This first one is a photo of the deflector safety shield I added to the discharge chute, in case the blades throw out a rock. The shield is bolted to a piece of angle iron that is attached by clevis pins to the top of the chute.
Here's one of the rail-mower with the right side mat installed. Note the standoffs at the top (3) that are holding the mat in place. It is curved as it descends toward the side of the rail-mower. The mat can now be taken off or re-installed relatively quickly, particularly since the stubs on the underside of the lengthwise frame member are holding the plywood floor up so the mat can be slid into the frame member easily.
This photo shows the left side mat along with the holder for the end of the muffler. The holder is a piece of curved metal that goes upward from a bolt on the frame. Then a piece of conveyor belting bolts to the holder and to a bracket on the end of the muffler.
Here's a photo of the rail-mower from the left side, showing the installed mat as well as the safety skirting and the muffler. About all that is needed to go on now is the hood, once I have sandblasted, primed and painted it.
And finally, here are the C-channel ramps after being wirewheeled, cleaned and spray-painted. Will turn them over and do the other side soon. All in all, a very productive warm period for rail-mower and motorcar work before the really cold winter weather arrives.
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