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Carson, known as the 6th Gen Farmer, is a dedicated agricultural professional embarking on an independent farming journey after branching out from his family’s multi-generational operation. While not a "new" or "beginning" farmer in the traditional sense, Carson is deeply committed to sharing the challenges and triumphs of building a farm from the ground up. His passion lies in discussing all things farming, including equipment, technology, and the evolving landscape of modern agriculture.
Consider adding a ‘lip’ around the shelf in an effort to keep things from sliding off the shelf while the tractor is in motion… a lip is what they have on boats to prevent items from crashing to the floor…
Don’t be so hard on yourself with the welds. You do the best you can with what you got. That’s good enough.
That rock box looks really good! You do now have alot of storage. Yeah I would go with a rubber/plastic type material as that would be easier to wipe down and some friction to keep stuff from easily sliding around.. also cushioning it a little when you hit bumps.
My only concern would be the bottom of the tool box cracking out from the weight and vibration bouncing around, i would reinforce the bottom of it.
My CAT MT835 has a tray put in by the previous owner that is lined by a soft small nippled silicone rubber material in it that I never saw before that absorbs shock and vibration and is easy to clean and is reasonably grippy and it’s full gray and black in color. That’s what I’d line your ringed shelve with
Take the time to cut out a triangle shaped piece of plywood to fit the corner better , with a little bit of measuring you can make it fit like a half inch off the glass all the way around. Then add a nice lip to keep stuff from falling off. You know as well as I do them two tracks can get a little radical sometimes. I would put like a 2-inch lip on it. I always liked the used soft house carpet. It holds little screws and bolts from rolling around.
You said you were going to add a rock box. You did a good job of adding a rock tray!!
Great job
Check out a fabric, upholstery, or leather store for a piece to cover the plywood… glue or staples on the bottom side.. then done. Could even use a piece of sheet metal to cover it.
For covering the plywood, I would recommend looking at the the drawer linings and top mats for mechanics and machinist tool cabinets. Some are a tough grey foam and others are even tougher Silicone rubber types. They are non-slip and grime resistant. Also I would consider rounding the corners on the plywood a bit. I've run both track Challengers and JD tractors, both tracked and wheeled. Both are great but the Challengers seemed the more horsepower for the buck.
Maybe add a piece of flat stock to the bottom of the toolbox under each bolt. Should help keep the bottom of box from cracking/splitting as bad from vibration
A lip around the edge of the shelf like jerry said. also if you can get yellow or black mat for workout gym flooring it would be more grippy than fake grass i think.
Your welds will work and are just fine.
You could wrap it in the carpet that people use to wrap subwoofer boxes, it would match the headliner
Just thought of this watching your intro but thought it’d be pretty cool/funny to change your logo to your new cat 2 track vs the 9rt
@@franzmeierfarms either that or an 8820???
Maybe a mat that you would put in your toolbox to keep tools from moving around
Invest in a nice steel welding table with a really good vise .
Save your knees back & ??? . It will make you much more productive .
And in 35 years from know you can thank me .
Kallstrom Sweet Corn .
Producing some really great fresh market sweet corn
You should print a 6th gen farmer label for it
You Wood above the footrest needs someting slip resitatnd and an edge to keep things from faölling off, maybe add some bungeestraps..
Use the material they put on big speaker boxes
As fellow farmer, I can say that I'm not a good welder, but I can paint pretty well. 😆Having unstable and shaky hands doesn't help with welding for sure.
Get a floor mat and cut it to size and put it on the table, also round out he edges
Wrap your shelf in tool box insert rubber matting material to make it non slip
Now you just gotta paint that muffler👌🏼
I'd sand the corners so there not so sharp them just slap some paint on it to match the medal
Perhaps put a mouse pad on the little shelf, its basic but non slip, but could get dirty which is not the best. Or maybe regular rubber floor mat
Might want to update the lights
Put a airfryer in the cab 🤣
You could plasti-dip the board... it would give it a grippy surface
Black indoor outdoor carpeting
Cut the front corners off. Rounded or 45⁰. Wrapped in a non-skid covering ?
I like your idea of angle to keep things from sliding off! Forget what I said earlier😂
Is there a reason you didn’t make the sides of the rock box higher? (I’m not a farmer and am genuinely curious to the answer.) I think a small air horn would be a cool addition and would solve that issue.
I’ve had a few people ask me why I did not make the sides taller. I don’t really have an answer except for it’s never been a problem before on the boxes my dad built😂
Rubber matting or felt like liner in cab.
👉🚜
I use cordless tools for short jobs and jobs away from power. When I'm in the shop it only makes sense to use a corded tool.
hey! I'm 6th generation too! (although the last also)
put line-x on the wood
Needlepunch Carpet for the top of the tray in the cab!
Aren’t rocks going to bounce out w/o a side ?
dont you already have a rockbox on the front of the tractor?
Yes, but we have many rocks😂
FYI anything cordless or battery operated is not old
Free until your dad sends you a bill for scrap price on the metal. Your next Christmas card might have an iou in it.
Astro turf
This poor yound farmer is building so much debt so fast i hope all this works out for the best!!!
Actually, zero debt yet. I was bought out of all the equipment that I owned with my dad and my brother and that money is going towards my new equipment
You built a platform not a box 🗃️
I would cut a piece of plywood for the bottom of the toolbox. The plastic bottom can plit and dump your tools all over the field. 😢
great video
how is the planter rebuild going?
looking forward to those videos
Why didn't you buy a 2 track John Deere?
@@Charlie-f9x6r John Deere‘s hold their value very well. As somebody who is starting out, the Challenger offered more horsepower and more features for less money.
Are you going to put a light bar on the front and back of the tractor or change out the lights for leds? Also maybe you should stain that piece of wood you cut out
The tractor already has LED lights all the way around it that seemed to work pretty good. Probably not gonna bother with that for now. Potentially might stain the piece of wood.
@@6thGenFarmer okay cool. if you got real roudy sand it too so you dont get a splinter or smthn
Leatherette fake leather stuff for the table
Thermal night vision display.
You CANNOT do it just on one side..
Needs to be symmetrical for weight..
Will make the tractor side heavy...
Very Bad.
@@stakman78 so what about the fact that the 100 some gallon fuel tank is all on one the right side of the tractor? What happens when it is full versus empty?
Take that gay muffler off first
What state are you in?
MN