At Home In The Woods

[jinman]

Obed, I have a shelf welded to the back of my boxblade with a hole for a ball. You could just as easily weld a receiver on top of the shelf. This will get you nearly level and even allow you to easily drop the hitch ball below the hitch and raise it up to hook up and disconnect.

 

[dave1949]

Or, there is the other end of the tractor

Load-Quip 2in. Class 3 Hitch Receiver Clamp with Lift Ring, Model# 29211766 | Bucket Accessories| Northern Tool + Equipment

$139 seems pricey but maybe there are less expensive ones out there.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I weld hitch tubes on everything I have. Its cheap and handy. The one I use the most is the one on top of my FEL bucket.

Chris

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have one that mounts on my pallet fork frame.

 

[PhysAssist]

Obed, I have a shelf welded to the back of my boxblade with a hole for a ball. You could just as easily weld a receiver on top of the shelf. This will get you nearly level and even allow you to easily drop the hitch ball below the hitch and raise it up to hook up and disconnect.

Or, have him weld the shelf/flange just like Jinman's [with an appropriate hole drilled for the threaded shaft of the trailer ball] for you at whatever height will work best for you when your blade is at cruising altitude, unless there is something else you're likely to want to attach to the BB or scraper, then have him weld a section of 2" hitch tube onto it at that magical height.

Or go whole hog and have him plasma cut a square hole into the back of the blades and put the tube through it, then weld it to both faces of the blade [with gussets for strength].

JMHO,
Thomas

 

[Obed]

Obed, I have a shelf welded to the back of my boxblade with a hole for a ball. You could just as easily weld a receiver on top of the shelf. This will get you nearly level and even allow you to easily drop the hitch ball below the hitch and raise it up to hook up and disconnect.

Jim,
I really like your idea. I have forwarded the box blade picture with your modification to the welder. He is working up an estimate. Depending on price, I may get the scraper blade and the box blade both modified so I can pull the trailer using them.

Thanks,
Obed

 

[Obed]

I would also like to fix the 3PH pins on the box blade. One of them is in particularly bad shape; it is loose and is bent. I am talking to the welder to see if he might replace them. I doubt I can get the nut off. Also, it looks like the hole the pin fits through is too large.

 

[dave1949]

I would also like to fix the 3PH pins on the box blade. One of them is in particularly bad shape; it is loose and is bent. I am talking to the welder to see if he might replace them. I doubt I can get the nut off. Also, it looks like the hole the pin fits through is too large.

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You can buy new pins. A 4-1/2" angle grinder will cut the nut easily, if you don't have one, it's a great addition to the arsenal that will get used again. The hole size looks like maybe someone changed to a lower CAT size? There might be bushings easily found to solve that. Tractor And Skid Steer Attachments For All Tractor And Skid Steer Manufacturers would be a place to start.

 

[dave1949]

Here is a handy chart for 3pt pin sizes. That may help to know what to look for. Page 10 shows conversion bushings. You may be able to find pins with a built-in conversion step-up in the portion that fits through the hole in the implement arm.


http://www.ricksagparts.com/3-Point_Linkage.pdf

 

[Obed]

You can buy new pins. A 4-1/2" angle grinder will cut the nut easily, if you don't have one, it's a great addition to the arsenal that will get used again. The hole size looks like maybe someone changed to a lower CAT size? There might be bushings easily found to solve that. Tractor And Skid Steer Attachments For All Tractor And Skid Steer Manufacturers would be a place to start.

Here is a handy chart for 3pt pin sizes. That may help to know what to look for. Page 10 shows conversion bushings. You may be able to find pins with a built-in conversion step-up in the portion that fits through the hole in the implement arm.


http://www.ricksagparts.com/3-Point_Linkage.pdf

Thanks Dave. You may have steered me onto the right path. I suspect you are correct in that my box blade originally had a larger 3PH Cat size pin and somebody replaced the original pin with a smaller diameter Cat 1 pin. The bushings I have found for stepping down from a Cat 2 to a Cat 1 are all to long. If I could find a Cat 2-1 conversion lower link pin, I think that would work. The pdf link you provided at ricksagsparts.com showed a conversion link pin, but I don't know how to order it.

I'll have to do some digging. I might just end up replacing the bent pin with another Cat 1 pin. It's not idea but might be good enough.

Obed

 

[dave1949]

On the ricks 3pt link, look on pdf page 11, (ricks page 9) at item S.05188 Heavy Duty. I think that is a CAT 1 pin with a CAT 2 mounting bolt. I think that is the critter you are looking for and it won't need a bushing. You might find those at tractor dealers, farm supply stores, TSC, etc. I have no idea how to buy anything from Rick either :laughing: but, at least you get some great size charts.

If you have it welded on and it breaks or bends badly later on, then you have other problems to repair that.

 

[PhysAssist]

On the ricks 3pt link, look on pdf page 11, (ricks page 9) at item S.05188 Heavy Duty. I think that is a CAT 1 pin with a CAT 2 mounting bolt. I think that is the critter you are looking for and it won't need a bushing. You might find those at tractor dealers, farm supply stores, TSC, etc. I have no idea how to buy anything from Rick either :laughing: but, at least you get some great size charts.

If you have it welded on and it breaks or bends badly later on, then you have other problems to repair that.

Go to your browser and in the address bar type in: www.ricksagparts.com and hit enter.

Then after the page loads, look for the online store button.

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Thomas- happily tap tap tapping on my repaired Galaxy Tab

 

[dave1949]

Go to your browser and in the address bar type in: Home and hit enter.

Then after the page loads, look for the online store button.

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Thomas- happily tap tap tapping on my repaired Galaxy Tab

You know, I never thought of looking for the home page--must be getting old. I got to the 3pt parts on a google search. Thx.

 

[Obed]

Go to your browser and in the address bar type in: Home and hit enter.

Then after the page loads, look for the online store button.

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Thomas- happily tap tap tapping on my repaired Galaxy Tab

I still couldn't find that link pin. I spent last evening hunting for one online and was unsuccessful. I think I've spent enough time searching for the needle in the haystack. I'll probably just get a Cat 1 pin and put it in the box blade hole that is bigger than a Cat 1 pin, tighten down the nut and see if I can live with it that way.
Obed

 

[Obed]

I gave my nephew my old 20" Poulan chainsaw. I hand sharpened it before giving it to him.



I still have a 14" Poulan in addition to my new 20" Stihl. So I still have a backup saw if I need it. I'll be curious to see how the 14" Poulan cuts after I sharpen it. My wife has been asking to use the little chainsaw. She wants to clean up some small stuff in the woods close to our back yard. Being small in stature, I don't know if she can safely handle a chainsaw. I have my reservations.

 

[jinman]

Obed, I bought my wife and grandson a Greenworks cordless chainsaw. I know, I know. . . that sounds like a toy, but the darn thing is really pretty cool. You don't have to add fuel or pull a rope. You do add oil. It has a 40 volt Li-Ion 4AH battery. I charged ours up and then used it to cut down and trim/buck three 6" trees in our yard this last fall on one charge. I charged the battery and it's been hanging in my wellhouse all winter but still shows 3 of 4 power lights on the battery. Oregon makes several replacement chains and bars for the saw. It's a lightweight saw that can get some real work done even if it won't make the chips fly quite like your Stihl. The reviews are almost all positive. Of course, it's pretty expensive, but you never have to buy/mix fuel when you want to trim a few limbs without dragging a cord behind you.

 

[ENG18LT]

Obed,

I am pretty sure that you can get pins at TSC that will have Cat2 threads and Cat1 pins. I had a need for some last year, as best as my memory serves me.

 

[dave1949]

Obed, I bought my wife and grandson a Greenworks cordless chainsaw. I know, I know. . . that sounds like a toy, but the darn thing is really pretty cool. You don't have to add fuel or pull a rope. You do add oil. It has a 40 volt Li-Ion 4AH battery. I charged ours up and then used it to cut down and trim/buck three 6" trees in our yard this last fall on one charge. I charged the battery and it's been hanging in my wellhouse all winter but still shows 3 of 4 power lights on the battery. Oregon makes several replacement chains and bars for the saw. It's a lightweight saw that can get some real work done even if it won't make the chips fly quite like your Stihl. The reviews are almost all positive. Of course, it's pretty expensive, but you never have to buy/mix fuel when you want to trim a few limbs without dragging a cord behind you.

I've been tempted by the cordless saws, good to hear a recommendation for one. I think it would be the cat's meow for walking a trail and zipping off the small branches that are reaching for the light. I do that now with my little Stihl, but I am always trying to decide if I should shut if off, or is the next branch is going to be close enough to let it run.

 

[clemsonfor]

I would also like to fix the 3PH pins on the box blade. One of them is in particularly bad shape; it is loose and is bent. I am talking to the welder to see if he might replace them. I doubt I can get the nut off. Also, it looks like the hole the pin fits through is too large.

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Do you have a grinder? Just cut it off if so, wont take 5 mins and a cutoff wheel.

This is the reason I bought the el cheapo HF welder. It has started paying me back years ago, esp once I got a tractor. I cant weld huge stuff but for what your talking about it can handle, but adding plate to reinforce something, not really but to add gussets on a bushhog or something that is getting weak or stiching back up the deck its perfect. I bet the welder want $30-50 per piece to weld the balls on maybe $25 ?? but I think I have $100 or less in the welder. THe welder and a grinder and you can be pretty handy.

 

[clemsonfor]

Thanks Dave. You may have steered me onto the right path. I suspect you are correct in that my box blade originally had a larger 3PH Cat size pin and somebody replaced the original pin with a smaller diameter Cat 1 pin. The bushings I have found for stepping down from a Cat 2 to a Cat 1 are all to long. If I could find a Cat 2-1 conversion lower link pin, I think that would work. The pdf link you provided at ricksagsparts.com showed a conversion link pin, but I don't know how to order it.

I'll have to do some digging. I might just end up replacing the bent pin with another Cat 1 pin. It's not idea but might be good enough.

Obed

Here is another use for that grinder, you can cut down just about anything!