Yeeeeeeeehaw!!
I told a very good (and mechanically-inclined) friend of mine about my home-made tractor idea, and he thought it was awesome... And then he told me today he found a beater GMC Sierra for $200 and bought it for me, haha. Figured if I didnt want it, he'd just scrap it and make a hundred or so for himself. Really cool of him...
Anyway, here's what I know:
1) Its DESTROYED. It belongs to guy number 1, who was friends/acquaintances/relatives with guy number 2. Guy #2 decides he doesn't like guy #1 and takes it out on the truck. Smashed windows, took a hammer to the body, cut the upholstery, things like that. Hasn't been run since, so we're going to cut the fuel lines and drain the oil and everything else just to be on the safe side. Also, the entire body is getting scrapped, but to be fair, we probably would have had to do that anyway.
2) It burns oil, lots of oil. It needs rings, but my buddy said he's done other 305 small blocks, and they're not bad at all. Its a whopping $149 for a ring and gasket kit online.
3) Its a 1989-1991 model, and has a clean title, but thats about all I know about it.
And for $200, I can't really complain. One can get a rough but running Ford farm truck around here for $600, and anything GM starts at $750-$900 or so. Worst case scenario is I scrap it and make money. I mean, sure its rough but it has everything i need for this project. Engine, transmission, rear axle, and front end. I couldnt care less how rusty/damaged the body is.
Anyway, I've found my beater donor truck for the tractor project.
The worst part is... Its a (dundundun) AUTOMATIC.
That almost scared me away from the whole deal, lol. But, people say the best way to slow a truck down for tractor duty, is to simply put a second transmission behind the first, which sounds like the way go go here.
Instead of having a 25 speed tractor (two five speeds), I'll end up with 5 ranges, and a gas petal... So to speak, I guess. Atleast if my figuring is right.
I'm gonna have to find a random used manual transmission around here somehow, thats gonna be fun.
So, my questions...
1) How exactly does one "join" two transmissions together? I'm picturing some kind of a belt setup here, but I'm unsure.
2) How would I rig up any kind of a hydraulic setup off this thing? I'm hydraulically clueless, to be perfectly honest. Someone said something about getting an additional power-steering pump, and running off that.
Im undecided if I want to make a smaller three point hitch, or build some kind of front blade attachment. Possibly a front end loader.
For anyone that didnt see my thread on homemade tractors a week or three ago... This is something that I've decided to build for the heck of it. I'll make a custom frame, custom sheet metal, etc and hope to have a useable (if strange) creation that should be an awesome project and something thats good to have, when it's all said and done. It's a winter project.
Thanks for your time, everyone. Y'all are gonna get plenty of videos out of this
I told a very good (and mechanically-inclined) friend of mine about my home-made tractor idea, and he thought it was awesome... And then he told me today he found a beater GMC Sierra for $200 and bought it for me, haha. Figured if I didnt want it, he'd just scrap it and make a hundred or so for himself. Really cool of him...
Anyway, here's what I know:
1) Its DESTROYED. It belongs to guy number 1, who was friends/acquaintances/relatives with guy number 2. Guy #2 decides he doesn't like guy #1 and takes it out on the truck. Smashed windows, took a hammer to the body, cut the upholstery, things like that. Hasn't been run since, so we're going to cut the fuel lines and drain the oil and everything else just to be on the safe side. Also, the entire body is getting scrapped, but to be fair, we probably would have had to do that anyway.
2) It burns oil, lots of oil. It needs rings, but my buddy said he's done other 305 small blocks, and they're not bad at all. Its a whopping $149 for a ring and gasket kit online.
3) Its a 1989-1991 model, and has a clean title, but thats about all I know about it.
And for $200, I can't really complain. One can get a rough but running Ford farm truck around here for $600, and anything GM starts at $750-$900 or so. Worst case scenario is I scrap it and make money. I mean, sure its rough but it has everything i need for this project. Engine, transmission, rear axle, and front end. I couldnt care less how rusty/damaged the body is.
Anyway, I've found my beater donor truck for the tractor project.
The worst part is... Its a (dundundun) AUTOMATIC.
That almost scared me away from the whole deal, lol. But, people say the best way to slow a truck down for tractor duty, is to simply put a second transmission behind the first, which sounds like the way go go here.
Instead of having a 25 speed tractor (two five speeds), I'll end up with 5 ranges, and a gas petal... So to speak, I guess. Atleast if my figuring is right.
I'm gonna have to find a random used manual transmission around here somehow, thats gonna be fun.
So, my questions...
1) How exactly does one "join" two transmissions together? I'm picturing some kind of a belt setup here, but I'm unsure.
2) How would I rig up any kind of a hydraulic setup off this thing? I'm hydraulically clueless, to be perfectly honest. Someone said something about getting an additional power-steering pump, and running off that.
Im undecided if I want to make a smaller three point hitch, or build some kind of front blade attachment. Possibly a front end loader.
For anyone that didnt see my thread on homemade tractors a week or three ago... This is something that I've decided to build for the heck of it. I'll make a custom frame, custom sheet metal, etc and hope to have a useable (if strange) creation that should be an awesome project and something thats good to have, when it's all said and done. It's a winter project.
Thanks for your time, everyone. Y'all are gonna get plenty of videos out of this