PFB's Vario JD 850D

[pigeonfarmboy]

Got the new dollies finished up. I lost track of how much time I have in these. Well over 20-30 hours. The first versions I didn't spend as much time in the preplanning as I did on these. The fit on this pair are **** near perfect and look much better on the excavator with the 2.2 wheels/tires. (Sorry I didn't get more photos of the build process. I'm in Indy rush mode to get everything done before the show)

Milled slots in the bottom of the uprights and dropped in and tig welded the rods in place. Used some plates to keep the uprights spaced correctly while in the vise.


Next was cutting new inserts for the tires to support the weight of the 850D. This dense foam stacked inside the tire should do the trick. That's a special tool made by Olfa for cutting out lexan body wheel wells.


All the foam cutout it's time to assemble the beadlocks.


All assembled and painted up. Wheels will be painted black or grey another time.


Also got the new buckets welded up and ready for paint tomorrow.