Carry-all

[billbill1]

I'm wanting to build a carry-all for the 3ph to haul wood and various things around the property. How big can I build this and how much weight can I safely carry? I have a 284 Jinma with a 140 Koyker on the front that I will also be loading with firewood. The ones sold by TSC have a 500# limit, I should be able to carry more than that, shouldn't I? Thanks

Bill

 

[ToolManRick]

I'm pretty sure your hitch has a lift capacity of a little less than 900 lbs. and that would be at the hitch. If you made a large platform and tried to lift 800 lbs further away from the 3 point it would probably activate the pressure bypass, no lift. The beefier you make the platform the less load you'll be able to carry. I think I would consider the TSC you mentioned or one similar. It shouldn't break at 500 lbs. since there should be a saftey factor in there. You could always make a removable plate that fills in the fork area for hauling smaller things. Northern Tool sell one for 70 bucks that could be modified to do many things. See attacment.

 

[MadReferee]

If you are looking for a good set of plans for a carry-all then go the www.how-to-plans.com and order a set. They are only $6.95. I built and modified mine from these plans. It will easily carry 500 lbs and wil max out at 800 lbs or so the plans say but it will hold more because I have done it.

 

[KubotaSteve]

I bought the one from Tractor Supply and it was rated for a 1000 lbs. I think. I was moving railroad ties the other day with were almost brand new and weigh close to 250 pounds each. I was thinking the B7800 has 3pth capacity of 1700 pounds so I could pick up about 6 ties. I forgot about the carry all only having a limit of 1,000 pounds. It picked it up fine and hauled it across the yard with no problem, but the front end was very light. The ties were stack 3 high closest to the tractor and stair stepped down from there.
I have been impressed with the carry all. I used it to move railroad ties again the other day that were laying on the ground by dropping it to the ground and pushing the arms back up under the ties through mud and clay then lifting them up. The carry all is still good as new. I think I paid $75 for it.

 

[greg_g]

The JM284 hydraulics are only rated to lift ~875 pounds. Add the weight of the implement itself - to it's 500 pound carrying capacity - and I think you probably found the right tool for the job already. Besides that, carrying capacities are almost always understated because of liability issues.

Sometimes bigger isn't always better.

//greg//

 

[garbageman]

Bill,
I have a Howse?? Carry All which I use to haul fire wood. I build sides on wooden pallets out of 1x3's. Stacking the firewood 3 1/2 high, I can lift a pallet with a Kubota 7500. I think the lift capacity for that tractor is about 1000-1200. If I overload it, if won't lift an inch. Go slow!!! The front end is very light with a full load.
Ray

 

[billbill1]

Thank you for all of the info guys, I'm going to TSC Friday and buying one of the carry-alls and I'll build something on top of it. The bucket just doesn't hold too much and I know this will help out.

Bill

 

[dariusr]

I bought the TSC one for my Kubota 2230. I built a box out of 2x6 CCA that just sits on the Carryall. I use it for firewood and carriing stuff around the yard, like the chainsaw. I have also loaded 250 LBs of barbell weights in it for ballast.

I like the fact that the box is not attached since I have a large plastic pallet for stacking stuff on and it fits on the carryall. I can switch without leaving the seat.

Great $70 spent.

I also so the possibilities to make a leaf collection system using the motor off a trac vac unit and building a box that sis on the Carryall. maybe even other attachments in the future.

 

[Darren]

This is a different route to a carryall but it has the advantage of moving a lot more material. Heavy stuff goes over the forks. I always have an implement on the back so this slips on and off easily when I have to move anything. I've used it for more than two years to move hay, grass clippings, brush and firewood. It's one of the tools I use most and makes the loader even more versatile.

 

[GerardC]

Makes for a nice platform too. Definitely looks real handy. Did you make it yourself? Gerard

 

[Darren]

A shop that builds cars and does other fab work made it. They ordered the tubing and fabbed it in about a day.

 

[Cliff_Johns]

For some reason your carry-all looks like a bed to me. Perhaps I'm sleepy.
Cliff

 

[Darren]

The "head board" is a safety feature. It's six foot high. That means when carrying lots of stuff, there's less chance of something rolling back toward the operator. For light stuff, it gives the carrier a humongous capacity.

The capacity makes the tractor a useful transport device. I've had 25 hay bales on it at a time. I've used it to carry bagged trash and even mattresses down to the garbage pickup. When the creek's up it saves me a lot of effort moving bagged feed. With chicken wire fastened over the frame, it will also carry huge amounts of grass clippings.

 

[fishman]

Now that is really a neato setup. I would never have thought of that in a million years. Now I want one. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Darren]

I got the idea after carrying wood with just the forks. It just made sense to come up with something that gave the forks expanded capacity. The carrier attaches by driving up and running the forks through the pockets. Then lifting and driving off. The platform is 8'x8'. The only drawback is the 8' width is difficult to see around if you fully load it. The 8' length cuts down your clearance when dumping. If I'm going to dump a load, I attach the carrier to the loader guard with a load strap.

We use it to move broken hay bales for poultry bedding. I can load it drive it to where I need it and then leave it for unloading later. Same with trimming trees. I can park the carrier close. Load it. Then pick it up and move the trimmings later. It would be nice to have a couple of them. It's really the same idea as a pallet which can be moved with a load as needed, just bigger.

 

[billbill1]

Darren, that is unbelieveable, nice set up but much larger than what I was looking into. Too big for my 28hp I'm sure. I took Rick's advice and bought the TSC carry-all and made a 5' wide by 3' tall by 2-1/2' deep box for the back of my unit. I have it completed but won't get to try it out until Thursday (another 4 day weekend) I will let you know how it works out. I plan to load the 5' bucket and the carryall and move firewood about 1/2 mile, the bucket alone just doesn't haul enough. Thanks everybody for the help.

Bill

 

[Darren]

Bill, I'm using the "bed frame" carrier on a Kubota L3710 which is 30 pto hp. The tractor doesn't even grunt.

 

[Riddler]

I'd take Darren's carry-all in a heartbeat, but a quick and dirty solution to moving a large volume of lighter material, like pruned branches, grass clippings, empty barrels, etc., is to clamp a full or partial sheet of 3/4"plywood to your pallet forks. A "C" clamp on each fork near the bend will hold the plywood well enough to get everything loaded and moved. This temporary solution has worked so well that my next project will be to build a more elaborate set-up that includes (as one TBN poster has explained) holes that allow the vertical portion of the pallet forks to hold the platform from sliding forward or side-to-side.

 

[JWE]

Here is a carry-all that I built for my BX2200. The base is the standard TSC model. Back and floor are treated lumber; removable back and sides are white pine. I have carried in excess of 500 pounds in it. I stacked 10 sheets of plaster board on it and hauled it to the back of my house.

John

 

[JWE]

Carry-all in action.