Unkle Spike 0 Posted July 16, 2007 Built this for a friend who gets thirsty while mowing the lawn. He is going to paint it to match his Brand X tractor. Enjoy. Anyone know a good color to match a Crapsman tractor, silver?[br] Not sure about the tractor choice, but the wagon looks good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnmonkey 4 Posted July 16, 2007 mighty fine craftsmanship. jh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tec2484 1 Posted July 16, 2007 He must not have a very big lawn!:D:D:D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unkle Spike 0 Posted July 16, 2007 He can't help his choice in tractors, he's Canadian... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeK 0 Posted July 16, 2007 Might try Chevy truck "Quicksilver" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cwm1276 11 Posted July 16, 2007 Just should have tap on at the bottom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firefoxz1 4 Posted July 16, 2007 That's good work there. Hope the x-tractor will pull it}:). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy 2 Posted July 16, 2007 Nice job. Fill it up with Bourbon,and no one will care what color it is. Makes a very nice flask. }:)}:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ragged_ol_64 0 Posted July 16, 2007 Easy there spikey on the craftsman tractors. Theyre ok. Sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skunkhome 0 Posted July 16, 2007 where's the draft plumbing? I guess if its a Craftsman, he can only pull "Lite" beer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketchamized 2 Posted July 16, 2007 That lovely thing will outlast the Craftsman tractor by a long shot... Excellent craftsmanship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bud119195 110 Posted July 16, 2007 Paint it brown to match the Crapsman .Otherwise you did a cool job on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D-17_Dave 12 Posted July 16, 2007 If he'll be using it while riding shouldn't the door open from the front?;):D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsnik 1 Posted July 17, 2007 Maybe there's cup holders on the bottom side of the lid so when it's open you have someplace to hold your beverage and maybe a handful of Slim Jims. It is the most well designed and crafted lawn implement I have ever seen. I want one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unkle Spike 0 Posted July 17, 2007 The barrel can be rotated so the access is from any directions. Perhaps with the right cooler, you could become the neighborhood Ice Cream Man! Of course you would need a GOOD tractor to pull it. I didn't make the barrel, but the cart has probably 8 hours and $75 in materials in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quantico 2 Posted July 17, 2007 I would volunteer to drink a couple mikes or beers... to be sure it works safely... you can't be too careful you know... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsnik 1 Posted July 17, 2007 Imagine these carts at a tractor event like Spring Fling. It would be like Spring Fling meets Spring Break. Probably turn into a demolition derby in the wrong hands. On the other hand people who, ahem, occasionally run out of gas, could keep a gas can back there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ehertzfeld 1 Posted July 17, 2007 quote:Originally posted by D-17_Dave If he'll be using it while riding shouldn't the door open from the front?;):D You don't need the door to open if you simply insert a small tube long enough to reach your mouth.:D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D-17_Dave 12 Posted July 17, 2007 Jonathon, I kind of like the Spring Fling meets Spring break theam. I wonder if we could get some of the girls to......... Well, on secound thought. Maybe we should leave well enough alone.C;)sm00:o) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shanhamm 0 Posted July 17, 2007 quote: Anyone know a good color to match a Crapsman tractor, silver? PINK!!!:D:D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toomanytractors 0 Posted July 17, 2007 Hello to all: Knew a guy one time (now deceased) who mowed 29 acres of grass with a Kubota and a 5' belly mower who also liked his beer. He came in one morning telling me how he had to learn to pace himself (increase from not paying attention to so many laps per beer). When I asked why he said he caught himself at 3:45 in the morning mowing over what he'd already mowed at about 9 O'clock the evening before!!!!LOLsm04 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsnik 1 Posted July 17, 2007 Hi Dave, Well, supposedly if you build it they will come. It's like that quote from Field of Dreams: "Ray, girls will come Ray. They'll come to Spring Fling for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up at Spring Fling not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your Allis Chalmers 720, longing for the beverages in that really nifty cooler you are towing behind the tractor...." (Hope Kevin Costner doesn't read this, he'll probably sue me, LOL). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 416 Posted July 18, 2007 Jeff, what's being Canadian got to do with owning a Craftsman? I've never had one, and as far as I know they were conceived and built in the US and most of them are sold there, presumably not all to ex-Canadians.;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unkle Spike 0 Posted July 18, 2007 I kid the guy I built it for about being Canadian. He is a transplant here to Tennessee, and just to hear him talk compared to the locals is a hoot. And the Craftsman thing, that is just a general slur. I know we can't all own Simplicity Tractors, or do all the nutty modifications we do to upgrade, or just keep them "original". No offense or stereotyping was intended to any nationality, or brand owner, only to the particular owner of THIS equipment as an addition to the ribbing I give him daily. When he asked me to build it, my first reaction was, "you have got to be kidding", but I did end up building it didn't I. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites