What size angle iron for carry-all?

[Fastball]

Hi, all...after trying for months to source a 3pt carry-all here in Canada, I致e decided to give the welder kid down the road a chance to fab one up for me.
If anyone out there has built their own, what size of angle iron did they use? 2 1/2 or 3 inch? 3/16 or 1/4 inch thickness?
Thanks for any info

 

[gdicks]

I hate when people say this but Im gonna say it anyway. It depends on what you are planning to carry and how large the carry all is going to be.

I built one for my bx25 thats 5 feet wide and 30 inches long. Its made out of 1&1/2 angle 3/16ths for the most part with 2 inch angle added for support on mounts and on the outside length. The wider and longer you go the more twisting / bending pressure is on the single top link. Definately would have been better with 2 inch angle, 3 inch would be bullet proof.

BTW, I saw one on the floor at the Princess Auto a while back. Its not on their inventory anymore but they had one old stock lying around might check local PA stores to see if they have one. Think that one was made with 2 inch angle and significantly smaller than the one I built.

It was 120$ I beleive, I had some scrap around so I made due.

 

[BHD]

If I was building I would most likely build it out of 2" 3/16" tubing, for a small tractor, and 2 1/2" tubing and 3/16" for larger, tractors,

IT may be over built for or compared to what is sold, but I would rather have it "extra" and not bent up than light and messed up in a few uses,

 

[Fastball]

I hate when people say this but Im gonna say it anyway. It depends on what you are planning to carry and how large the carry all is going to be.

I built one for my bx25 thats 5 feet wide and 30 inches long. Its made out of 1&1/2 angle 3/16ths for the most part with 2 inch angle added for support on mounts and on the outside length. The wider and longer you go the more twisting / bending pressure is on the single top link. Definately would have been better with 2 inch angle, 3 inch would be bullet proof.

BTW, I saw one on the floor at the Princess Auto a while back. Its not on their inventory anymore but they had one old stock lying around might check local PA stores to see if they have one. Think that one was made with 2 inch angle and significantly smaller than the one I built.

It was 120$ I beleive, I had some scrap around so I made due.

I was thinking the legs would 32-36 inches long and maybe 5 feet wide. Mostly just for piling brush and stuff and hauling firewood from the pile. 2 inch iron looked a little thin - so I was thinking maybe going up to 2.5 or 3.

 

[jsteveg52]

For the size you stated you are going to build 1/8x2x3 angle is plenty strong enough to hold what the L2900 can pick up
especially when welded up and the wooden base material is bolted to it
3 in leg down be sure to cut exposed cornerns off at 45deg nothing worse than sharp corner in shin or side
Steve

 

[jaxs]

"Size Matters" when it come's to carry-alls. Older,smaller,female and physically challenged individuals will be happier if the carrier is easy to drag and lift while being mounted on tractor. I have one I built from 2-7/8" pipe 40 years ago that has been used to lift loads that would have bent my light duty forks but I use the light duty these days 10 times more because the heavy one is more trouble to move by hand and hook up. If I were starting from scratch,I would make it in 3 pieces (actually 5 pieces). A sturdy frame plus arms that mounted on frame similar to fork-lift forks that slide side to side. 2 light 2x2 angle iron plus 2 heavy duty flat fork-lift arms. I've found that being able to lift pallets is a huge bonus and that require's forks to be closer togeather than other chores. But the simple answer to your iron size is to use pipe,it cost's less and is stronger than angle weighing the same.