Fishmouth Fabworks shop thread

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

Hello , I am not new here but this is my first post. I thought I would share some photos of projects I have worked on recently. Almost all of it is Logging related equipment.

First picture is some track guards on a 308C. Inside and out, welded on and sleeved together with 4 1" solid pins to help fight deflection

Second is Line boring a Fecon head for a Timbco

Third is A grapple plate to add a little more reach on the same 308C

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

Made 100 climb saw locks for saw racks

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

This was a fun project. Bobbed the feed drive, moved the battery, added a better cover plate over the controls. And built the "iron Maiden" over the front. Access doors over the front controls and air filter. The whole unit unbolts for better engine access if needed.

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

Did a electric scale conversion on a T800. Converted the log bunk to pin to the king pin plate. That allows them to switch from low bedding to log hauling without changing anything except pins.

 

[theironoracle]

Very nice work! Makes me want to get back to some fab work. It's been a long time since welded more than a few minutes. Keep the pics coming.....TIO

 

[old-iron-habit]

Nice. And the crawler buggies look good to. As much as I like logging pictures a picture or 3 about them is OK also in my book.

 

[theironoracle]

Made 100 climb saw locks for saw racks

What is a climb saw? What are the locks?

 

[theironoracle]

You should install some horizontal supports on either side of the idler guides before they start spreading! I am assuming this is going out in the brush after trees for the chipper? I now understand what a climbing saw is but still would like pic of the locks in use. Again super work

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

Nice. And the crawler buggies look good to. As much as I like logging pictures a picture or 3 about them is OK also in my book.

Thank you! That was my primary business for the last 11 years. I have plenty of pictures of those.

Very nice work! Makes me want to get back to some fab work. It's been a long time since welded more than a few minutes. Keep the pics coming.....TIO

Thank you.

You should install some horizontal supports on either side of the idler guides before they start spreading! I am assuming this is going out in the brush after trees for the chipper? I now understand what a climbing saw is but still would like pic of the locks in use. Again super work

I wanted too, but they were not interested at the time. The climb saw locks get welded to the saw racks. Each saw rack for the crew trucks hold 4 big saws, 2 climb saws, and fire extinguisher. The pin goes through the handle with a pad lock to secure it. They have had a bunch of saws stolen, so we redesigned the mount. I'll try too get some better pictures of it.

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

This is the start of my swim deck bumper. Still have doors and outriggers to finish

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

A brush rake style thumb for local guy.

And the 308 outside all done

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

One of the King of the Hammers cars I built. Rock crawler/desert style cars.

Full tube chassis,Rear engine LS7 based motor, Th400 to divorced Transfercase. 4wd independent front suspension. 18" of travel in front, 30" travel in the rear.

 

[ETER]

FISHMOUTH FAB, Very nice work and thanks for taking the time to post the details and pics, will definitely follow the thread ...what grade of steel did you use for the track guards?
Regards, Bob

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

FISHMOUTH FAB, Very nice work and thanks for taking the time to post the details and pics, will definitely follow the thread ...what grade of steel did you use for the track guards?
Regards, Bob

Thanks Bob. The track guards were made from 3"x6"x .625" A36. The vertical gussets were made from .500" A36. I used .045" 71M dual sheild.

 

[caterpillarmech]

Nice looking work. I love it when a person takes pride in his work. You can always tell the good ones by there finished product.

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

This was the first time I made track guards 2 years ago. Their mechanic asked me too put the leg down. I am not a fan of doing it that way. I prefer the leg out with gussets to the track frame ( like the one pictured above). Easier to weld and more support for the track, in my opinion.

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

This is another 308 that received a cab guard and another grapple mount. It came with a quick coupler that i cut up and welded a 1" plate too. Made the ears out of 1" with a tube sleeve to support the two of them. The cab guard is 2"x3"x .120 wall box tube. 3"x.375" flat bar for slates. It bolts to the existing ROPS. Covering the front and the top. Notched to follow the profile of the cab.

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

More......

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

And the other grapple plate. They had me open up the hole in the yoke to fit a 2" pin instead of 1.750". I had to do it in my bridgeport because I didn't have my line boring machine yet.

 

[FISHMOUTH FAB]

This is one of the 308's and the bobbed Morbark chipper out working in Camino,Ca