Increasing PT1850 FEL Tilt Range

SpringHollow · Nov 30, 2018

If you don't take pictures, it did not happen. You could always try fooling us with this one:

MossRoad · Nov 30, 2018

Paint it green! :laughing:

SpringHollow · Nov 30, 2018

MossRoad · Nov 30, 2018

:laughing:

agjones · Dec 1, 2018

Hilarious!

Great mod. Thanks for the details....always appreciated.

woodlandfarms · Dec 3, 2018

Hey Ken

So I am pretty excited about your adjustment. Do you have more specifics (actual hole distances and such) you ended up with? I may try and duplicate because I replaced my bottom cylinder a long time ago with something much bigger My dump is totally awful now. Can't get it to dump very well.

One big thing I would be interested in is using the back hoe. I snap those adjustable tilts rods every time I use my backhoe. I made a solid piece for my machine now but if I make your adjusmtent I will have to go back to the adjustable toplink tilt rod.

SpringHollow · Dec 3, 2018

I can draw something up. The pin holes are 3/4" and after the lowest one, you can do them in whatever increment you want. The two lowest holes are arbitrary - they are just bolt holes to keep the extension from rotating. If you do not have a way to make the pin and want one that is greasable, I might be able to make you one after you figure out the rest (it's length will depend upon the thickness of metal you use). What is important is that you drill the 3/4" holes in each plate in the exact same position. I should have added a note that I installed 3/4" bolts for alignment when installing before I tightened down the two lower bolts and the lowest 3/4" bolt. I also added a spacer so I did not pinch the original plates together.

Ken

SpringHollow · Dec 3, 2018

I did bust one adjustable top link but that was after digging lots of holes and trench through thick shale. Broke right at the cross pin holes. Some do seem to be made heavier duty than others. Once you find the right length, you could make a fixed one out of bar stock.

Ken

AVIVIII · Dec 5, 2018

SpringHollow said:
Do you guys have any troubles with the tilt range?

YES! I thought I was crazy. I only recently started using the bucket for snow removal (as I haven't finished my plow yet...) and the loader geometry on this thing is driving me nuts. Plus, the bucket seems to be too deep (and not wide enough, though I haven't taken my duals off yet). It reminds me of the old trip-dump manure bucket we had on the Ford 8N as a kid... It is a PT bucket, but It may have been modified; the cutting edge was definitely added. I know that trying to plow snow with a bucket is fairly miserable anyway, but I can do it with the JD at the farm. On the PT, even if you manage to find the perfect angle to prevent it from digging in, (I do have an indicator) it changes with the loader height! It makes me think that the pivot points are in the wrong spot or something.

I like your idea of replacing the tilt cylinder even if I don't modify the top link, because I have about ZERO breakout power at the end of that long bucket and the tilt action is way too touchy.