ford 6600's

[Tractorman810]

guys,been wanting to do a bubble cab version of the ford 6600 for a while now, have all the parts ect, but can't see how to get the floorpan to fit the chassis? any help out there

want to try and make a copy of the one that used to be on the farm opposite my nans place with a loader on,as i used to get a lift or too on it if i was going to our other farm a few miles away

[Old Ford]

Sean looking at the one Daves done he has cut the top of the old 6600 mud guard .then fixed the rounder mud guard to take the cab, to the inside of the 6600 up right remaining bit.  :)

[Tractorman810]

ah doers kinda make sense mate,as thats one option i was thinking about doing,  may have a tinker later after we get back from shopping

[1972farming]

I have built a few bubble cab 6600 and 7600s Sean .

Its a bit fiddly and not my favourite job in the world but its worth it in the ned.

Heres one I made a while back .

[Tractorman810]

got any pics of the floorpan mate? is that one complete thing or done as mark said,with choppped and rejoined arches

[1972farming]

Yes , I use the one piece white metal floorpan which I buy from Brian Norman .

Its a bit of a fiddle but you basically cut out most of the centre section which weakens it a lot.

I then file down the centre of the 6600 casting flat (where the gear levers would be) .

Then you can have the flat floor in the cab .

I usually add a couple of pieces of wire to look like gear levers ,which if you drill them through the floorpan into the 6600 casting underneath ,also help to hold it all in place.

I hope this all makes sense ,its hard to describe how to do it really.

I just bought the bits and had a bash .

As you know though,white metal can be a bit flimsy to work with ,so take care .

[Tractorman810]

makes pefect sense now you have explained it, i did wonder about using the floor pan from a tw ect like that , so will have a proper good look tommorrow if i get time

cheers mate

[1972farming]

No probs mate ,good luck .

[Udimore]

If you need any more pics of Steves work Sean, I have a 7600 here in my cabinet  *

Glad you appreciate great models there may be hope for you you mate 

[Tractorman810]

not a bit mate, i love fergys full stop, i just like building stuff what i used anf unfortunatly i had several lifts half way to our other farm on this tractor, as the guy lived in the village, when they laied him of from that farm he came and worked on the familly farm ,