Agricat crawler model-F

jdcrawler · Oct 25, 2024

I'm using this Farmall air cleaner to go on the crawler.
It's missing the oil bath cup and the clamp that fits on the bottom but I should be able to get those parts off ebay.

I'm going to use a rubber pad for bolting the air cleaner in place.
This will help keep the vibration from causing stress cracks in the mounting bracket.

There is no easy way to fasten this to the side of the engine so I have made up a mounting bracket that bolts to the top of the fender on the right side.

The air cleaner fastens onto that.
The bolts are threaded into the bracket with lock nuts on this side to keep the correct tension on the rubber pad.

A steel air tube is connected to the carburetor.

This goes over behind the engine to the other side.

And connects to the air cleaner.

jdcrawler · Nov 7, 2024

The metal step plate is fastened down on top of the fender.

These are the crossbar brackets for the grille.

The holes are drilled into them for the grille bars and they are bolted onto the sides of the model-T shell.

The first few grille bars are set in place and tack welded to the crossbar brackets.

The rest of the bars are welded in with the grille sitting on the table.

The finished grille is mounted back onto the crawler.

jdcrawler · Feb 27, 2025

The weather is getting warm enough that I can work out in the garage again. .....

The splices on the four hydraulic hard lines are all brazed up and the lines are painted.

While I'm waiting for the coats of paint to dry on the hydraulic lines, I've started removing the hydraulic cylinders and control arms from the front loader arms.

The seat is also removed.

Here are the control arms for tilting the bucket.

The pivot pins that hold everything together.

The hydraulic control valve and hoses were removed as an assembly.

As were the hydraulic cylinders and hoses.

jdcrawler · Feb 28, 2025

The loader arms and the two upright side mounting brackets are removed.

Here you can see the loader arm assembly hanging from the hoist.
The upright side mounting bracket and rear support rod for this side is on the floor beside the crawler.

The grille, hydraulic pump and the hoses are removed from the front of the engine

Then the hood is removed.

The rear hydraulic cylinder is removed.

And finally the gas tank and the dash are taken off.
This leaves only the engine and transmission to be unbolted and lifted out before the crawler frame can be gotten ready to paint.

jdcrawler · Mar 4, 2025

The engine and transmission are pulled out of the crawler frame today.
It has been sprayed down with degreaser and rinsed off.
You can see the soapy water on the floor.

The engine and transmission are set outside where they were sprayed with degreaser and rinsed off also.

I have two tables set up for painting parts on.

The loader frame is set up against a stack of wood.

The grille and the seat are sitting on the floor patiently waiting for their chance to go up on the paint table.

There is also a tray of locating pins that need to have their shafts masked off so that just the two ends get painted.
There are also some small parts and a tray with nuts and bolts sitting on the workbench that need painting

hamman · Mar 6, 2025

Going to look and run great when you get it done Ray. Nice work,

jdcrawler · 2025-03-13T19:39:35-0400

Everything is turning orange.

jdcrawler · 2025-03-14T13:18:57-0400

The crawler was unmasked today.
It has also been taken off the blocks and set it down on jack stands so the track is just a little off the floor.
I needed to do this so I could rotate the drive shaft to paint the other side of it.

I also wanted it down off the blocks to assembly it back together.
I'm leaving it on the stands while I put it back together so when it's finished, I can test run it while it's still sitting in the garage.

MNGB · 2025-03-14T13:59:18-0400

jdcrawler said:
The crawler was unmasked today.
It has also been taken off the blocks and set it down on jack stands so the track is just a little off the floor.
I needed to do this so I could rotate the drive shaft to paint the other side of it.

I also wanted it down off the blocks to assembly it back together.
I'm leaving it on the stands while I put it back together so when it's finished, I can test run it while it's still sitting in the garage.

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Lots and lots of nice orange parts its goning to look good

Agricat crawler model-F

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