Tractorman810 Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 no its a scratch built one,the jq looks to far apart for the smaller 550 so i tried a scratch build one,to the same size as the origonal front axel,all turns like the jq, thats just a test one,now i know how to doi it i will make a proper one for the 550 chassi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 still recon the 362 chassis should be modified to fit the bonnet ,floor pan & cab mate , as for the rears wheels & tyres , they would be about right . the 135's were usually fitted with 28in wheels & the 6180 / 30804wd were fitted as standard with 28in fronts so the sizing will be right . as for the 362 the wheel sizes are wrong, they were fitted with 36in rears as standard so in effect the the scale is a bit out , but britains arn't going to cast a new size wheel just for this tractor . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 i realy like that axel do you have any closse up's of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 so fit the ford style rears and go for the 362 chassis then? sounds about right,will get the parts together and make a start on it tommorrow am i right in saying the front grill is smaller than the 590,and the bonnet not as tall in the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 i realy like that axel do you have any closse up's of it will do once i build the final version,this ones atest to see if it could be done, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 so fit the ford style rears and go for the 362 chassis then? sounds about right,will get the parts together and make a start on it tommorrow am i right in saying the front grill is smaller than the 590,and the bonnet not as tall in the front nah , i recon fit the original 362 wheels & tyres , & just cut the 595 bonnet down, the grill was slightly smaller but not enough to worry about changing a 595 one. the 362 rear wheels & tyres were scaled from 28in wheels so for a 135 / 550 they are right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 ok mate will have a play tommorrow when i get home from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 so fit the ford style rears and go for the 362 chassis then? sounds about right,will get the parts together and make a start on it tommorrow am i right in saying the front grill is smaller than the 590,and the bonnet not as tall in the front page 131 of this months classic tractor top of colum 3 590 lower grill and the 550 equivilent 550 is slightly narrower by 1 or 2 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 here is a 135 with 362 wheels on the back, hope it is of some help. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 cheers old ford,recon that will work,just need to angle grind the chassi down to get the fittings to go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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