Cyclone Spreader Restoration

[Pabst]

Great job on the restoration project!

[Slim140]

Thank you Pabst!

[Slim140]

Silver was painted yesterday and I picked it up this morning. Red should be next week they said. The inside where the metal meets that I replaced I am going to get some silicone and seal it up real good, hopefully this thing will last as long as it already has!

[Slim140]

This spreader had holes all around the top, I have no idea what they were used for but I know what I am going to use them for. The hinges were also spot welded to top and bottom but were only attached to the top when I got it. I have no idea what kind of bracket was on the bottom because I couldn't find evidence of any spot welds where the hinges went on the bottom. I made a piece and also made some angle pieces for the unused holes around top as a shelf for a piece of wire mesh I haven't cut yet. I haven't cut it because I need to notch it around the opener handle and the chain for the lid. Here is what I have so far with new stainless hardware.

[Slim140]

Lid on & stainless chain.

[Slim140]

I got a few things left to do but it's getting there.

[Slim140]

Real close!

[Don McCombs]

I'm not sure why you didn't engine turn the slinger.

Just teasin'.

[Bill Hudson]

Fantastic!!!!

Bill

[Slim140]

Got the wire mesh cut and had it powdercoated black for the inside.

[Slim140]

Stopped by a decal place near work and ask about making new ones, man said he would make me a whole sheet full for $25.00 that was at 12:30 P.M. and he called me at 3:30 P.M. and said they were ready. The Cyclone was isn't perfect and isn't exact but it will work.

[Slim140]

Finally unhooked the welding trailer from Walt yesterday and got this hooked up to try out.

[Stanton]

Sweet! I like it!

I'd use that to throw salt on my gravel drive in the winter-time, seeing how I don't have a garden big enough to warrant that size spreader. I like the decals too. They're close enough that no one will raise an eyebrow.

As always, ya done good. Thanks for sharing the process with us!

[Slim140]

Wife told me to go by a friends house one day after work he has been cleaning out some things and his grandkids have outgrown a couple things and he wanted us to have them for our kids. I stopped by yesterday to pick them up and saw this spreader laying in front of his building with some other things. We loaded the other items and I said I want to stop and look at that spreader, we have one and I just want to look at it. He said I was taking it for scrap but you can have it for free. I jumped on it! It's in a lot better shape then the one I restored. It has the single hole in the bottom and he bolted a piece on it for a 3 point and was using it on another tractor. The weird thing to me is it has the exact same serial number as the other one we have. I wonder how many have the same serial number? It has "Cyclone" on the serial number but "turf spred" on the back, I thought "spread" had an "A" in it?

[Slim140]

Serial number on this one and our other one and the new decal I had made.