X-Mas present ideas

[Inkomodius]

Ok lets here some ideas for homemade tractor presents. I need ideas to make for my brothers NH TC30, I already made him a 3pt reciever, hooks for the bucket, and am in the process of building a light mount for his ROPS. The limit is 50 dollars, so small ideas?

I pick up my new welder tomorrow so im kinda itching to break it in.

Thanks

 

[NSBound]

Tool box and bracket to hold it!

 

[2manyrocks]

Boot brush and scraper gizmo.

 

[Diamondpilot]

One of the best things I did was put a Reese Hitch tube on the top of my FEL bucket then make a boom pole. Total cost was about $35 plus my time. Maybe $50 today with the price of steel. I welded the hitch tube to a piece of 3/8" plate about 12"x6" and then made a doubler to go on the underside. The support leg for the boom pole is adjustable so I can use it with another tractor at a later date.

I use it about every time I use my tractor. It works great for lifting heavy big items like my Bush Hog on and off the trailer while keeping the tractor a foot or two away form the fenders. Also keeps what you are lifting away from the grill of the tractor.

Here is a pic.

Chris

 

[nap61]

Inkomodius,
Please, it's Christmas not Xmas. Don't be politically correct.

Norm

 

[JoelD]

Bucket forks.

I used $20 of steel (used pallet rack framing) and about $10 of chain and that was it, if you want to get fancy through in a pair of binders ($18 used from Ebay) and you are done.

I posted my forks on another thread.

They slide onto the bucket and the chain holds them in place.

I use my forks all the time, they are invaluable to me.

Regarding X-mass, I use X-mass because I'm never sure how to spell Christmass (one or two s's??)
Joel

 

[EddieWalker]

I'm a big fan of drags. Just make it big and heavy so it plows through the dirt and leaves behind a nice smooth surface. I attach mine by looping a chain over my tow ball. It's the easiest impliment to hook up that I have!!!

Cup holder and/or a storage area for snacks, chapstick and and Ipod might be nice to have.

A sun shade.

Off road lights.

A grill guard.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

Drawbar hook.

Tractor Drawbar Grab Hook has 9000-Lb. Working Load | Towing Hooks | Northern Tool + Equipment

There's nothing wrong with Xmas. It's Old School.
Xmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I do find Winterfest somewhat offensive.

 

[4440]

Inkomodius,
Please, it's Christmas not Xmas. Don't be politically correct.

Norm

Got this from Wikpedia. My Preacher spoke about this in his sermon last Sunday.


Xmas" and "X-mas" are common abbreviations of the word "Christmas". They are sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but they, and variants such as "Xtemass", originated as handwriting abbreviations for the correct pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The "-mas" part came from the Latin-derived Old English word for "mass".[1] The "X" in Xmas is from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of Χριστός, Christ in Greek

 

[Thomas]

Carry All,w/removeable side panels for 3point hitch.

 

[Chances R]

Well its not tractor related but it is a cool Christmas build / gift.
All though I guess you could put a tractor decal on it.

 

[RedMahindra]

That is a nice Christmas tree stand!

 

[zkurtb]

I'm curious what the external hose is for on the tree stand?

 

[Kernopelli]

I'm curious what the external hose is for on the tree stand?

I assume it's so you can see how much water is in the stand. Nice stand.