Cobbled Together Bucket Boom

[sodamo]

Great job
I have a similar project, a tractor shed requiring 9 pipes, 4 inch diameter, 14 ft long. They will have to be lifted and set in 12 in diameter holes 56 inches deep.
I intend to modify my boom pole to attach to my loader via 3pt quick hitch.
Boompole mods
I don't have any power lines though.

Guess I need to post under Projects for advice on alignment and height control.

David

 

[Nat]

I made one simular to set the trusses on my shop. It is 10 feet from floor to bottom of trusses and I set them all, by myself in a little while using an old backhoe that I had bought just to have around while building. Only you who are there can say whether it is safe and I don't think anyone smart enough to build one is dumb enough to use something they don't trust. Good job and keep cobling stuff, it's what made America what it is now, later, Nat

 

[JRP]

About the picture of the PTO driven windmill pump jack, I think the builder did not post a discussion thread on TBN before he started building it.

If he had posted, he might use a chain drive off the pto and a very long chain with sprockets. With the top sprocket on the mill fan the only problem we would have to solve is how to make the tractor on the ground spin if the wind picked up and rotated the fan.

 

[LBrown59]

<font color="blue">This ones holding down a windmill tower... </font>

<font color="purple">The simplicity dealer here has a Simplicity tractor on a pole on top of his sign. </font>

<font color="purple"> He had a Bolens tractor up there when I bought my new bolens from him in 1966.
When Troy Built took over Bolens he put up a Troy Built.
After MTD bought Troy Built he quit them and went with Simpilicty. </font>

 

[Prendergast]

<font color="purple"> The simplicity dealer here has a Simplicity tractor on a pole on top of his sign. </font>

<font color="green"> I USED TO HAVE A SIMPLICITY SNOWBLOWER. IT WAS 7 HORSEPOWER. </font>

 

[Farwell]

I have a Simplicity snow blower and am very happy with it. Bought it from the local Kubota dealer.
Farwell

 

[Paul2000]

Here is a string with all 3 pictures posted

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/84405-using-one-fork-boom.html


Here is just the Boom raised.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...1081-using-one-fork-boom-boom-pole-raised.jpg

I picked it up for the picture while I had the mower mounted, if I use it I mount the backhoe for balance.