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Title: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Brian Barker on December 24, 2011, 10:42:44 AM: Hello,
I wanted to show you what I did for my son's X-Mass gift.. My son loved tractors and bucket loaders and they only sell plastic loaders on pedal tractors and that will not do for my son (he is a little rough on things like that). So I got the idea that I would get him a metal tractor and add the loader too it.. It took about 3 days to make this and it came out great. I used Mach3 for making the parts of coarse!

Enjoy and I hope it makes you think about fun projects!

Thanks
Brian
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: RICH on December 24, 2011, 10:54:42 AM: Great gift. Hope you have plans for mounting the motor....they grow up quick. Then the addition of a heavy 8" channel all around it since 16 is just around the corner.....
;)
RICH
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Chaoticone on December 24, 2011, 10:55:52 AM: Very good Brian! He's a lucky boy. It looks real good.

Merry Christmas!!

Brett
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Brian Barker on December 24, 2011, 11:10:28 AM: I was getting a chuckle thinking about him pulling a hydo power unit in a trailer LOL
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: NeoTO on December 24, 2011, 04:04:02 PM: Nice gift, Brian.

Merry Christmas to USA from Slovenia! :)

Matevž
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Bloy on December 25, 2011, 10:32:03 AM: Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2012, Brian, etal. Your boy will love that tractor with loader.

I wish I had tools back in the 80's when my son(and I) was younger. But I still saw the delight in his eyes when I managed to stuff the dash and grips with a multitude of electronicbuzzers/sirens, LEDs, momentary/turn dial switches and whatever would fit. He became the hit of the city neighborhood with his "tricked out" big wheeler such as this... ;D
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Dan13 on December 25, 2011, 01:40:26 PM: And I though you weren't having fun lately, Brian ;)

Brilliant work considering it only took you 3 days.

Dan
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Chaoticone on December 25, 2011, 04:35:35 PM: Bloy, that is a great story! Good for you and your son. :)

Merry Christmas

Brett
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: DMBGO on December 25, 2011, 05:36:21 PM: What a bewdy Brian, no wonder you had to employ another programmer!

Hope you had a great Xmas

Dave
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Brian Barker on December 25, 2011, 11:25:42 PM: He loved it and we had a great time playing in the snow :)

Now I think he needs a logging arch for the back of it LOL...
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: GaryB on December 27, 2011, 11:07:12 PM: Well Brian, that's one way to get your driveway cleared ;D
great job, sure looks like he's having a ball
cheers mate
gary
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on December 30, 2011, 07:36:38 AM: Sorry to say this Brian but it looks like he is growing real fast.
From that last picture I think you are going to be building a new one for next year. ;D

Tweakie.
Title: Re: X-Mass Gift for my son
Post by: Brian Barker on December 30, 2011, 11:13:48 AM: LOL... He will need me to move the seat back... We can do anything as long as it is not Plastic ;)