Other stuff I've been doing lately

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  1. Murdo

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    With my youngest grandson turning three soon I went and retrieved the toys I had built for my son when he was a little fella. His two sons had grown out of sandpit toys (computer games now) and they were just rusting in the weather. They all needed to be stipped, sandblasted, welded/repaired, repainted (they had some hard use through two generations) and reassembled.
    I made this for my daughter about 1984 from some leftover gal sheet and a wheel from a tricycle.
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    This is made with some aircraft alloy fitted to a plastic truck.
    The mongrel dog had chewed the cab and wheels off the trailer (Bunnings replacements) but I'm sure it will carry a few loads yet.
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    This was still working but not straight and very rusty needing to have metal welded in.
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    The tractor and trailer I made (in about 1987) from sheet steel and some wheels from a broken plastic tractor and two baby stroller wheels. The Jeep had been smashed up pretty well but I was able to straighten it out and made a new roll bar from some old car fuel pipe. I still had the John Deere green that I painted it with originally but not enough to do it all so used some left over Kawasaki green.
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    Might do this one next.
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    Awesome! I love to see old toys being restored.
     
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    Got a bit done while waiting for other stuff.
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    Had to replace all the wheels on the plough I built to go behind the tractor as the same bloody dog had eaten them. Will need some more paint to do this one.
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    The bulldozer is done. Just have to make the roll bars now.
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    Mate, it's brand new again!
     
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    They look great, the tractor & plough are my favorites:thumb_ups:
     
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    Thanks Sharky. As they are going to be living up your way soon I've been doing them in 2 pak to hopefully keep the rust away.
    Thanks Omar. These have no real $ value, but the fact that I made them and have lasted two generations of boys (and now going for another boy) have real meaning to me.
     
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    I think it turned out alright.
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    I went to fit a new tyre to my XL250 and remembered that my son had borrowed my tyre levers a while ago and had not returned them. He now lives 30Km away and too hot to go get them so decided to make some more.
    Using a piece of trailer leaf spring, I cut it down the middle and about 250mm long with the plasma cutter.
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    Then heated the end with oxy/acetylene torch to red hot.
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    I flattened the ends while hot to make a 'spoon' shape and to taper them down.
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    Cleaned up with grinder and linisher. Looks like they will do the job.
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    You need to change your name to McGyver I think @Murdo
     
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    :lolsign: To hot to drive 30klms, proceeds out into tin shed to play with oxy.
     
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    Too hot for ATGATT to RIDE 30Km.
     
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    Top job, you could serve salad with them too
     
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    But wont be doing any more. :fuckyou:
     
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    Have repainted the plough and seeder.
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    New Bunnings wheels are a bit bigger than what I originally had but will do the job for little fella.
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    In between other things I have got the trolley repaired, repainted and assembled with stainless screws. Needs a new sticker for it to be finished.
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    I was given this wheel with alloy rim for another project. Can you believe that some f**kwit has tried to cut the tyre off with an angle grinder and cut through the rim on both sides.
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    Cleaned and welded and will be good as new when polished off.
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