Lift arm mount bracket (ripped out)

[stray]

It looks like I shook my mini hoe muck bucket a little too hard one time to many

 

[stray]

This is the piece prepared to be installed and welded. A ｼ inch plate larger than the ripped out hole is welded to the ripped out piece to insure a good weld backing and to add structure.

 

[stray]

Fit and slide it in place from the back side.

 

[stray]

Pull it tight, and then from the back side smack it with a hammer to be sure it is up tight and in place.

 

[stray]

Weld it up good and reinstall. Back in business!!!!!!

 

[Johndeere3720]

Wow, you certainly got the job done. Nice Job! :thumbsup:

 

[coolconnection]

How long from start to finish do you think it took you to complete the job? Just curious. Good job by the way.

 

[stray]

Thanks guys. It took about 3 hours. Counting the preparation of the mount piece. Guess I can get back to cleaning that pond out today.

 

[k0ua]

Looks good.. and stronger than the original.. now you know what to do with the other side when it rips out:laughing:
James K0UA

 

[PTWannaHave]

Hello Stray,

I noticed that the failure occurred on the side where you added some sort of red square tubing holder (just above the mount). Could it be possible that the custom work you did would have weakened the original mount...?

Glad nobody got hurt,

 

[MossRoad]

Nice work! :thumbsup:

 

[radioman]

nice work !

 

[stray]

Thanks again guys. In response to the red bracket causing the failure. Na. I have already had to do the other side but in a hurry and needing to use the PT as soon as possible I just hammered it back in place and welded it without preparing the bracket. It seems to still be holding well.
Also while making this repair I welded the center one where it was starting to tear.

 

[woodlandfarms]

It is a bad weld from PT. Look at the areas that have rusted in your photo. My PT did the same thing where the turning cylinders meet the frame. Sucked to be me but you did a great repair.

 

[stray]

Thanks Woodland. In my opinion the rusted place tells that, that part of the brake has been broken for a while and the failure did happened all at once. I really don稚 think it was a bad weld. There seems to be more weld than there was metal to weld to. I think that the quarter inch metal next to the weld just gave way after so much use and stress. Power Trac would probably need to use thicker metal to keep this from happening. I have about 1200 hrs of heavy work on my PT and this kind of repair need is acceptable to me. I have not had any trouble with the turning cylinders myself and the welds on this machine all seem to be OK.
Here is a pic of the project I was doing when the failure occurred. This pic shows how two of my PT short comings were solved. Number one, the ability of my Pt to climb out of this hole carrying a load solved with the Toro Workman. Number 2, being able to load a truck solved with the 20 wide bucket fitted to the mini hoe. Both work great and I would like to make another bucket even wider.

 

[MossRoad]

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Here is a pic of the project I was doing when the failure occurred. This pic shows how two of my PT short comings were solved. Number one, the ability of my Pt to climb out of this hole carrying a load solved with the Toro Workman. Number 2, being able to load a truck solved with the 20 wide bucket fitted to the mini hoe. Both work great and I would like to make another bucket even wider.

YIKES!!! :laughing: That is a huge project for the little green beast! :licking:

 

[hawkeye08]

Nice project. I think I would have parked the one getting loaded so it can drive out without turning around (unless you back it out).

 

[stray]

Yes I do back out. It keeps the muck from spilling out the back and allows the job to be done with the tail gate removed. As you progress along in a big job like this you tend to discover and learn things that will make the job do and go better. Even like how to handle, move and even mix the different muds as to keep it from sticking. I added side wings to make the loading faster. As it stands it can take as many as 18 buckets to fill the toro. These sides should cut load time by half or more.

 

[3238dpw]

Hey hey hey! We need a little tour of all of those attachments in the background:drool: