbsup:

I have to admit the pics tell the story.....Very clever..

 

[fixit]

Hi i have prob missed something but what stops them sliding out

Looks like a good use for the tube :thumbsup:

 

[moored4]

Hi i have prob missed something but what stops them sliding out
Looks like a good use for the tube :thumbsup:

In the 3rd picture top row, that is a spring loaded pull pin, here is a link to one,( Pivot Point fasteners, clevis pins, cotter pins, quick release devices, cable assemblies, specialty fasteners, and new fastener innovations. ) I got mine local, and no I was not worried about drilling the tubes and threading them.

 

[Gizmo2]

Hi i have prob missed something but what stops them sliding out

Looks like a good use for the tube :thumbsup:

I think I missed it also? Very cool idea though.

 

[moored4]

In the 3rd picture top row, that is a spring loaded pull pin, here is a link to one,( Pivot Point fasteners, clevis pins, cotter pins, quick release devices, cable assemblies, specialty fasteners, and new fastener innovations. ) I got mine local, and no I was not worried about drilling the tubes and threading them.

A little more detail.
In picture #5 you can see a hole drilled in the pipe that the pin drops into.
In picture #6 if you look closely at the 12 o団lock position of the face of the 典ube Box I took a thin cutting wheel and put a mark on the tube face and the box, match these up and the pin snaps home, box is secure!

 

[moored4]

Love this. Thanks for sharing. I know what I'm going to do next weekend!

Funny how the cat is in the bucket too. They are SO curious.

If I am going to be at my bench working on something, like assembling a carburetor. I have to put her in the dog kennel or she will be in my face and parts begin to disappear, little springs and such, or that is who I blame for that.
Sometimes even when she is looked up, parts and tools become missing also.
I do not know how she do that!!:laughing::laughing: