bpbolde
Member
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2013
- Messages
- 25
- Location
- Whitehall, MI
- Tractor
- Kubota L5740HSTC-3, Toro Z153, GMC Topkick w/Altec LRIII, Vermeer BC1250 Turbo, Rayco RG1620, too many trailers
My first build it yourself project the new Kubota. Lifting 24" diameter by 10.5' long sawlogs really shows how light the rear end is with only rimguard in the tires. It's a 2' cube made of 1/8" steel. The sides where the pins attach is reinforced with 4x8x1/4" plates. I salvaged some angle iron from an old elevator at a cottage we demolished to make the top and gusseted it where the pin is for extra strength. It's filled with sandblast sand because that's the only thing I had that wasn't frozen :laughing: Should be about 800 pounds of sand and a little better than 100 pounds of steel. No doubt it'll gain a few pounds as the sand gets wet. I coated it with two rattle cans of TSC brand Kubota Orange then added DOT tape and an SMV decal for good measure. Come spring I might empty it and fill with concrete to get a little more weight and might add some hooks or whatnot, but that's the fun part.
Had to get a picture in the dark with just the flash to see the difference between the good DOT tape and the cheap TSC triangle. Should make it a little harder to get hit after dark on the road.
Had to get a picture in the dark with just the flash to see the difference between the good DOT tape and the cheap TSC triangle. Should make it a little harder to get hit after dark on the road.
