BLUE BAYOU CRAFTSMAN GT6000 GARDEN TRACTOR ROOF CANOPY ATV UTILITY CARRIER RACK UPGRADE INSTALLATION

It's Henry Oh Hey, how you doing? It's Henry Good morning Today is the day. I've got my blue bayou out first time since the snowstorms. I've got my newly painted Utility rack that I got off of Jamal al-attat. I'm sorry Rodimus Prime Getting confused by all the names that I have from my tractors and also the Husqvarna roof that I painted yesterday with Really lousy paint, but you know what? I'm gonna put a couple of Lucas oil stickers here Do my part in marketing, you know anyway Check it out Came out pretty good This not so much. But like I said, it's the roof. You know what I mean? As long as I have the rear valance over here pretty well covered This is the bracket that's supposed to attach to it and while I was thinking about it last night, how am I gonna get a rear rack To be placed in the back of this Along with that. How am I gonna do it as you can see? The gas tank is in the rear here also and the Reservoir for the fuel is here, too So it's gonna be kind of a challenge for me to fabricate a way to put both of those things on the rear Might have to rethink things So you see what I mean here? So, of course, this is made for The Rodimus Prime, right? So it's not gonna match Matter of fact doesn't see I'm gonna have to cut like the middle parts of these Grates away. So fit the So fit these springs there see because when you put this down this bracket gets in the way So I have to I have to cut a little bit of that That looks pretty good. Actually, doesn't it? Yeah, looks pretty good. I like it There was also a thought of me putting it in the front on the hood You know like some ATVs have But honestly, this is so wide That it wouldn't look right Yeah, because this is so narrow it doesn't look right I guess it's okay but It's too wide doesn't look as good as the back So if you look at this roof, it actually disconnects over here. So I wouldn't have to lift this heavy part yet and Be able to try to fit this bracket onto there So I'm gonna first take this apart first so that there's not so much weight of me trying to hold it there to see how it's gonna fit so I'm gonna Disconnect the heavy part of the roof try to fabricate the For a bracket onto the tractor once I have it on there. I could replace this back on there, you know So I'm gonna remove this first and then We'll get to it. So I've got this bracket off and Look the way this is made Gets in the way of the springs for the seat as well as This Gas fill cap is right there So this is gonna be tough fellas. I don't know if I'm gonna be able to do this I almost feel like I need to I need to 86 this I need to get rid of this support right there and just basically Place it like there somehow without these, you know It's the only way unless I remove this one to clear that and still have one support there Three support corners is better than none right better than two So that's what I'm thinking. I should try to do the same time. I need to probably cut this a little bit to accommodate the The clearance in the spring here for the seats That's I'm gonna stand here and think about it for a bit So what I figured out is I could actually lift up the spring a little and it'll go in between The springs which works just fine as long as this part goes in between the springs the springs are sticking out So that'll work. I wouldn't have to cut it, right? But if you look at the angle The way this is designed for the Husqvarna This part here went into a ditch, you know So that it's lower when this is lower This angle will be more perpendicular, you know right now. It's kind of faced backwards So it would need to be bent like that. So it's a little bit more Up, I don't think I can get around cutting this. I think that I have to do that I have to get rid of this support because this is damn smack right in the middle of the Fuel fuel filler, you know, so I don't have to cut this support off right there. So I wouldn't have that I may have to bend this like 35 45 degrees like that, you know Not 90 degrees 45 degrees. I'm gonna bang this one so that it goes out like that So that it coincides with this This part here is not gonna be able to hook under here Because the gas tank is there see Unless I lifted this up and slipped it through but I'd have to cut this coping right there So a little bit of fabrication for sure Not really looking forward to doing that because I'm afraid that I'm gonna Go to a point where I can't repair it again You know, if you cut too many things off You can't really replace them in the same structural strength as it was designed So I have to really think about it and then I figured once this is on I could put the Thing right over it, you know So I wouldn't have to worry about first putting this on and having this fit Put this on first then make that fit, you know on top of that So I think that's what I'm gonna do so I'm here thinking about and thinking about it and you know what I'm just gonna do it because if I stand here and think About it too long. I'm not gonna do it So I'm just gonna do it damn it Not the straightest cut but it'll do This thing I can't push forward because this thing I need to actually bend this 45 degrees So that'll coincide with this angle there Okay, so I banged it to the right angle This part here It's at the right angle now, but this thing is definitely in the way. I might have to cut that And I'm just gonna put a couple of self-tapping screws right in there to go in that way won't go in too deep and It should be fine same goes with this That's the easiest way to do without having to drill holes in there where the gas tank is and then having to have to put Another nut on the other end, which is impossible to get to without removing the entire gas tank. You know what I mean? So I think I'm just gonna make it easy like that I'd have to cut Part of the inside cage here get rid of that for this to fit at all So I've got a dirty job now Got this box of nuts and bolts and I know I have some self-tapping screws, but I can't find them So I'm just gonna See if I can find some self-tapping Self-tappers makes the job easy. Oh Years Years and years worth of nuts and bolts that I've collected from tractors lawnmower teardowns I Mean this way I could I'd actually kind of get organized now, you know So this is gonna take me a while to sort through this to find some self tappers And then I think we're in business, you know I've been sitting here for about an hour and a half Sorting through all the stuff and it basically looks exactly the same as before but Less dirt, you know what? I mean? I also found a whole bunch of self-tappers with small washers and the little tiny screws that you would need You know the 516 super quarter-inch ones the kinds for the Magneto and the stators Gotta stay true to my sponsor not to mention covers up the roof a little bit better Stick one of these massive stickers on the back Upside down Let's see how long this lasts now with the heat and stuff might adhere pretty well Lucas oil marine products, too. I really like the teal color I You So, there you go, I figured out how to put this together so I drill the hole through this slot here And I have like this bracket that I made that I drilled in there, right and it's rubber coated over here with some stoppers you just push that in there and I drill the hole so you can just put a Pin in there just like that. So that holds this in place And it worked it turned out great The self-tapping screws just made things so easy. I had to cut the thing here so I can reach the gas cap Smooth that out a little bit one self tapper in there right for support Cut the middle part out of this cage so that everything fits, right? self-tapped it over there with a washer Self-tapped it here with a washer and honestly, the utility rack is just for looks you couldn't put anything in it Anyway, anything substantial because the seat is taking like more than 60% of this area there I'm just this thing here is I don't know. It just looks good. You know what I mean? I mean, I guess I could put a cooler here or some tools or something like that or maybe some straps, you know Just give it gives it a little bit more of a rugged look to it as all but man I'm stoked because I really like the the hood not the hood the roof There we go. That's it. There's the blue bayou with a utility rack and a roof Look at that. It's in the shade Not cool See, that's pretty cool. Oh Let me explain why I had to do this. Why why should it be removable? Well, you can't open the hood if it's not removable So if you needed to remove the hood You'd pull this out and put it over here and that way you can open the hood You know what? I mean before when I thought about just uh, you know Applying that onto here. I'm thinking to myself. Well if I make it permanent, how am I gonna ever open the hood? you know to jump the battery or they're turning the Fuel Shut off off, you know, so the hood had to be able to open so to do just that And stuff it into there and to put a pin through it was the perfect way for me to Allow the front support posts to be able to move so I can get the hood open, you know what I mean? So I think that's pretty cool I'm gonna put some of this wiring harness plastic sheathing over these metal bars Give it that more Finished look to it Had this line around why not cover it up some black plastic So this was a project that I wanted to do for the longest time You know just never had a good time to do it because I was always in the middle of projects, you know, but I'm a little burned out to be honest with you. Lots of push mowers lots of projects on a daily basis. So I'm gonna take the weekend off as I usually do now. Maybe you may not see five videos a week anymore maybe I'll do a review or something like that, but I'm stoked Love that utility rack on there And I love the thought process of trying to get it to fit and the easiest way to get it on there You know what? I mean without damaging the fuel tank underneath and at the same time to have Access to the fuel cap to be able to take it off and for this to be at least supported in three points Pretty good. You know what? I mean? I'm not gonna use this thing in a tornado or a hurricane or something like that It's not gonna blow away. It's on there pretty well also to make the front post support Movable so I can open the hood It's great. I I really like it I Guess I'm never gonna sell the blue bayou ever. You know what I mean, but thanks a lot for joining me on today's episode We'll see you guys next time on mowers and blowers Hey you guys enjoyed the video remember to give me a like also comment below Subscribe remember it doesn't cost anything to subscribe. It's free right also hit that little bell That way you'll get post notifications whenever there's a new video and you won't miss out on any of them Remember to follow my Instagram and Facebook as well as if you'd like to donate a dollar or two Paypal.me slash mowers and blowers really appreciate all the support Also to keep the videos coming every day Support the channel