Arm Strength

[woodlandfarms]

Okedokey. As I cannot get an answer from PT...

Anyone with a 1445.. Grab your tape measurer...

My arms are 3/4" thick, at the front joint 4 3/4 thick and at the thickest point in front of the piston connection 6 1/2"

Looking forward to comparative measurements...

Oh, as for the front joint. It is the thickest part where the arm bends down toward the bucket. There is the cross brace welded there.

As for the thickest point, on my PT there is a knuckle that comes down off the bottom of the lift, right around the spot where the upper cross tube is welded.

Hope it makes sense.

Carl

 

[J_J]

Okedokey. As I cannot get an answer from PT...

Anyone with a 1445.. Grab your tape measurer...

My arms are 3/4" thick, at the front joint 4 3/4 thick and at the thickest point in front of the piston connection 6 1/2"

Looking forward to comparative measurements...

Oh, as for the front joint. It is the thickest part where the arm bends down toward the bucket. There is the cross brace welded there.

As for the thickest point, on my PT there is a knuckle that comes down off the bottom of the lift, right around the spot where the upper cross tube is welded.

Hope it makes sense.

Carl

Hi Carl,

A picture would enhance your description, or comparison.

 

[J_J]

Carl, I have another suggestion. If you happen to know a mechanical engineer, he could take some pictures and measurements, and work out the work necessary to achieve your goal, which I think is to lift a heavier load. If you happen to have a collage that teaches mechanical engineering, you might ask them to look at what you want to do and maybe they could come up with some modifications to improve your lift.

Have you figured out what your cylinders should be able to lift, keep in mind that you have two lift cylinders, and one tilt cylinder. If you give me the cylinder shaft size, and cylinder diameter and pressure, I can come up with some figures.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Thanks JJ for the suggestion for an ME. I may know one but I am looking at this from a poor mans perspective. What is good for one tractor sort of thing... Just a comparison for reference.

I would love to know how the 1430 and 1445 arms compare to the 1850. If I have similar construction to the 1430 then I am not upgrading the cylinders. If it is more like the 1445 then why not...

On the picture are the points I measured to and from.

Thanks to anyone who has time to play with this for me.

 

[J_J]

Test picture

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Well , I guess my test picture did not work.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[MossRoad]

 

[MossRoad]

Hmm. no luck either.

 

[J_J]

Hi David, How did you get the screenshot to come up?

 

[MossRoad]

I used the yellow "Insert Image" button and inserted this URL into the window that popped up.

img167.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scr57a4dfat0.jpg with an http:// in front of it.