Stepped off, and it almost tipped over (lifting a snowmobile) !

dragoneggs · Jun 10, 2014

mikehaugen said:
Man Soto, it been a rough week for you on here. So far we have found out that you can't operate a tractor, you are a hazard to yourself and everone around you, and you can't weld. (Did i miss anything?) It's a surprise you are still alive if you listen to some people on here. :laughing: I enjoyed the photos, and am glad you posted them to remind us all to always be on our toes.

ditto...

RickB · Jun 10, 2014

mikehaugen said:
Man Soto, it been a rough week for you on here. So far we have found out that you can't operate a tractor, you are a hazard to yourself and everone around you, and you can't weld. (Did i miss anything?) It's a surprise you are still alive if you listen to some people on here. :laughing: I enjoyed the photos, and am glad you posted them to remind us all to always be on our toes.

I never said he couldn't weld:stirthepot:

Sodo · Jun 10, 2014

RickB said:
I never said he couldn't weld:stirthepot:

Not yet! And you'd be wrong. Welding is easy for me, and is easy for a lot of people.

Mike, I'm having a good old time! (outside, doing stuff). Some of the internet stuff though, kinda makes me wonder.

Gotta wonder if any Russians are on this forum they must think we're a bunch of weenies. I think it's important to see a tractor 'on the edge' especially when it's a likely scenario, it's good for discussion & learning, I always learn something. Not from everyone, but from some thoughtful folks who put time into explaining things.

The Fred said:
Nice job, what's with the wood on the rear bumper. Is that for towing busted Arctic Cats out of the woods?:cool2:

Fred, you're sort of correct. My Arctic Cat (which I normally use to pull my trailer) busted and I had to make a wooden hitch on the Skidoo to get the trailer out.

skyhook · Jun 11, 2014

A wooden hitch, so it's true, you can't weld either....lol

PapaPerk · Jun 11, 2014

Keep the loader slow and low. Good way to get hurt.

CobyRupert · Jun 11, 2014

Sodo said:
Gotta wonder if any Russians are on this forum they must think we're a bunch of weenies.

So true. The fact is, we are. (Except for a few rednecks who get yelled at by the safety gestapo.)

[Note (semi-related): The opposite of something being free is it being secured. Freedom and security are opposites. You can't have both! We've chosen security over freedom.] There's only one rule: The Golden Rule. And from the picture it doesn't look like the OP is hurting anyone.

PapaPerk · Jun 11, 2014

CobyRupert said:
So true. The fact is, we are. (Except for a few rednecks who get yelled at by the safety gestapo.)

There's only one rule: The Golden Rule. And from the picture it doesn't look like the OP is hurting anyone.

Dude he nearly rolled his tractor with a snowmobile on the forks 5 feet in the air. Did you miss that? Lol!

Dr_Zinj · Jun 11, 2014

George2615 said:
Why is the loader so high. Carry your load low and get some counterweight. Good way to twist the loader arms and tractor frame.

BINGO! Never should have lifted it that high unless you store it on the roof or were trying to put it on the back of a 1 1/2 ton truck.

Sodo · Jun 11, 2014

Well DrZ, here it is, project finished. It's not a truck but similar. The chosen shelf height = 5ft 2" and the tractor can lift to 5ft 11".

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And on to the other project, which was great fun. The hill doesn't look that steep in the pic, but to get a feeling for it - with ONE finger I was able to lift the ATV's left rear tire off the ground as it was parked there in the pic. As usual, some folks are quaking in their boots while the Russians nod off :zzz::zzz:

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Excavator was just, great, great fun, chewing across the hillside - can't wait to get back to it! But the trail does go uphill, pretty significant uphill, it's not level as the pic looks. The trail is barely wider than the tracks, (4ft 3")

dragoneggs · Jun 11, 2014

All looking good Sodo... doesn't look like the snowmobiles are on pallets or anything. I assume you have no trouble getting the forks under the tracks? Maybe the reason for the large gaps on the shelving?

Sodo · Jun 11, 2014

There are some blocks (except for the small one's track, which I'll put a block under it when it's time to come down). Large gaps on the shelves lets light thru, and prevents more stuff getting piled on.

dave1949 · Jun 11, 2014

You should have welded up that sled shelf ... that wooden beam is going to sag. :laughing:

Sodo · Jun 11, 2014

Cant weld anymore.

OK how far (in inches) does the TBN engineering squad estimate that the wood beam will sag? It's 5.75" x 7.5" x 242" long, Douglas fir.

k0ua · Jun 11, 2014

Sodo said:
Cant weld anymore.

OK how far (in inches) does the TBN engineering squad estimate that the wood beam will sag? It's 5.75" x 7.5" x 242" long, Douglas fir.

.001 inches.. by my estimate.

nc redneck · Jun 11, 2014

Sodo you have bigger b-lls than me, if I felt it starting to go over I would have dropped snowmobile like a rock. I never would have stepped off and taken a picture. I have had BX on 3 wheels twice since I have owned it and Kioti never scared the crap out of me both times.
Thanks for picture
Scott

Code54 · Jun 11, 2014

k0ua said:
.001 inches.. by my estimate.

Thats exactly what I was thinking!

dragoneggs · Jun 11, 2014

nc redneck said:
Sodo you have bigger b-lls than me, if I felt it starting to go over I would have dropped snowmobile like a rock. I never would have stepped off and taken a picture. I have had BX on 3 wheels twice since I have owned it and Kioti never scared the crap out of me both times.
Thanks for picture
Scott

Only twice... you're not living!

coobie · Jun 12, 2014

dragoneggs said:
Only twice... you're not living!

Or dying !!

PapaPerk · Jun 12, 2014

Sodo said:
Well DrZ, here it is, project finished. It's not a truck but similar. The chosen shelf height = 5ft 2" and the tractor can lift to 5ft 11".

And on to the other project, which was great fun. The hill doesn't look that steep in the pic, but to get a feeling for it - with ONE finger I was able to lift the ATV's left rear tire off the ground as it was parked there in the pic. As usual, some folks are quaking in their boots while the Russians nod off :zzz::zzz:

Excavator was just, great, great fun, chewing across the hillside - can't wait to get back to it! But the trail does go uphill, pretty significant uphill, it's not level as the pic looks. The trail is barely wider than the tracks, (4ft 3")

Nice shelf! I wanna do something similar for implement storage.

SPYDERLK · Jun 12, 2014

Gary Fowler said:
I sure hope the naysayers view this. As all can see from the photo, it is a long way from tipping over when the front axle hits the stops.

I have been trying to tell folks that the front axle does help in tipping situations but all I get is, "IT swivels and by the time it hits, it is too far gone" Well this photo proves that it isn't too far and the front axle definitely does help prevent a roll over. Putting ballast in the front tires would certainly help also.

I think the contention was that a roll started by a sidehill incline would not be stopped when the front axle reached its pivot limiters.
larry