Don Campbell's Workshop

[Spareparts]

You are simply amazing, the projects you build are top notch. Thanks for sharing your handy work, it makes my day. Heck I couldn't afford the paint for all that.

 

[Don Campbell]

Thanks for the kind words, I hope my projects give others ideas for their own little projects.
Todays pics show the first two hay wagons almost done and the axles I built yesterday for the 3rd hay wagon. This will use up 12 of my bigger tires.

 

[Don Campbell]

Today I finished the 3rd hay wagon. Tomorrow I will hitch all three of them up for a picture. I should also finally pull in the round fender trailer to get the old fashioned spring seat attached. I will also bring in another small trailer to tweak it at the same time.

 

[smokey0810]

Don, there seems to be an issue with your personal website...

 

[Don Campbell]

Yes, it does not work , they changed a bunch of stuff so It shut down .
Todays pic shows all three of the new wagons hooked up and
ready to roll.

 

[Strouty]

Don, that looks great, but you have a serious problem, the snowblower needs to be removed. I don't want to think about snow for at least another two months.

 

[914forme]

Looking good as always. So for your new combination you need to find a small bailer to put in line. Grass bailing might become your next thing, well Im off to have fun with my Simplicity ZTR, gotten into stripping for some odd reason. Oh I know why, looks good, and I can see I accomplished something.

Keep up the great work Don!!!! Your work does inspire!!! Im still on the hunt for my next project a Steiner 525.

 

[Don Campbell]

Thanks ,
I actually will never use the jd 110 with the snowblower . It is just for looks and I like how it looks . I want to get a picture of all three round fender 110's with the blower on one of them.
Todays pics show the round fender sulky finally done. My wife is not excited because I told her she could ride around tractor shows with me now , ha,ha.

 

[Don Campbell]

Today I added a storage box below the seat and a grab handle to hang on too . Deb is real excited , ha,ha,ha.

 

[Don Campbell]

The Don Campbell John Deere Train left the station today on time . Deb posted a you-tube video if anyone wants to view it at Don Campbell Models #194 .
It actually pulled great and went around the tight corners in my yard just fine.

 

[Don Campbell]

Brought the Cub Cadet in the workshop. It runs perfect sometimes and other times it won't start at all . Decided to pull the coil . It was very rusty and the flywheel contacts
were also very rusty. After a good cleaning and reassembly it fired right up. We'll see if it will run now without quitting?? Also installed new front headlights and that looks much better.

 

[Don Campbell]

I repaired the wore out steering linkage with a new bracket I made. Works like new. I also took some expanded metal and made a lower dash panel that was missing when I bought the Cub Cadet. Next I will pull the grader inside the shop.

 

[Don Campbell]

Yesterday I started 10 of my little tractors. I pulled in the jd 110 round fender , the jd 455 and backed in part of the grader. I built some new rear fender braces and welded them in place. Next I will turn the grader around and work on the front axle and steering . It steers very hard so I will try to tweak it .

 

[Don Campbell]

Todays workshop project shows me building new steering linkages for my grader . It has always steered very hard so I decided to lengthen all the arms to give more leverage . I also added three extensions to the small dia. steering wheel to help with the steering . Testing it out
and it helped a lot.

 

[Don Campbell]

Todays project in the workshop I am building some wheely bars for my grandsons Hot Rod Tractor . More than one time I have popped the clutch and thought the front of the tractor was going to flip over . Today I will solve that problem

 

[Don Campbell]

Here is the finished wheely bars , not great but much safer. Today I pushed the frame steer bolens in the shop . I am having trouble re wiring it . There was no switch and many wires were missing . The new switch has three poles and a ground . Ignition, acc, batt, and a ground. Trying to figure how to wire it up to that new switch ??

 

[Don Campbell]

Worked more on the Bolens frame steer wiring , no luck . I am going to draw a diagram of my wires and post it tomorrow to see if someone can give me a few pointers on how to re wire it .

 

[Don Campbell]

Here is my wiring project , just basic wiring for someone who does wiring. Any help would be great !! Have a great 4th of July !!!

 

[BajaScout]

Here is my wiring project , just basic wiring for someone who does wiring. Any help would be great !! Have a great 4th of July !!!

Don,

Did you know your link to http://doncampbellmodels.com/ takes you to a Japanese *** friend App site?

 

[Don Campbell]

Could someone take the doncampbellmodels.com link off this site for me ? Thanks . Not sure how to fix it ??

 

[Don Campbell]

Today I took apart the Bolens Frame Steer and pulled the coil off. No spark but very rusty . I must have fried it a couple weeks ago when I connected the wrong hot wire .
Got a new one ordered , going to just install a push button switch and a toggle for the kill switch. Much easier. The positive is that I am still learning a lot by trying fixing things myself.

 

[Don Campbell]

I got the new coil installed in the Bolens frame steer and it fired right up. The new wiring works great !!
Here is the very first picture of all 16 tractors and the ten trailers and one John Deere Jeep for my grandson in my backyard. Even have room for the motorhome, ha,ha.

 

[Ross/Kzoo]

Looks like a lot of fun.

One question? When you cut yourself working on the JD's do you bleed yellow or green? LOL

 

[Don Campbell]

ha,ha,ha, My wife wonders that too , lol

 

[Don Campbell]

I lost the spark in the Simplicity / Deere Hot Rod tractor , got it apart and looks like a new coil is tricky to find ?

 

[Don Campbell]

Well , today my wife posted 10 of my tractors for sale on Craigslist. I just can't keep building things and not trying to sell anything. I have just run out of room . Even if they do not sell at least I tried . I'm sure my prices are too high for most people but my projects are unique and they run great and they look great. No rusted junk that doesn't run with four flat tires . These are all little tractors people can buy and have fun driving around with their grandkids and driving at tractor shows or parades. If none of them sell then I will pack them away again in the back shed and garage and workshop again. I had so much fun building them all .

 

[Ross/Kzoo]

Don, so you lost the argument last night, right? LOL.

Best of luck on your sales. You sure have a nice, unique mix of projects.

 

[LG63]

The prices seem more than fair to me considering the time and talent that went into these builds. You might want to link the ads by common search words so buyers can find everything you have to offer.

 

[rmalkow2]

Don, Hoping your sales go well so you can build some new and even more fun, future projects. I'm always looking forward to this thread and what your next creative idea will be.

 

[Don Campbell]

I did sell 2 of the jd 110 round fenders and I got someone very interested in the third one. Also a fellow is interested in the 730 narrow front with the loader and flat wagon for $2,000.00 . A couple people are driving up on Sat. and interested in a couple other tractors so for the first week I am happy with the number of calls . If nothing else does sell then I am fine with keeping the ones I have. I really do want to build more projects this fall.

 

[sparksftball69]

Man that was a lot of reading...Great work though. Jealous of your skills for sure.

 

[Don Campbell]

Thanks ,
I sold the jd 455 all wheel steer last night , now my backyard is almost empty, ha,ha.

 

[Don Campbell]

Yesterday I sold another tractor so I am slowly getting more room in my yard and shed. I also got rid of 8 attachments that were taking up space. It won't be long now and I should get to the next project. I have to be careful not to grind and make noise in the summer months or the neighbors would shut me down. Now I only have 12 tractors and 10 trailers so i might be done selling stuff.

 

[sublime68charger]

Congrats on the sale,

that was the 4020 model correct?

that you just built a cab for this winter?

Hope she has a good home, I liked that one the best,
just cause the 4020 is my all time favorite tractor!

 

[Don Campbell]

Yes, I loved it too and regret building the cab for it. I might have to transform my last jd 110 round fender to another mini 4020 . Some of those look very sharp. Had a lot of lookers to buy the 110 but they are for sale everywhere and quite cheap. So instead of giving it away I will enjoy another 4020 conversion. Todays pic shows my new sulky . I used the last two free tires and rims and the last free jd seat . Nothing fancy but good to put in my garage sale someday. I heard these things are real chick magnets at tractor shows.

 

[Don Campbell]

Todays pic shows me starting the conversion process of the jd 110 round fender. I removed the round fenders and mounted the 30 in. tall rear tires. I like it already !! Seems so good to be back in the workshop. Next I will work on the rear fenders.

 

[Don Campbell]

It seems so nice to be back working in the workshop. Todays picture shows the rear fenders now attached. Today I will work on the front axle and converting it to five stud hubs for the larger front tires and rims.

 

[great white tj]

Don when you are welding.. have you ever used .024 wire or just .030. ?

 

[Don Campbell]

No, I have always been happy with the .030
Todays progress pictures show the new front spindles now in place on the front axle. And the new bigger front tires and rims now bolted on. I really like the new beefy look.
Next I will work on the hood mounted air cleaner stack and the hood mounted exhaust stack. What a difference four days can make on the old 110 round fender.

 

[Don Campbell]

Todays pics show the new air cleaner stack and the new exhaust stack in place. Now it gives a bit of a big tractor look, ha,ha. I wonder how it would look with duel tires on the rear ? Nothing fancy but another fun little project in the workshop .