Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

I had an old fire portable fire pit that the screening rotted away. I cut all the old screening off and then attached new heavy duty 10 gauge grating to. First part was the hardest bending the grating. I ended up clamping it to my snap on scissor lift using C clamps and a piece of angle iron. Then lifted the other end just enough to bend it a little. Then repeat the process until it was reasonably round. Then attached a ratchet strap and tightened. Clamped the ends of grating by over lapping them by three inches to get the correct diameter. Tack welded everywhere it overlapped on the seam. A BFH helped to get it into the right shape. Clamped the door frame on and welded it to the grating then cut the area between the door and frame until free. Lots of grinding to remove sharp edges. This is taller than the original pit and heavy duty which will last my lifetime. If the weather continues to be so wet I’ll continue to work in shop.

Nice Job @Harry
It almost looks big enough to double as a burn barrel!

RoamingGnome wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2026 4:52 pm Nice Job @Harry
It almost looks big enough to double as a burn barrel!

You are correct 25” OD. Good eye Gerry.

Put some Ag tires on the PFP today. Portable Fire Pit. They are a little worn, but they won’t see many miles in my lifetime.

I see you went with the R1's due to the muddy conditions of late.

looks great Harry

Toolslinger wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2026 3:53 am I see you went with the R1's due to the muddy conditions of late.

They were in the scrap pile, so why not.

I just completed a project for my daughter this morning. It took three weeks on and off, but very glad it’s done. A co worker of hers made her a pallet swing to hang in a tree, but the only limb that was doable was way back in a mosquito invested woods. No one would use it back there so I remembered I saved an old framework from a swing that the swing dry rotted. The measurements to hand the swing were close, I just had to cut a foot off each side. Made brackets from an old bed frame to attach swing. Then paint swing and framework. Tacked some remnants of carpeting from my house and now ready to move next door to her house. This is where the 646 with forks will come in handy to move it. I’ll post a few pics of that when I move it.