oldpilgrim
Elite Member
It's beyond me why the 3016 doesn't come with one. It seems most tractors have them.
I remedied that.
After some figuring how to best and easiest make one, I decided on the following approach:
1) drill and tap a 5/16 hole in the end of each of the pins that hold in the tipper hydraulic rams. The are VERY soft and easily drilled with a 17/64 drill and tapped with at 5/16-18 tap. You don't even need to remove them, drill them in place.
I went to TSC, got a 5/16 rod and a 1/2 tube. The rod fits into the tube very well, not too tight nor so loose that it will rattle like crazy.
I cut two 2 inch pieces of 1 1/4x3/16 band iron and drilled a 5/16 hole in each. I call them 'tabs'.
Thru trial and error I determined the proper lengths. I'll save you some trouble and tell you that I ended up cutting the rod 33.5 inches and the tube is cut to 28 inches.
I welded one tab to the end of the rod and one to the tube after determining the proper placement thru trial and error.
The tab on the tube was welded 4 inches from the end, measured to the center of the drilled hole. The tube could be a couple inches shorter, if you desire, but the upper end must be 4 inches as I mentioned.
These lengths make it so the end of the rod is even with the end of the tube when the bucket is flat on the concrete floor of my barn.
I painted the tube and tabs.
I inserted the rod in the tube.
The tabs must be free floating when fastened to the FEL pins, so that they will move with the motion of the FEL. I placed a washer on either side of the 'tab', and screwed a 5/16x18x1 1/4 inch bolt thru them and applied some locktite to the bolt. I screwed it in as tightly as I could while still allowing enough 'slack' to let the 'tab' turn in between the washers. When the locktite was dry, I put some oil on the 'tab'/washer points.
I found this is extremely handy. I went thru the winter without it and thought nothing about it. Today I was moving some piles of dirt and found that after dumping, I could lower the fel and adjust the bucket to the level position at the same time, so when the bucket hit the ground, it was level. Very efficient.
I hope I explained the process well enough. These dimensions will work for any 3016 or 3616 or other Mahindra that uses the ML115 loader with the SSQA unit on it.
I remedied that.
After some figuring how to best and easiest make one, I decided on the following approach:
1) drill and tap a 5/16 hole in the end of each of the pins that hold in the tipper hydraulic rams. The are VERY soft and easily drilled with a 17/64 drill and tapped with at 5/16-18 tap. You don't even need to remove them, drill them in place.
I went to TSC, got a 5/16 rod and a 1/2 tube. The rod fits into the tube very well, not too tight nor so loose that it will rattle like crazy.
I cut two 2 inch pieces of 1 1/4x3/16 band iron and drilled a 5/16 hole in each. I call them 'tabs'.
Thru trial and error I determined the proper lengths. I'll save you some trouble and tell you that I ended up cutting the rod 33.5 inches and the tube is cut to 28 inches.
I welded one tab to the end of the rod and one to the tube after determining the proper placement thru trial and error.
The tab on the tube was welded 4 inches from the end, measured to the center of the drilled hole. The tube could be a couple inches shorter, if you desire, but the upper end must be 4 inches as I mentioned.
These lengths make it so the end of the rod is even with the end of the tube when the bucket is flat on the concrete floor of my barn.
I painted the tube and tabs.
I inserted the rod in the tube.
The tabs must be free floating when fastened to the FEL pins, so that they will move with the motion of the FEL. I placed a washer on either side of the 'tab', and screwed a 5/16x18x1 1/4 inch bolt thru them and applied some locktite to the bolt. I screwed it in as tightly as I could while still allowing enough 'slack' to let the 'tab' turn in between the washers. When the locktite was dry, I put some oil on the 'tab'/washer points.
I found this is extremely handy. I went thru the winter without it and thought nothing about it. Today I was moving some piles of dirt and found that after dumping, I could lower the fel and adjust the bucket to the level position at the same time, so when the bucket hit the ground, it was level. Very efficient.
I hope I explained the process well enough. These dimensions will work for any 3016 or 3616 or other Mahindra that uses the ML115 loader with the SSQA unit on it.
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