2018 POTD Thread Archive

[GoceKU]

Today i started by jacking up the little Niva, the back was already on jack stands, now the front is also on jack stands, i left the jacks in place to help with stability now with all the wheels off i could see what condition is the suspension in, and is not too bad, all the rubber bushes have some dry rot and will be replaced, but the ball joints are tight and brake lines have been replaced recently only surprise is the drivers side bottom bump stop which has rotted off, i'll need to fix this also the shocks look really bad, the few rusty holes i've seen before buying it, next on order i plan to deal with the wheels, original and the ones i bought recently, i'll need to wash and get them ready for painting before weather gets any colder.

 

[Superburban]

Having only worked on trucks, those A arms look tiny. I think my golf cart has bigger looking ones.

You are doing a great job, and thanks for sharing, I enjoy seeing the work people do to keep older stuff going. I have never been a throw it away, and buy a new one type.

 

[GoceKU]

Having only worked on trucks, those A arms look tiny. I think my golf cart has bigger looking ones.

You are doing a great job, and thanks for sharing, I enjoy seeing the work people do to keep older stuff going. I have never been a throw it away, and buy a new one type.

I like sharing my experiences, i hope they help some one like others have helped me. Also gives me a timeline to look back to, as for the A arms it's all relevant to the size of the vehicle, because of that i'm calling it the little Niva check the dimensions on the picture.

 

[Superburban]

Holy cow, not even 6 feet outside mirror to mirror. Just e bit bigger then my golf cart.

 

[HBilly1022]

I'm working on a new setup to allow me to use the rear PTO mount snowblower on the front of my tractor. I've had enough of looking over my shoulder for hours at a time while backing up. So I made an adapter to go from a standard skid steer mount (which I have on the front of my tractor) to the 3PTH mount. Did this a while ago but never got around to posting it.


I'm also rigging up a 3 PTH hydraulic power pack using a PTO pump I bought at an auction a few years ago. The pump did not put out enough flow at tractor pto speed of 540 rpm so I need to up the pump speed. Decided to try making a chain drive speed increaser and have been working on it for a while. The first issue I ran into was that I couldn't find the 1 3/8" x 6 spline shafts I needed for the input and output drive connections. So what's a guy to do ......... I know, make them. So I figured to give it a try. Made the first one and it turned out better than expected but took quite a bit of fiddling around to get the parts fitted. The second one went much faster. Note the groove in the splines is different for each shaft due to the mating parts.



Both shafts installed in the speed increaser assembly and all mocked up to figure out dimensions for the framework.

Decided to position the pump above the hydraulic tank.

I need to get a shorter driveshaft but won't be able to do any more on this for a couple of weeks. I'll post more pics when it's done.

 

[mmcmdl]

Looking good Hbilly ! I always wanted do this for my Kubota but never have the time . Good looking work .

 

[jdedmon91]

Here is where I finished up the drill grinder assembly

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[GoceKU]

Today i spend almost an entire day washing, and sanding wheels, first i mark and took off all the balance weights, then i used a scraper in the thick grime. And the real fun started, wheel by wheel i carried it out, pressure wash it, wet sended it then again wash it and repeat it on all 9 wheels, this was really hard work especially with my injured back but i managed to get it done, also took off the front bumper and together with the back a wash them and plan to give them a coat of same color i'll use on the wheels, they are solid aluminium but the anodising is faded, and the new nivas have them painted silver, as for the wheels the van one have no real rust on them, the russian one had lots of rust on the back side, i'll let them to dry and apply the anti rust acid i've been using. It was a long hard day and cold at the end, the winter is definitely cumming.

 

[dulltool17]

This adventure with the 4-wheel buggy is intriguing. What is this "anti-rust acid?" Sound like a contradiction, since acids tend to cause corrosion.
Can you explain, please?

 

[extropic]

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What is this "anti-rust acid?" Sound like a contradiction, since acids tend to cause corrosion.
Can you explain, please?

Google "ospho"