A SNOWPLOW FOR THE CRITTER January 16, 2010

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Paul fashioned a wedge plow out of two old snow shovels and had it welded together by Alan Burdette of Shane Custom Welding in Havre de Grace.  Finally today I got a chance to design and build a mounting system that is easy to install and remove.

READY TO INSTALL - The basic plow consists of the welded plow front screwed onto a wedge-shaped piece of plywood with two arms that fit on the Critter's sides.

READY TO PLOW - The plow mounts to the Critter with just two screws, one on each arm. This is the original solid mount.  I'm working on an adjustable mount.

DISCONNECT SWITCH AND REAR WINDOWS FOR THE CRITTER DECEMBER 12, 2009

Lately it seems the Goat and the Caboose have been getting all the attention.  But the Critter needed to come up to the garage for a battery charge, so I did some work on it while it was here.

AFTER - new rear windows have been cut and the edges sanded and painted. The Critter is propped up on boards to free the wheels for checking and lubricating the mechanism.  It fits the trailer nicely - snug as a bug in a rug!

BEFORE - the back is rather plain and the engine crew has no rear view.  That red piece under the "2" is a keyed battery disconnect switch that I installed today to replace the old knife switch.  The wires are there because I'm charging the batteries.