Project Xerion.

[Cab-over Pete]

My mate has a little lad with a Claas pedal tractor. I might put it on that.

 

[Blue.]

I’d be leaving the front links and fit a motorbike carrier,be handy when it breaks down.

 

[br jones]

Its it finnished yet ? Youve had all day

 

[nick...]

What about this.looks like it woukd go places
Nick...

 

[Bob c]

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What about this.looks like it woukd go places
Nick...

only just weened off 3 wheels moving to 4,.........thats got 6 ,....OMG

 

[Shovelhands]

only just weened off 3 wheels moving to 4,.........thats got 6 ,....OMG

I think secretly Pete still thinks three wheels rule.....

 

[Bob c]

I think secretly Pete still thinks three wheels rule.....

well if the Xerion can crab well
works the same

 

[Shovelhands]

well if Xerion it can crab well
works the same

 

[Kevtherev]

I’m painting it remember

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Oh. Are you? Right.

 

[Shovelhands]

Don’t let him use the broom this time Pete

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

careful what you wish for, some would take their boots off and paint with the socks

 

[ollie989898]

Can you take the grilles out of the bonnet and have a man with a skilled hand respray em? Or are you gonna tidy up the paint as part of the master plan anyway?

I think the red rims look a lot nicer than silver.

I assume moving the cab is no real problem because the thing can move in it's original form, so it's literally a case of disconnecting and reconnecting cables? Almost like it was designed to be moved about.

 

[ollie989898]

Are you converting it to a saddletrac? Thought this didn't look too badly priced. Low hours.

https://www.tractorpool.co.uk/details/Tractors/Claas-XERION-3800-SADDLE-TRAC/4373351/

Tidy for its age.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

That’s a very nice looking machine for it’s age and if I was still looking I would be very tempted. In fact I suppose in theory I could still swap it for mine but I think I’ve set sail now so will stick with what I’ve got.

All the paint will be tidied up at some point but I don’t have time for that now. The priority is just to get the thing converted and working for now. Who knows, if we have a wet summer I’ll have more time and can go further.

The Trac VC model like mine has a long umbilical of pipes and wires from the main chassis to the cab and I have been told by a contractor in Denmark with experience of converting several Xerion’s that it is all long enough to reach when mounting the cab out front, so hopefully we won’t have to disconnect anything except the hydraulic pipes that actually feed the lift and turn ram.

 

[Kevtherev]

Don’t let him use the broom this time Pete

I’ve a nice new Harris brush set and some masking tape from Aldi

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Ok, well crack on then, but only do the blue bits for now.

 

[bigg6480]

Ok, well crack on then, but only do the blue bits for now.

You know he’s colour blind right?

 

[Kevtherev]

Ok, well crack on then, but only do the blue bits for now.

Royal blue?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Ford Empire Blue, obvs.

Like you do everything....