Building a Plow for my 1986 Big Red. PIC HEAVY. PLOW IS DONE!!! PICS PAGE 2 01-14-15
So I sold the SX I rebuilt about 2 years ago. Since then, I have been actively looking for a 1986 Big Red in good shape and also in my price range of broke. Last spring, my old man called me to tell me Mr. Sanders down the road had passed away, and his widow was liquidating his stuff. He had a three wheeler, What it was, I didn't know, but I remember seeing him ride it 2 or three times when I was a kdi. I told him to jump on it and get me some info. I told him the model I was looking for and told him the problem areas to look at, and told him I could afford to spend $1200 on it, if it was right.
He called me a couple days later and asked me how much I would pay again. I said $1200. He said, "Well, it's a big red, 86, and in pretty good shape, and everything you told me to look at was okay". I said "okay, go buy it". He said "It's on the back of the truck. Gave $300 for it". I was shocked to say the least. I felt a little guilty too, since she probably had no idea what it was worth. Dad said he tried to give her more, but she wouldn't take it. Well you can't sell it for them too. SOOOOO... I finally got it here (2000 miles away) this past fall and as near as I can tell, I'm the second owner. I've been in the market for a plow, and either have been unlucky or too poor for one.
The trike has a skid plate, that appears to be the hondaline one. Mr. Sanders cut off the heel guards though. It has the side cover too, which is not in the photos. I want to keep the skid plate and the plow mounts on it at all times. The problem i realized pretty quickly is the skid plate mounts to the outside of the foot peg, and the plow mounts to the inside. The skid plate is also about 3/8" wider than the frame, which causes a pretty poor fit of the pegs. These problems cause more problems for what I want to do. Nonetheless, I found away around it and the following pictures show my work this evening.
The ATC
The Idea
The Guard
Some Steel from old bed frame
Then some stuff happened and I forgot to take photos
Had these left over from a trailer hitch install
Used a washer for a spacer, so after its welded and pins are used, it will have about an 8th inch of play
Had to go on the outside of the peg, So that's the reason for the ridiculous shape.
Test fit
You can see in this photo that the skid plate is too wide as the brackets are tipped in. I will correct this tip with Spacers. Since this was a test fit, I don't care
More Test fitting
After trimming some corners and grinding for a while, Paint.
More to come. I know I don't lay the prettiest welds, But we all gotta learn somehow. PS. The machine is older than I am.
My humble shop I built last fall. Just put gas lines in to it and installed my natural gas heater today, has insulation, concrete floor, roll up door, electric, 110 and 220v, 4 circuits, cold storage, steel topped bench, and an AC.
Last edited by andersonee4; 01-15-2015 at 12:55 AM.
1985 Honda 250sx. Ground up rebuild. SOLD
1986 Honda 250es Big Red with custom plow
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