Self built Mulcher .

[farm boy00]

Will you be mounting the motor on rubber blocks ?? I personally would just so if will vibrate some with the mulcher shaking so much

 

[AvramenRus]

Hi.I think I will subscribe to your topic.

 

[Eagleview]

Will you be mounting the motor on rubber blocks ?? I personally would just so if will vibrate some with the mulcher shaking so much

The standard front and rear truck engine mounts have been used .

 

[Eagleview]

Started building the cabin floor and the fitting of the Grammer air ride seat .





Tony , I got your phone message yesterday when I went to town as we have no mobile service at home . I could not return your call as the phone does not log a number if it goes straight to message bank and you didn't leave a number .

 

[Eagleview]

Getting ready to fab the mounts for the front linkage .

 

[RDrancher]

Looks to be coming along nicely. I like the way you're keeping the weight low for stability. What is the width over the tracks and length? Do you have a ballpark on what it will weigh?

 

[Eagleview]

Looks to be coming along nicely. I like the way you're keeping the weight low for stability. What is the width over the tracks and length? Do you have a ballpark on what it will weigh?

Thank you , the track width is 1800mm , the tracks are just under 3000mm . I think it will weigh around 7 tonne with the head .

All but about 1.5 tonne will be below 1200mm in height to it should be pretty stable .

Radiator is going in today , it is new , old stock out of a Cat loader and is very heavy which is what I want . I want as much weight as I can get hanging out back to counter the weight of the head .

 

[EddieWalker]

Subscribed. I like builds like this.

Me too. Love seeing creative engineering!!!!!

 

[Eagleview]

Me too. Love seeing creative engineering!!!!!

It just got a little more "creative" , I am on the hunt for a 2 ton excavator arm for the front of it . It will have a small tree shear on the end so I can snip trees off and feed them straight into a front mounted woodchipper on the machine . I will go through the paddock first with the chipper and then again with the mulcher to clean up the stumps and rubbish . Mulchers in general are too slow at processing whole trees . A chipper with 175hp driving it will chip them in seconds .

I will also be able to rake debris with the arm from tight places and direct it into the mulcher . The arm will also be able to run a small flail mower for mowing embankments etc .

 

[ultrarunner]

Another amazing thread on TBN

 

[Eagleview]

The 32,200 BTU evaporator installed on the roof . Just need to make a cover for the blower motors .

Should be able to bust a Stubbie on a hot day .

 

[RDrancher]

It just got a little more "creative" , I am on the hunt for a 2 ton excavator arm for the front of it . It will have a small tree shear on the end so I can snip trees off and feed them straight into a front mounted woodchipper on the machine . I will go through the paddock first with the chipper and then again with the mulcher to clean up the stumps and rubbish . Mulchers in general are too slow at processing whole trees . A chipper with 175hp driving it will chip them in seconds .

I will also be able to rake debris with the arm from tight places and direct it into the mulcher . The arm will also be able to run a small flail mower for mowing embankments etc .

And it just gets better and better.:thumbsup:

 

[Eagleview]

Today I bought a new backhoe off New Holland for a 55hp Boomer .

I couldn't get a small excavator at the right price so this will suffice . I will remove the stabilizer legs and use that function and the control valve sticks to drive the tracks . Servo/Pilot system hydraulics would have been good that the excavator would have provided , but this will do at a 20k saving .

 

[farm boy00]

Today I bought a new backhoe off New Holland for a 55hp Boomer .

I couldn't get a small excavator at the right price so this will suffice . I will remove the stabilizer legs and use that function and the control valve sticks to drive the tracks . Servo/Pilot system hydraulics would have been good that the excavator would have provided , but this will do at a 20k saving .

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May I ask. Why did you buy one new?? Around here you could get a good 3pt one that would be good to chop up and use for 3k. It would save alot more money. Or couldn't you find any?? Only reason why I don't buy one is cause a back hoe costs 6k and I don't have a tractor for one

 

[tonyoz]

Gees Reg, always the way , buy something then find it cheaper elsewhere. Yesterday on the job i'm working I came across a backhoe similar to the one you just brought. The farmer says "take it away" if i want it. :laughing:

 

[Eagleview]

To answer the last two posts . If I wanted to end up with a secondhand worn out piece of junk after I go to all this trouble , I would have used second hand worn out parts on it .

 

[Snowback]

Outstanding project Eagleview! I hope this works exceptionally well for you. Oh to have a nice shop and some real tools...

 

[tonyoz]

To answer the last two posts . If I wanted to end up with a secondhand worn out piece of junk after I go to all this trouble , I would have used second hand worn out parts on it .

The piece of junk I saw wasn't worn out just unwanted.

 

[Eagleview]

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Bada$$!