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Got a great running but trashed frame gator for a song so a bit of a flip project

It had a beam punched through the dash and suspended on the dump bed to hold it together 

that is just a rubber mat above the melted frame

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So I ordered a frame on eBay with less rust but it still needed a cleaning, por15, and some floorboards that I made up from some 1/8 plate

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Now I have completed disassembly and need to order some odds and ends and will reassemble

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Wow, how does anyone do that, leave it out in the grass year round?

It looks like you are giving it another 10 years.

 

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Love that shop. 

But it needs more tractors.

I bet it could hold a record amount.

Oh, and great work on the gator. sm03

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Thx all

phan :down to 

2 dozers

one tlb

one b12

one forklift

one 8x8

3 atc 3 wheelers

4 quads

Other misc stuff, dirt bikes etc

Takes a lot to even keep the batteries charged!

 

 

 

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When I saw the original design they wanted to box in the beam. I said no and upsize it to handle another ton above their calculated load

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^thx

Snow day
While I still have power, drilling out broken screws from the plastic headlight bezels 
 

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Did I here 3 wheelers I’ve owned just about everyone ever made with shocks any way Which three do u have and yeah nice shop and handiwork you will have to give me your garage cleaning lady my number 

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Just the thought of what I could do with a shop of that size, mind bogouling (gotta learn how to spell )

Very nice fab, really glad to see stuff saved versus junking

Oh and my wife would surely have issues with cleaning lady

 

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Current trikes are a 86 250r, 84 big red, 84 70. I prefer over the quads but the quads have their pluses and better for visitors 

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Yep I prefer them to I used to have an R now I have a big red just sold two Yamaha 225’s on Craigslist. But my favorite was the 350x I shoulda kept that one but I don’t miss the R I’m to old for to take that kind of punishment (is that Courtney Love)

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When I go hunting in Ohio all the quad owners think I’m nuts for riding a trike, not nuts maybe a lil stupid 

 

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I got the smaller BR

reverse and light enough that I can drag it out of anything without a winch. My go to woods machine. The R is fun, i am on the lookout for a nice 200x. A 350 would do but I don’t need that much power

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The 200x was the first one I ever owned imo there to small for a grown up but to each his own I should have kept them all they r climbing in price especially the reds and x’s

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My buddy has a couple of ATC 70s he rides all over the place. I’m 6’4”, so I stick to my Sportsman. xD

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2 hours ago, Angry Bear said:

My buddy has a couple of ATC 70s he rides all over the place. I’m 6’4”, so I stick to my Sportsman. xD

Me too

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