My little ditch digger

mfrost · Nov 18, 2006

Julian Mule said:
Mfrost, nice work on your little ditch digger. What part of CA do you call home?

Apple Valley

mfrost · Nov 18, 2006

vmarc said:
If I could lift those weights I wouldn,t need a stinking tractor.Seriously great job...Could you please explain how adding to the top link lets it dig deeper?It seems that depth is limited by the lower links.I tried to figure it out but I think my brain is fried from the "will it fly" thread.

The nose of the buster seemed to level out at about 8" so with my hydralic top link ,the buster was hitting the end of my cylinder when fully retracted,

sooooo... I decided to mod it to to get more bite on the nose and eliminate the unwanted metal contact. That is why the bracket hole is 2 1/4" higher that the OEM. I still have 4 inches with a 12" ditch before the draft arms bottom out.

Hope this helps

Sandlot · Nov 18, 2006

Hey fellow Desert Rat! I am out in Newberry Springs! I thought your pictures look like our neck of the woods.

John

vmarc · Nov 18, 2006

mfrost said:
The nose of the buster seemed to level out at about 8" so with my hydralic top link ,the buster was hitting the end of my cylinder when fully retracted, sooooo... I decided to mod it to to get more bite on the nose and eliminate the unwanted metal contact. That is why the bracket hole is 2 1/4" higher that the OEM. I still have 4 inches with a 12" ditch before the draft arms bottom out. Hope this helps

Got it ,thanks for the edumacation.

mfrost · Nov 18, 2006

Sandlot said:
Hey fellow Desert Rat! I am out in Newberry Springs! I thought your pictures look like our neck of the woods.

John

Is this John S the power plant maintenance supervisor. If it is you must have spent the money for your daughters wedding on that pretty Kioti. Good choice. How did you get that passed your wife or are you sleeping in the loader.