electrycmonk
Silver Member
- Joined
- Nov 6, 2018
- Messages
- 212
- Location
- Near Denton, TX
- Tractor
- Satoh 370 diesel & Cub Cadet 7260 Diesel 4WD standard
Having read threads /seen/downloaded pics of several ideas here and other forums over the decades....
I have one to share here.
I’m Up-cycling (pun enforced) to provide better visibility regardless what’s I’m doing in OR off the lil’ tractor.
found the local cycle shop (Sprockets) and asked what they did with the frames you couldn’t repair. They said recycle them. I asked if they had 2 currently or in the coming days they would be scraping reusable a off and be willing to let me do a little Mcgyvering? The Mgr smiled and said, “I’m listening....”
“I would like to have the seat post section of two bikes of similar size to cut off and use while the rest of the metal will get dropped off at Tubb’s. I’ll also need to buy a pair of those cool spinner clamps for quick adjustment from your used stash as well as two seat posts of equal length.
I want to weld them to the roll bar on my tractor so that the aux/flood LEDs I got can be tilted & rotated (180+ to possible 360*). Those LEDs will get welded to the seat posts. This is why I need to have them as close as possible to the same length & diameter so, if need be I can swap.
he said gimme a week & call me.
I did. He was great. Just charged me for the clamps. So, I’ve already chopped them down. Roughly ground them smooth. Here they are mocked up with squeeze clamps on the ROPS.
The light is just balanced on top of the seat post for this picture.
it will likely be a week of so before I’ll be able to schedule time to fine tune and tac them in place. Depending on these last weeks of school - it might get done over Memorial weekend?
I have one to share here.
I’m Up-cycling (pun enforced) to provide better visibility regardless what’s I’m doing in OR off the lil’ tractor.
found the local cycle shop (Sprockets) and asked what they did with the frames you couldn’t repair. They said recycle them. I asked if they had 2 currently or in the coming days they would be scraping reusable a off and be willing to let me do a little Mcgyvering? The Mgr smiled and said, “I’m listening....”
“I would like to have the seat post section of two bikes of similar size to cut off and use while the rest of the metal will get dropped off at Tubb’s. I’ll also need to buy a pair of those cool spinner clamps for quick adjustment from your used stash as well as two seat posts of equal length.
I want to weld them to the roll bar on my tractor so that the aux/flood LEDs I got can be tilted & rotated (180+ to possible 360*). Those LEDs will get welded to the seat posts. This is why I need to have them as close as possible to the same length & diameter so, if need be I can swap.
he said gimme a week & call me.
I did. He was great. Just charged me for the clamps. So, I’ve already chopped them down. Roughly ground them smooth. Here they are mocked up with squeeze clamps on the ROPS.
The light is just balanced on top of the seat post for this picture.
it will likely be a week of so before I’ll be able to schedule time to fine tune and tac them in place. Depending on these last weeks of school - it might get done over Memorial weekend?