Very cool project there! I keep telling myself to work on something like that instead of my usual junk. But since we are talking about farm trucks etc heres a hammermill i picked up. I have no way to drive the thing as its designed to be powered by a belt running off a vintage pto pulley tractor.
Redneck engineering:
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:44 am
by Firebolter
That's cool Dave. I love the old motors and drive systems from farms. Used to power the washing machine, grinders/milling machines and all kinds of other equip with a single motor/drive system. Those old Hit and Miss motors were made to last forever!
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:01 pm
by davej
Firebolter wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:44 am
That's cool Dave. I love the old motors and drive systems from farms. Used to power the washing machine, grinders/milling machines and all kinds of other equip with a single motor/drive system. Those old Hit and Miss motors were made to last forever!
Here's my second attempt. Both methods are clunky but the backhoe at least can jack its own tire up off the ground so I may keep going down that road
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:54 am
by J&J
You guys may remember the last update from page 57.
Well Jacob is home from college so we got back to work on his Coyote swap…..
His exhaust from the old 4.6 is fitting with only a few mods and adapters…
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:58 am
by J&J
Upgraded the rotors to the Cobra 13” and added some better calipers…
Cobra brakes on the rear with upgraded calipers too.
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:02 pm
by J&J
And after getting it outside and cleaned up….
We had a successful test drive!
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:14 pm
by Bucho
Wow, really cool J!
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2023 8:59 am
by Wingfixer
Saweet!! Let's hear it running!!
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:02 am
by Firebolter
Nice, is the rear diff still stock from the 4.6? That Coyote can makes some beans! time for a custom 9inch with some big meats out back! It is so fun spending other peoples money!
Re: What did you work on today?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:06 pm
by J&J
Still has the stock 8.8 which is plenty strong for street use. We have some 3.73 gears that we haven’t installed yet.
The weak link is the T45 transmission. It’s not rated for the horsepower or shifting at 7500 rpm. Jacob starts working next week and a TKX set up is on his list.
