Home-made attachments...

[pwright]

Just finished up a rock bucket Hope the frost is gone soon.

Nice! What do you figure it weighs?

 

[brewdog]

Excellent job! That will be a handy thing for a lot of stuff.

 

[rasorbackq]

Nice! What do you figure it weighs?

Not sure how accurate the sales receipt is but it said 355 lbs and the second receipt was 65lbs plus the skid steer plate. I'm thinking close to 500 lbs . Its very very heavy for me to move . I can roll it from the skid steer mount to the bottom , its somewhat balanced.
Took 3 guys to stand it on end to weld.

 

[rasorbackq]

 

[Xfaxman]

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Where is your home-made attachment?

I have seen that picture before.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/302100-wheel-chains-fit-3-point.html

 

[rasorbackq]

Where is your home-made attachment?

I have seen that picture before.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/302100-wheel-chains-fit-3-point.html

Wrong pic sorry.

 

[bandaidmd]

OK, you asked for it:

In the background of one of your pictures you have a fork frame,did you build that? The reason i ask is i have a store bought one and the frame is at a 90 degree angle to the forks where yours is kicked out on the bottom. Thats a good thing because i can only angle my forks back a few degrees at lower heights, I would advise anyone looking at forks to consider this.

 

[Xfaxman]

OK, you asked for it:

In the background of one of your pictures you have a fork frame,did you build that? The reason i ask is i have a store bought one and the frame is at a 90 degree angle to the forks where yours is kicked out on the bottom. Thats a good thing because i can only angle my forks back a few degrees at lower heights, I would advise anyone looking at forks to consider this.

My 3 point adapter is made that way. It does increase the rollback angle.

Shown here on the Tilt-Tach, with the boxblade on it.

 

[ovrszd]

In the background of one of your pictures you have a fork frame,did you build that? The reason i ask is i have a store bought one and the frame is at a 90 degree angle to the forks where yours is kicked out on the bottom. Thats a good thing because i can only angle my forks back a few degrees at lower heights, I would advise anyone looking at forks to consider this.

My Brother had a pair of forks that he added to a QA frame at a 90 degree angle. First time I used them, when I got done I hauled them to my shop and modified to kick out at the bottom. My reasoning was so my FEL level indicator was accurate.

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

hello,live in n.ireland,I've made several things that might be of interest to u ,not copies, just my own ideas, the 1 i have posted is a couple of attachments for a mini digger to leave it a bit handier to erect a fence on ur own im not an engineer and just made this in my spare time if u like it ill show more fotos of it and different stuff

That looks like an interesting attachment for anyone that has lots of fencing to do -- and hopefully not too many rocks.

Got any more info/pics/video of it?

 

[TnAndy]

Two homemade items here.

1st is a 3pt receiver hitch....simply a copy of one sold commercially. Quite useful to move anything in the way of a trailer/etc.

2nd is a something I did come up with to roll off field fence wire. Piece of 2" square tubing (to go in the the receiver hitch hole ), then a piece of flat plate , and a 3' piece of 2" pipe welded at a 90 to the plate to act as a "toilet paper holder" for the roll of wire.

To load a roll, I remove the top link of the blue hitch, and raise the lift arms as high as they will go, this puts the 2" pipe about 15 degree angle from the ground, slide the roll on, and tilt it forward, reattach the top link pin.

Worth building if you have a lot of field wire to install. I attach the start of the roll to a post, and simply drive down the line of posts. Throw a crow bar or piece of 3/4 pipe in the roll at some point to keep it from turning, and use the tractor to tension the wire ( very gently ! )

Later modification was a piece of 3/4" plywood on top the metal plate at the base of the roll..the roll would hang on those square corners of the metal plate, so I cut the plywood in about a 24" circle and screwed it to the plate. Solved that problem.

 

[ferrari99]

Two homemade items here.

1st is a 3pt receiver hitch....simply a copy of one sold commercially. Quite useful to move anything in the way of a trailer/etc.

2nd is a something I did come up with to roll off field fence wire. Piece of 2" square tubing (to go in the the receiver hitch hole ), then a piece of flat plate , and a 3' piece of 2" pipe welded at a 90 to the plate to act as a "toilet paper holder" for the roll of wire.

To load a roll, I remove the top link of the blue hitch, and raise the lift arms as high as they will go, this puts the 2" pipe about 15 degree angle from the ground, slide the roll on, and tilt it forward, reattach the top link pin.

Worth building if you have a lot of field wire to install. I attach the start of the roll to a post, and simply drive down the line of posts. Throw a crow bar or piece of 3/4 pipe in the roll at some point to keep it from turning, and use the tractor to tension the wire ( very gently ! )

Later modification was a piece of 3/4" plywood on top the metal plate at the base of the roll..the roll would hang on those square corners of the metal plate, so I cut the plywood in about a 24" circle and screwed it to the plate. Solved that problem.

Very smart idea thanks for sharing.

 

[Daver1963]

Here are the pictures that just showed up as links in the post above.

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Just finished a modification of the above rake. I made my own 3 pt hitch and added more tines. Now I have to wait for the ground to dry before I can use it. This is strictly for pine needles around my house. No rocks and no roots, hopefully.

 

[rasorbackq]

Very smart idea thanks for sharing.

I was going to build one exactly the same but I thought it would need a top holder to pull off better. If yours works I will build that instead since I have the 3 pt Hitch built to move trailers.

 

[rasorbackq]

Two homemade items here.

1st is a 3pt receiver hitch....simply a copy of one sold commercially. Quite useful to move anything in the way of a trailer/etc.

2nd is a something I did come up with to roll off field fence wire. Piece of 2" square tubing (to go in the the receiver hitch hole ), then a piece of flat plate , and a 3' piece of 2" pipe welded at a 90 to the plate to act as a "toilet paper holder" for the roll of wire.

To load a roll, I remove the top link of the blue hitch, and raise the lift arms as high as they will go, this puts the 2" pipe about 15 degree angle from the ground, slide the roll on, and tilt it forward, reattach the top link pin.

Worth building if you have a lot of field wire to install. I attach the start of the roll to a post, and simply drive down the line of posts. Throw a crow bar or piece of 3/4 pipe in the roll at some point to keep it from turning, and use the tractor to tension the wire ( very gently ! )

Later modification was a piece of 3/4" plywood on top the metal plate at the base of the roll..the roll would hang on those square corners of the metal plate, so I cut the plywood in about a 24" circle and screwed it to the plate. Solved that problem.

I was going to build one exactly the same but I thought it would need a top holder to pull off better. If yours works I will build that instead since I have the 3 pt Hitch built to move trailers.

 

[TnAndy]

Just remember....make the small plate on the bottom a lot bigger, and round.....the square corners catch the wire at it unrolls.

 

[rasorbackq]

Why does it stick out so far from the hitch?

 

[TnAndy]

Because that's the way I made it.

 

[ovrszd]

Because that's the way I made it.

Legitimate question, Perfect answer!!!

 

[chopped]

To acomidate a larger roll? Or he wants to do some wheelies..
wheelies are fun not matter your age. I still love em

Why does it stick out so far from the hitch?