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Kristi KT-2 SN 00019
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Bobcat
Je Suis Charlie Hebdo
Re: My New Kitty
Started work on the KT-2 on Sunday. A little bit of time was spent seeing what we have to work with. The body is in pretty good shape despite its age and the thinness of the fiberglass (looks thinner than the KT-3 to me). Also, the KT-2 paint appears painted on instead of impregnated like the KT-3. The fiberglass is translucent on some spots.
The engine is apparently not the original industrial 1200, but instead a standard 1200. The Kristi hydraulic pulley, pump mount, and pump were moved over to this engine. This is based on the assumption that all KT-2/-3s had either VW industrial or Porsche engines.
Now, something for the goils...
As she slumbered peacefully in her new home, I gazed apon the length and breadth of her. From without she appeared worn and sad, a countenance earned after so many years of being battered about upon the seas of time. Those who came before knew her fullness. They knew her when she gleamed under the sun and in her they saw their own reflection. She was a prize, to be shown and enjoyed, pampered and primmed. A proxy for their own ego. But time can expose the fickle of the human heart. Their fancies wandered and other prizes took their gaze. She faded from view... and memory. Alone. Alone she endured the tirade of the seasons. Without expression she abided the onslaught of earth, flora, and fawna. Oblivion awaited.
Started work on the KT-2 on Sunday. A little bit of time was spent seeing what we have to work with. The body is in pretty good shape despite its age and the thinness of the fiberglass (looks thinner than the KT-3 to me). Also, the KT-2 paint appears painted on instead of impregnated like the KT-3. The fiberglass is translucent on some spots.
The engine is apparently not the original industrial 1200, but instead a standard 1200. The Kristi hydraulic pulley, pump mount, and pump were moved over to this engine. This is based on the assumption that all KT-2/-3s had either VW industrial or Porsche engines.
Now, something for the goils...
As she slumbered peacefully in her new home, I gazed apon the length and breadth of her. From without she appeared worn and sad, a countenance earned after so many years of being battered about upon the seas of time. Those who came before knew her fullness. They knew her when she gleamed under the sun and in her they saw their own reflection. She was a prize, to be shown and enjoyed, pampered and primmed. A proxy for their own ego. But time can expose the fickle of the human heart. Their fancies wandered and other prizes took their gaze. She faded from view... and memory. Alone. Alone she endured the tirade of the seasons. Without expression she abided the onslaught of earth, flora, and fawna. Oblivion awaited.
American Woman
Banned
Re: My New Kitty
The way you pamper her worn battered body,
and see her potential is........
I need a fan
I do declare! That has got to be the sexiest description of mechanics I have ever heard.
The way you pamper her worn battered body,
and see her potential is........
I need a fan
Erik
SelfBane
Re: My New Kitty
google search didn't bring up a clean match but they brought up the same kinds of authors i was thinking of. even if you accidentally paraphrased something you read "back when" you did it with style.
like i said, you did good.Cool.I may have inadvertently hit a previously penned simile and/or metaphor, but that's going to happen from time to time. I took 4yrs of Latin and Classics in HS, so quite a bit of it is still rattling around back there.
google search didn't bring up a clean match but they brought up the same kinds of authors i was thinking of. even if you accidentally paraphrased something you read "back when" you did it with style.
Bobcat
Je Suis Charlie Hebdo
Re: My New Kitty
I'll be doing a few more of these. Each one represents my feelings, albeit a bit exaggerated, as I start each phase of this restoration. This last bit came to mind as I saw the cat sitting in the yard waiting for repair. I thought it looked like it finally came to rest after being carted across country. I saw how weathered the paint was and thought about how it looked new. How the previous owners felt when they got it. It was probably real shiny. When they took it out and people stopped to look at it, they probably showed it off like any of us would with a new car, etc. They probably strutted around it like they were on stage. But eventually it becaome just another tool and maintenance slacked. Finally they decided it was too worn and too much bother to maintain. They bought something else and left it in the back yard where it was soaked in rain and weeds grew through it. So, there ya go, the inspiration and the product. Could have just said it this way, but I think the goils like it with a bit more flourish.
I'll be doing a few more of these. Each one represents my feelings, albeit a bit exaggerated, as I start each phase of this restoration. This last bit came to mind as I saw the cat sitting in the yard waiting for repair. I thought it looked like it finally came to rest after being carted across country. I saw how weathered the paint was and thought about how it looked new. How the previous owners felt when they got it. It was probably real shiny. When they took it out and people stopped to look at it, they probably showed it off like any of us would with a new car, etc. They probably strutted around it like they were on stage. But eventually it becaome just another tool and maintenance slacked. Finally they decided it was too worn and too much bother to maintain. They bought something else and left it in the back yard where it was soaked in rain and weeds grew through it. So, there ya go, the inspiration and the product. Could have just said it this way, but I think the goils like it with a bit more flourish.
Bobcat
Je Suis Charlie Hebdo
Re: My New Kitty
Alrighty then, time to take the top off. The first picture illustrates how the upper body is attached to the lower. The steel angle is welded to the frame starting from the face of the dash to the rear of the back seat, which is the only area where the side of the body is straight. For whatever reason, they did not follow the curve of the engine compartment or the rear cargo area. The upper body follows along the top of the dash and is held to it with about a dozen nuts and bolts. While the upper body doesn't attach over the engine compartment, it does attach around the cargo area. Instead of using steel angle here, they framed it in wood (spruce) and laminated it in fiberglass. In this area the upper body is held down to the lower body with nuts and bolts through the aluminum and wood.
Some bolts came out easily with an allen wrench..
Some required vice-grips...
And several of the ones over the rear cargo area required a reciprocating saw. This is because the nuts under the laminated wood had pulled up into the wood and it wasn't possibly to keep them from spinning with the bolt. The wood framing scheme will have to go.
Top off view from the rear.
Top off view from the front.
Once all of the bolts were out, the upper body could be slid right off the back after lifting the front over the brake levers. It was very light and could have been lifted straight up and then off, but my back wasn't cooperating that day.
Alrighty then, time to take the top off. The first picture illustrates how the upper body is attached to the lower. The steel angle is welded to the frame starting from the face of the dash to the rear of the back seat, which is the only area where the side of the body is straight. For whatever reason, they did not follow the curve of the engine compartment or the rear cargo area. The upper body follows along the top of the dash and is held to it with about a dozen nuts and bolts. While the upper body doesn't attach over the engine compartment, it does attach around the cargo area. Instead of using steel angle here, they framed it in wood (spruce) and laminated it in fiberglass. In this area the upper body is held down to the lower body with nuts and bolts through the aluminum and wood.
Some bolts came out easily with an allen wrench..
Some required vice-grips...
And several of the ones over the rear cargo area required a reciprocating saw. This is because the nuts under the laminated wood had pulled up into the wood and it wasn't possibly to keep them from spinning with the bolt. The wood framing scheme will have to go.
Top off view from the rear.
Top off view from the front.
Once all of the bolts were out, the upper body could be slid right off the back after lifting the front over the brake levers. It was very light and could have been lifted straight up and then off, but my back wasn't cooperating that day.
Bobcat
Je Suis Charlie Hebdo
Re: My New Kitty
Here is a view with the rear cargo area wood deck removed. You can see a line of discoloration on the sides of the body where it used to be. It's priary purpose was to protect the twin axles from getting debris caught in their half-gears. I will probably box out those shafts to recover about half of that wasted space. Also seen is the back of the rear seat, the fuel pump, and the fuel tank under the rear seat.
All if the seats removed. The rear seat had about a half-dozen nuts and bolts holding to the frame. The front seat had about a half-dozen wood screws holding the seat legs to the floor and that was it. The back of the front seat had a bar on each side that would lock into the frame to hold the seat upright. The bars could be retracted and another leg would swing out to allow the seatback to lay flat. I don't know if this was a factory thing or a previous owners mod, but I'm gonna keep it.
The dash had about a half-dozen nuts and bolts holding it to a piece of angle that's welded to the frame and runs along the bottom of the dash. There was another half-dozen allen-head bolts securing it to the sides of the body in the same manner as the upper body was attached. Half of these were on the inside of the cockpit and half were accessed from the engine compartment. There were four more sets of nuts and bolts holding the top of the dash to the trianglular framing in the top-center of the dash. Other than removing these nuts and bolts, all that was needed to remove the dash was to disconnect wiring from the engine and guide the harness through the frame members.
Nothing left up front except controls, tranny, and diff.
View looking from front to rear. Black fuel tank can be seen in the back.
Fuel tank gone. The tank was held to the floor with four wood screws, one on each corner. Before the tank could be lifted out, we removed the fuel line, the rubber hose coupling the tank inlet to the filler, the pump wires, and the fuel level sensor wires.
Here is a view with the rear cargo area wood deck removed. You can see a line of discoloration on the sides of the body where it used to be. It's priary purpose was to protect the twin axles from getting debris caught in their half-gears. I will probably box out those shafts to recover about half of that wasted space. Also seen is the back of the rear seat, the fuel pump, and the fuel tank under the rear seat.
All if the seats removed. The rear seat had about a half-dozen nuts and bolts holding to the frame. The front seat had about a half-dozen wood screws holding the seat legs to the floor and that was it. The back of the front seat had a bar on each side that would lock into the frame to hold the seat upright. The bars could be retracted and another leg would swing out to allow the seatback to lay flat. I don't know if this was a factory thing or a previous owners mod, but I'm gonna keep it.
The dash had about a half-dozen nuts and bolts holding it to a piece of angle that's welded to the frame and runs along the bottom of the dash. There was another half-dozen allen-head bolts securing it to the sides of the body in the same manner as the upper body was attached. Half of these were on the inside of the cockpit and half were accessed from the engine compartment. There were four more sets of nuts and bolts holding the top of the dash to the trianglular framing in the top-center of the dash. Other than removing these nuts and bolts, all that was needed to remove the dash was to disconnect wiring from the engine and guide the harness through the frame members.
Nothing left up front except controls, tranny, and diff.
View looking from front to rear. Black fuel tank can be seen in the back.
Fuel tank gone. The tank was held to the floor with four wood screws, one on each corner. Before the tank could be lifted out, we removed the fuel line, the rubber hose coupling the tank inlet to the filler, the pump wires, and the fuel level sensor wires.
Bobcat
Je Suis Charlie Hebdo
Re: My New Kitty
Now for some ugly bits...
The hydraulic reservoir is missing as well as the front hydraulic rams. The rams had been replaced with all-threads.
The all-threads were not up to the task and bent under the weight of the machine. Ah, well, more stuff to tinker with!
Now for some ugly bits...
The hydraulic reservoir is missing as well as the front hydraulic rams. The rams had been replaced with all-threads.
The all-threads were not up to the task and bent under the weight of the machine. Ah, well, more stuff to tinker with! Attachments
Bobcat
Je Suis Charlie Hebdo
Re: My New Kitty
Hey, whats that supposed to mean? It has not been newly lost.
This was documented once in BigAs newly created, and newly lost, KT-3 restore thread. Now we get to start from scratch.
Hey, whats that supposed to mean? It has not been newly lost.
Bobcat
Je Suis Charlie Hebdo
Re: My New Kitty
OK, maybe I'm confused. The KT-7 thread was a couple years old and it disappeared around the time of the upgrade, which I consider fairly recent. His KT-3 thread had barely been started in comparison and it disappeared about the same time. Again, I consider it a fairly recent event. So, that's why I say newly created, newly lost.
I know you're working like a madman to restore the KT-7 thread and should concentrate soley on that one first. Just coulda used that KT-3 thread this weekend while me and Mikey were scratching our heads. But don't stop what you're doing...keep on the KT-7 thread.
OK, maybe I'm confused.
The KT-7 thread was a couple years old and it disappeared around the time of the upgrade, which I consider fairly recent. His KT-3 thread had barely been started in comparison and it disappeared about the same time. Again, I consider it a fairly recent event. So, that's why I say newly created, newly lost.I know you're working like a madman to restore the KT-7 thread and should concentrate soley on that one first. Just coulda used that KT-3 thread this weekend while me and Mikey were scratching our heads. But don't stop what you're doing...keep on the KT-7 thread.
Re: My New Kitty
Nice pics and prose Bob..
At least I got to see your hands and the back of your head...LOL!
Nice work..
Nice pics and prose Bob..
At least I got to see your hands and the back of your head...LOL!
Nice work..
BigAl
Gone But Not Forgotten
Re: My New Kitty
Ain't that the damn truth!!!You do not want the rath of CR after you . He was on my ass so much I named a hemorrhoid after him .
Just remember that BigAl got into a lot of trouble when he even questioned the logic of the floppy track design and was soundly beaten about the head for 'improving' his KT 7 by simply fixing the design flaws. Better watch your back, there are some who are hostile to any changes that might actually work.
Ain't that the damn truth!!!You do not want the rath of CR after you . He was on my ass so much I named a hemorrhoid after him .
BigAl
Gone But Not Forgotten
Re: My New Kitty
Yes Doc ,
My "KT3 #113 restoration thread is also missing" . Its not nearly as long as the KT7 thread but it has a lot more detail . I was building it as a on line manual to help other KT3 owners . As far as I know it is the only detail thread on a KT3 of its kind on the internet . Thats the one I really miss .Not even good ole CR and his website had anything close to comparing to it .
I missed that part. I didn't realize there were two threads missing and they were both BigAl's.
Yes Doc ,
My "KT3 #113 restoration thread is also missing" . Its not nearly as long as the KT7 thread but it has a lot more detail . I was building it as a on line manual to help other KT3 owners . As far as I know it is the only detail thread on a KT3 of its kind on the internet . Thats the one I really miss .Not even good ole CR and his website had anything close to comparing to it .
Re: My New Kitty
American Woman
Banned
Re: My New Kitty
Nice haircut Bob!
BTW....Thanks for including us goils
Nice haircut Bob!
BTW....Thanks for including us goils
).
American Woman
Banned
Re: My New Kitty
I got'cha I like those kinda hair cuts. A no brainer for me 
I got'cha
I like those kinda hair cuts. A no brainer for me
Bobcat
Je Suis Charlie Hebdo
Re: My New Kitty
I have acquired a 4cyl, hydrostatic swather. Bought it unseen for $100. More details to follow. Anyone wanna see this kitty turn into the one and only hydrostatic KT-2?
Also, a coworker mentioned that his brother-in-law works on conveyors in the north country. The B-i-L frequently brings him large sections of used, but still useable, belting. I think I may just have scored some new(ish) belting for this old girl.
I have acquired a 4cyl, hydrostatic swather. Bought it unseen for $100. More details to follow. Anyone wanna see this kitty turn into the one and only hydrostatic KT-2?
Also, a coworker mentioned that his brother-in-law works on conveyors in the north country. The B-i-L frequently brings him large sections of used, but still useable, belting. I think I may just have scored some new(ish) belting for this old girl.
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Re: My New Kitty
I have acquired a 4cyl, hydrostatic swather. Bought it unseen for $100. More details to follow. Anyone wanna see this kitty turn into the one and only hydrostatic KT-2?
Also, a coworker mentioned that his brother-in-law works on conveyors in the north country. The B-i-L frequently brings him large sections of used, but still useable, belting. I think I may just have scored some new belting for this old girl.
kitimatdude
New member
Re: My New Kitty
I love this build, any updates?
I love this build, any updates?