Custom Cub Cadet 6x4

Add a second rear axle to a Cub Cadet and what do you get? A 6x4 dump truck! This "Cargo Cub" was built from a 1973 Model 109 Cub Cadet plus an extra axle from a 147. Some angle iron, a MIG welder and something interesting materializes in the workshop.

[@jeffreysiler9389]

I love it don’t ever get rid of of this project please thanks 😊 very much ❤

[@flaircraft]

Of course he's getting rid of it. He's going to sell it to me, for cheap. Right? Right?? :)

[@timothyjerry2455]

What a great job on that, I bet it would push really well with a front dozer blade. Thanks for showing the build pics at the end, really shows what kind of work had to be done to create this cool machine👍🏻

[@truckerray7533]

Thats an awesome project. Job well done. You should build a matching tandem axle dump trailer to go behind it. Take care

[@cereus57]

Nice job again Frank, especially like the build pictures at the end of the video!

[@quantumphaser]

Another fabulous Cub Cadet build.👍😁

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Great job on the 6x4 Frank just amazing!

[@vinces8974]

What a fantastic creation

[@jeeper426]

that is an awesome build, stay safe my friend

[@lindalakota38]

Amazing done the work so cleen.thanks for posting .

[@shawncarson6639]

Keep up the good job

[@homemadetools]

Nice! We featured this video in our homemade tools forum this week :)

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@anthonybarron7296]

I like it Frank almost like a John Deer Gator except it's a one seater lol

[@patjohn775]

I love this

[@paulmurphy5964]

Gorgeous!

[@DJC995]

Very nice Job Thanks

[@chuckfowler4754]

That this is AWESOME👍👍👍👍.

[@williambryant5946]

Really neat. 👍

[@stephenzwemer2905]

Nice design and build Would be curious about more detail on connecting and syncing the two hydrostatic transmissions

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

It's pretty straightforward. A 5/16 inch rod with a length adjustment is connected with ball joints to the two speed control plates on the hydrostatic transmissions. The forward rear axle is controlled by the tractor's normal speed control lever, and the second (rear) transmission is essentially slaved to the forward transmission. Syncing them involves jacking both axles off the floor and running them while adjusting the length of the connecting rod between the two transmissions so the two axles move at the same speed, or at least close. Doesn't need to be exact to work well.

[@ohcrapwhatsnext]

Brilliant....

[@sambarnard717]

Frank, I really enjoy your content. Please take this as constructive criticism. I have a hard time hearing you when you’re speaking. When I turn the volume up, then the ads are too loud. Please don’t think of me as a grump. I really enjoy your channel, and want to see you succeed.

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

Yeah, it's a problem. I've got a lapel microphone on order. Hopefully, that will help.

[@bgcbgc7830]

Next up a helicopter built from an old washing machine and a box of used pinball machine parts.

[@papashoes7138]

currently watching your dozer build and loving it. This and the grader are awesome. Any thought to a bend in the middle four wheel drive front end loader?

[@brandonwagner4719]

COOL

[@vinces8974]

Very nice job, how did you tie the two I just static axles together to work as one?

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

Well, yes, they both drive, but are still independent axles.

[@robertkettle9369]

Dose your tractor ever give you a rough time when Turing or is it like wasn’t there

[@leewhite414]

Did you link the rear brakes also? Was there a separate hydraulic tank for the cylinder or is there enough volume in the rear end? Im also thinking of building one however i was thinking more of like the haul truck style with dual cylinders on the sides.

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

brakes are connected together, yes. The rear end is the reservoir--it holds almost 2 gallons. Remember, it's a double acting cylinder, so as fluid enters one side of the piston, fluid from the other side returns to the tank.

[@willshep69]

Frank, you have inspired me to build a few different cub equipment. I've never commented on a channel, is there any way you could show and explain a detail in the linkage you fabricated to run both the axles? I have built the same concept as your dump and grader, but I'm still having a hard time timing and setting the linkage for the axles

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

Assuming you are using hydrostatic transmissions, it's just a matter of connecting both cam plates together via an adjustable length rod, jacking up the axles and adjusting the length of the rod so both axles operate at approximately the same speed. It doesn't have to be exact, just close. The grader build video on the channel shows the connections and the dozer build series explains the principles in detail. Maybe watch those?

[@willshep69]

Yes I both axles are off a 1450. Forward axle is ported and feeds the lift cylinder. I attached a linkage just above original location on the speed control, ran to the rear axle. My problem is binding, difficult to ingage and control the speed without putting alot of effort in the control. I was wondering if your linkage is set in a different way. Or how you attached it. Thank you for responding, I will go back and re watch the video. Maybe I missed the explanation. After this project, I am going to attempt a dozer as well.

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

go to about the 7 minute mark of kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ2VZ4tmdpuMmaM

[@charlesmorgan40]

Frank how did you connect the front and rear shifter together if you have a picture that would help alot. Thanks

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

they are hydrostatic transmissions, so there are no "shifters" as you might imagine for a gear drive transmission. There is only a single control rod that ties the two trunnions together so both hydrostats operate in tandem. I think the video shows this in one of the pictures.

[@austinhauri4098]

Awsome video! Also is that a ccw pump and what gpm did u go with? Thanks!

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

The pump can run either way, and can be a pump or a motor. Don't remember the GPM but I'd guess 1 or 2 gpm.

[@austinhauri4098]

@@woodandmetalshoptime8048 ohh universal. And thank you. I was looking at a 4gpm pump but was afraid it would be to big. Looking to add quick connections to run a dump cart and snow blades ext, also in the future want to build a hydraulic drivin sickel mower so I can Clean my ditches up easier with out worry of the angle it'll ride at. Thanks again and keep up the awesome work!

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

1 or 2 gpm will not run a sickle mower very well. You'll want at least 6 gpm. Remember, HP is related to the pressure and flow rate. 1 gpm at 2000 psi might only provide 1 hp while 6 gpm at 2000 psi might be close to 7 HP. The formula is HP=(PSI x GPM)/1714. You can easily find a calculator on line somewhere. Also, allow for the efficiency of the pump and motor combination. Even at 90% efficient at each end (pump, motor) .9 x.9= .81 or 80% efficient as a system. So a 10 HP engine driving a 8 gpm pump at 2500 psi should get you about 7 hp at the sickle bar. Probably enough. Lots of trade offs in hydraulic system design. Relief valve settings, fluid heating/cooling, flow rate vs. pressure, etc. Running a pump for occasional cylinder operation does not create as much heat at running a circuit where there's a lot of work being done continuously. You'll need a sizable fluid radiator.

[@scruffy6151]

👍👍

[@charlesmorgan40]

Frank have a question on your 6x4 how long is the frame for the back axle

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

The rear axles are a bit over 24 inches on center. So 23 inch diameter tires are about inch apart. The closer they are together, the better it will turn (less tire scrubbing).

[@charlesmorgan40]

@@woodandmetalshoptime8048 thank you alot frank

[@jeremycable51]

So this was before or after the grader?

[@woodandmetalshoptime8048]

Before.

[@jeremycable51]

@@woodandmetalshoptime8048 I had a feeling it definitely looks like a perfect first project in a new platform just that auxiliary pump had me curious since you had the one from the grader you rejected

[@lesgobrandon]

👍🏿