[Complete] Mightyraze's Kal-El [2018 Build-Off Entry]

no vise man?

Yeah, I have a vise, but not on a sturdy surface for bending.

With a chunk of plate steel and some 2x2 square tubing you could weld up a receiver mount for the back of your truck.

That's a dandy idea.

If you don't have 2x2 tubing laying around, used draw bars that fit into a 2" receiver are pretty easy to come by.

Ugh... I seem to have lost or misplaced my clutch spring. I did some minor assembly of the painted parts and am at a standstill till I find that spring!

Grr....

Oh ive never done that....... lies!! I dropped the fuel pump springs out of an oppy carb on the ground and never found them . That carb was retired.

Funny part of the story, that spring has been in my way for the past 2 months, and now that I am ready to put it back on.  Nowhere to be found.  It's also time to do a garage cleanup this weekend.  I bet it is under something.  LOL!

Found my spring. Now to find time between sitting the pooch after stitches reset.

Losing stuff always bugs me. I need a lot more tool storage so my tools don't get piled up like they are on my workbenches right now.

I usually make a point that sunday afternoon is workbench cleanup so I do not loose tools. I have not done so in a month now so I am getting a lot of clutter.  I found it under all the clutter.  Go figure.  I'll get a boring pic later of the little parts installed.

In other news, I am contemplating joining a tractor club. It was started for antique iron big tractors but has members with garden ones too. My brother in law's family are founding members.

Decided those pix were boring and didn't really show anything so how about the wiener mobile at one of the local walmarts?

How about them?

A minor check-in update.  I has a few minutes this afternoon since the dog had to stay overnight with the vet.  Getting a little closer.  Brakes work really really good.  I did realize at this point without the body there is some minor frame twist.  Figured that out when I put it on it's side to put in pins.



Brake test footage:

Man those lock 'er right up! Should work great. Also, now that I see a person standing next to Kal I realize what big beast of a tractor it's gonna be! Hahaha.

Oh man you couldn't showcase the suspension movement while you were at it.

This is such a nice Mower, Love it! The Brakes are working excellent. Ca'nt wait to hear the Engine running, and Kal-El driving.

AllisKidD21 wrote:

Man those lock 'er right up! Should work great. Also, now that I see a person standing next to Kal I realize what big beast of a tractor it's gonna be! Hahaha.

I'm 6'1".

Crazy_Carl wrote:

Oh man you couldn't showcase the suspension movement while you were at it.

Maybe next time.

SebastianAlbrecht wrote:

This is such a nice Mower, Love it! The Brakes are working excellent. Ca'nt wait to hear the Engine running, and Kal-El driving.  

I've already tested it once.

I bought the engine for about 25-35 bucks about a year and half ago.  This is my first start of that engine.  Took a bit as the bowl was empty.



I tested it a couple more times, those times it fired right up.

Brakes work nice! Better than the ones on mutt lol.

Yeah, those breaks should work fine being almost automotive on that large disc.

So, looks like I will need to cut notches in my 5/8 rod I want to use for my steering and weld it back in the angles I need.  I just cannot seem to get it to bend.  Seems harder than I am use to.  Well it should take a good melting weld then.  LOL

Can't manage to heat it up and bend it?

Start a fire outside and lay it in the hot coals for a little bit.  It will bend after you heat it to a cherry red.  This way you don't have to go out and spend $500 on torches.  You can thank @SebastianAlbrecht from Germany for this tip.

I might get that a whirl.  It's just that we are in our windy season and it has not truly greened up yet.  I had it pretty red yesterday with a torch and I was hanging off the rod with almost all my weight but not bending.  Nice thing about notch and weld, is I can get he angles the way I want maybe first try.

Doggo  (Snoopy is his real name) is home again so work will slow again.

The Engine sounds wonderful, love the sound of those Opposed Twins

Looking good!!!! Makes me wanna go and tinkering my build when I get home. Should get released soon.

Thanks guys, 
Biggs, don't pop an incision.