homebuilt backhoe

[welderboy14]

You're getting closer. I'm eager to see some shots of it in action.

me too

 

[JoelD]

the thing i was woundering was does it move vary fast

Not sure by question of how fast?

The cyl. speed was about as fast as any smaller backhoe, I actually had to dampen the swing cyls.

Moving around the site, that is a different story, when free standing I moved with the bucket, not graceful and not quick.

That was a great, super strong, very durable backhoe.

Joel

 

[7r4c70r]

Hey Welderboy, great backHoe, it is crooked... you should come over to my house i have a very very very good welder... maybe we can play my PS3 too. I goto EMS too, I have built 2 backhoes and maybe we can compair notes.
11:47 AM PST

 

[Championator]

Hey, thats a pretty nice backhoe, i wish i could buildone but im not a very good welder. ah well, maybe some day ill learn...

 

[welderboy14]

Hey, thats a pretty nice backhoe, i wish i could buildone but im not a very good welder. ah well, maybe some day ill learn...

Thanks

remember practic is evrey thing you will get better. each time you weld you will (should) get better.

 

[o2batsea]

How do you plan on keeping the contraption from moving when you are using it? I assume you will be constructing some kind of stabilizer arrangement that lowers down to the ground.
I should think that the amount of time and labor that you have into this you could have rented or hired a backhoe several times over.

 

[welderboy14]

How do you plan on keeping the contraption from moving when you are using it? I assume you will be constructing some kind of stabilizer arrangement that lowers down to the ground.
I should think that the amount of time and labor that you have into this you could have rented or hired a backhoe several times over.

yes their will be stabilizer's. think about it once it is done i will have it aslong as i want. but to rent a machian you have to pay for each day you have and after i finsh the backhoe the only thing i will have to pay for is stuff to service it ie: oil ,air ,filter ,grease Etc.

 

[6sunset6]

I have made make or buy decisions my whole life. When I was young, like our 14 year old friend, I made a lot of stuff, no money. Eventually I got a job and had less time and a little more money. I still made a lot of things. A live in girlfriend left one time and I built a little bulldozer almost from scratch. Took 2 years. Then I got a better job, more money less time. Then I married a woman with 3 kids, best thing I ever did and had no time and less money. The kids finally went on their way and then I had a little more time and a little more money. Those were tough decision years. I bought some stuff. I used to buy used ,really used , and fix it up but I sort of gave that up when I had more money and less time as my job increased in responsibility. Now I am retired , a little money and and a lot of time but I cannot keep at it all day, not full speed anyway. And now there are grandchildren. I feel less time coming. I still wrestle with make or buy. I bought a new tractor 2 years ago but now am thinking hard about making some sort of logging winch thing on a carry all base.
So it keeps going around and around. I am the proudest of the stuff I have made.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I have made make or buy decisions my whole life. When I was young, like our 14 year old friend, I made a lot of stuff, no money. Eventually I got a job and had less time and a little more money. I still made a lot of things. A live in girlfriend left one time and I built a little bulldozer almost from scratch. Took 2 years. Then I got a better job, more money less time. Then I married a woman with 3 kids, best thing I ever did and had no time and less money. The kids finally went on their way and then I had a little more time and a little more money. Those were tough decision years. I bought some stuff. I used to buy used ,really used , and fix it up but I sort of gave that up when I had more money and less time as my job increased in responsibility. Now I am retired , a little money and and a lot of time but I cannot keep at it all day, not full speed anyway. And now there are grandchildren. I feel less time coming. I still wrestle with make or buy. I bought a new tractor 2 years ago but now am thinking hard about making some sort of logging winch thing on a carry all base.
So it keeps going around and around. I am the proudest of the stuff I have made.

There are two different categories of "make or buy" decisions, business and home hobbyist. In a business situation where it all comes down to dollars and the bottom line you have to count the time spent building and all of the materials and maintenance costs, etc. Most often a business situation yields the decision to buy vs. build.

In a home hobby situation, the time spent building almost counts as an asset vs. a liability. I figure if I wasn't out in the shop tinkering most weekends I'd be off spending money on some other entertainment like golfing or skiing.

I guess the short version of what I'm trying to say is this: Building something doesn't have to make business sense in order to be worth it in a home hobby situation.

 

[6sunset6]

There are two different categories of "make or buy" decisions, business and home hobbyist. In a business situation where it all comes down to dollars and the bottom line you have to count the time spent building and all of the materials and maintenance costs, etc. Most often a business situation yields the decision to buy vs. build.

In a home hobby situation, the time spent building almost counts as an asset vs. a liability. I figure if I wasn't out in the shop tinkering most weekends I'd be off spending money on some other entertainment like golfing or skiing.

I guess the short version of what I'm trying to say is this: Building something doesn't have to make business sense in order to be worth it in a home hobby situation.

Perfectly said.

 

[welderboy14]

Perfectly said.

You got it

 

[welderboy14]

Hey Welderboy, great backHoe, it is crooked... you should come over to my house i have a very very very good welder... maybe we can play my PS3 too. I goto EMS too, I have built 2 backhoes and maybe we can compair notes.
11:47 AM PST

Hey, thats a pretty nice backhoe, i wish i could buildone but im not a very good welder. ah well, maybe some day ill learn...

I think you are the same person with two acconts. because bolth joined on the same day and you signed in at the same time. :|

 

[welderboy14]

just some new pics of the bucket linkage

 

[Brad_Blazer]

Bushings!
Next thing you know it will be grease fittings, paint, valves and hoses!
No-one will be saying "contraption."

You got me thinking - it would be too cool to have a trailer mounted backhoe that could swing all the way around to load itself.

Brad

 

[welderboy14]

Bushings!
Next thing you know it will be grease fittings, paint, valves and hoses!
No-one will be saying "contraption."

You got me thinking - .

Brad

Thanks

(it would be too cool to have a trailer mounted backhoe that could swing all the way around to load itself)

The funny thing is that i was just thinking of something like that too

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Thanks

(it would be too cool to have a trailer mounted backhoe that could swing all the way around to load itself)

The funny thing is that i was just thinking of something like that too

That would be cool. I'm throwing my support behind someone figuring it out.

Anything beyond a 180 degree swing is going to require a sprocket of some kind rather than a direct cylinder linkage. You can do it with a hydraulic motor turning the sprocket, or you can use a chain. I'd go with the roller chain around a sprocket idea.

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

don't forget to make it a dump trailer.

 

[welderboy14]

That would be cool. I'm throwing my support behind someone figuring it out.

Anything beyond a 180 degree swing is going to require a sprocket of some kind rather than a direct cylinder linkage. You can do it with a hydraulic motor turning the sprocket, or you can use a chain. I'd go with the roller chain around a sprocket idea.

if i had thoat of it before i stared i would have tryed it but i am way to far in to it now. but my gator has a dump bed with 800LB capablity so i sould be good.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

Here is the chain swing mechanism on my backhoe. 2 chains pulled by SA cylinders. The ends of the chains are pinned and they ride on smooth "wheels" instead of sprockets. It should be possible to get at least 270 deg. from this type of mechanism.

Might need to do a side dumper to not interfere with the rear mounted hoe.

Okay WB - I'll stop hijacking now.

 

[sizzami]

I still dont see how your going to get any depth with it maybe I am just thick in the photo your boom cylinder apears to be at least two thirds extended the pin point seems a long way away from pivot. I am eager to hear you explain ......