TERRA TIGER Restoration thread

[simpleton7016]

Thanks Mike....it's just that it is gonna be HOT on a sunny day.

Question for anyone in the know: what would you recomend painting the iinside of the body with? I was planning on a black or grey brush on paint of some sort. But what brand for fiberglass?

[simpleton7016]

OK, I ended up coating the insides with POR 15. It cured very nicely and very hard. The bond is excellent, but it did take two coats. That's it, now I can start putting trim on....very slowly (kids impede any REAL progress)

[simpleton7016]

here are a few additional minor engineering differences I have found in the various Tigers I have ripped apart. The first is the Jackshaft sprockets. In the picture, the sprocket on the right has visible welds on the hub. There was only one set I found like this and it was out of a newer machine...#5294. All the rest were like the one on the left with no visible welds.

I also found one machine with a different jackshaft bracket set up. This came out of machine #2519. In the picture, the bracket on the right is the one that came out of most of the machines I tore apart. But the one on the left came with only the 1/2 bracket and two (2) of the jackshaft supports (part # 1605004). But all of the mounting holes in the body are the same.

[simpleton7016]

Aslo, my K-lock rims arrived yesterday. I little premature b/c I am not quite ready for tires yet. Great service from Recreatives. Jay, if you lurk around here, then thank you...they looks great. Other than new machined axle's and sprockets, this has been my biggest expense to date....but I do NOT want to lose a bead in the middle of nowhere....so I figure they are worth it. The silver rims will go on the black terra tiger and the black ones will go on the yellow tiger,

[steveohio]

Sprocket on right isn't original! Someone has replaced the large one. As for brackets ones on right are updated ones and needed in all machines if you plan on playing & using it! Bulletin TT203 and was installed-used on all machines above serial number 2562 and all older machines were suppose to be upgraded, but a lot of dealers didn't do them!

[simpleton7016]

Well, I got the first batch of new axle's and sprockets from my machinist today. He does such fabulous work! I envy all of you who have machining skills (and carpentry, paint, electric, small engine....etc - the list goes on and on!) Anyway, they were made to the specs that Whipper suggested (thanks Whipper): 4140 pre-heat treated TGP. Spocket tubes are all 1/2 " wall thickness. Flame hardened sprockets. I went with shear pins instead of woodruff keys, but he put in grooves for snap rings just to keep the sprocket in place in case of a catostrophic failure at high RPM's. This should save me from blasting a hole through my floor.

Everything is perfect except for one big detail. The rims that arrived yesterday from Recreatives are 6" inside diameter...my wheel hub flages are 7". Gonna have to have them turned down 1/2"! Otherwise, I would have had a rolling chassis by the end of the weekend. dang

[LarryW]

Wow, love new parts! Looks good. To bad about the hubs do not fit the rims though.

[steveohio]

Sweet! He did a great good on them! If he wants to build any more let me know. We need a set or two )

[simpleton7016]

cleaning up the yard today to make the wife happy. Had an opportunity to take this video of the differences between early model and late model Terra Tiger chain guards.

[Caveman]

Looks great! I have an old Terra Tiger that I am about to begin on. How did you make a reverse? It seems to be electric by the sound......
Also, I saw the Millington Flood videos/photos....Did you go there to help out? I did as well. We re-did a house that flooded for a couple of widowed ladies. It was through my church and a local Millington church as well.

Caveman

[simpleton7016]

The bottom end of my Terra Tiger is all new, but the axles are binding in the center bronze bushings. Since everything is new, will the axle's eventually work themselves "true" once I apply power to the wheels and drive it around a bit?

[thebuggyman1]

I would put a plate between the two angle iron braces, under the center bearing assy, and weld it in. It would help fill the gap under your bearing and tie your braces together for strength. That center bearing is a bad design because the axles MUST be in alignment. Alot of bearings are rounded on the outside allowing for misallignment.
This is what they should have used.
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[simpleton7016]

Actually, I tried to outsmart the Allis Chalmers engineers and did just what you are describing....but my problem is that the bearing is too high, not too low. I am going to put the wheels on today and see if that doesn't help....I will post a picture of my custom center support later tonight.

Thanks,
Erik

[simpleton7016]

Here are pics of the rolling chassis and also a video of the custom center frame support that I had had made that does not work.

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[simpleton7016]

And here is some video of the problem I have with the center axle bearing. I need to get it lower, but aside from spacers under the frame supports, I cant think of any other way to accomplish it. Unless someone here tells me that the bow is not significant enough to worry about....I just want to make sure I get it right the first time.