Tractor broke in half again

[woodlandfarms]

Ken S sent me pictures of his machine correctly put together. I sure hope there is room It will suck for my guys to put it all together to not have it fit.

I DID JUST REALIZE as I typed this, I may have made a mistake.

I think he is going to have to cut the sides of the brace down at an angle. I dunno. I have to think about this. 12 degrees of deflection. Will / can this brace rub agains the ears that hold it to the back half of the tractor....

Pictures give you an idea of my concern if the red is the 3/8 plate wrapped around. I guess I am going to have to have him test fit it before he welds it to the machine.

 

[SpringHollow]

My recollection was that there was room to slip a plate over the new parts that extends further and would give added strength.

Ken

 

[MossRoad]

Maybe it will have to be ground down if it hits the two tabs. Hold it in there before welding it back to the tractor and move it all over the place is about all you can do, besides making a CAD rendering of the machine. Be sure to account for full lock-to-lock articulation while at maximum oscillation.