Converting J.D. 70 loader to Quick Attach?

[BSims66173]

Here is a pic of the bucket being attached

 

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Next Pic. You can see that I have welded some wires to hold the pins and I haven't had time to paint over the welds yet.

 

[BSims66173]

Last pic showing bucket in place and pin installed. I am very happy with this set up and changing out the bucket and forklift attachment only take about 30 seconds. My friend that has the JD said it was taking him close to an hour to change his bucket and hay spear and now he can do it in less than a minute. He is thrilled and said he was crazy not to have done this years ago.

 

[RobS]

That's a slick setup! Nice job with the fabrication too. It doesn't look like you've added much to the overall weight. Thanks for the pics /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[em14]

I like your mods ... they don't add very much weight and are easy to work with ... I think later this winter I will do the same thing ... thanks for the pictures ... My JD 790 is not going to lift a lot, which so far it has not been a problem ..
This will make it very handy ...

 

[mountain_man]

Very nicely done! Any chance we can see a picture of the forklift attachment?

 

[HalseyGreen]

Thanks for the pictures, looks like a winter project.

 

[ebeacham]

Man,
How slick is that? I can't really see a down side. The only thing I can see is that the pin is obviously the weakest link and I have no Idea how strong that is. What I really love about that setup is that it must be cheaper than an adapter and you are not adding any length, therefore you are not losing payload

 

[BSims66173]

I have some pics of the forklift attachment, but can't find them. I will post some tomorrow. It attaches the exact same way as the bucket.