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Post by jkor on May 4, 2020 9:58:54 GMT -6
Nice work! It's fun making things do what you want them to do.
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Post by chils on May 4, 2020 12:19:09 GMT -6
Nice work! It's fun making things do what you want them to do. Thanks. Setting up the new arms now
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Post by jkor on May 4, 2020 13:49:52 GMT -6
I don't think I quite see the vision yet. The tractor will lift the entire frame and a separate cylinder mounted on the center of the frame will tip the bucket (which is now hinged on the frame)?
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Post by chils on May 4, 2020 18:08:42 GMT -6
I don't think I quite see the vision yet. The tractor will lift the entire frame and a separate cylinder mounted on the center of the frame will tip the bucket (which is now hinged on the frame)? Yep. I'm using the same lift setup and will mount a new longer curl and dump cylinder on the lift arms. I gained 30" of dump height at the same bucket distance from the tractor. I can now dump into my cart from the ground.
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Post by drez on May 12, 2020 15:34:59 GMT -6
I am sure jkor will say it, like the chainsaw, is too small
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Post by chils on May 12, 2020 16:57:29 GMT -6
I am sure jkor will say it, like the chainsaw, is too small Love the Yanmar and the saw. It ain't too small if it does what ya need it to.
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Post by chils on May 12, 2020 17:47:04 GMT -6
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Post by jkor on May 12, 2020 18:58:12 GMT -6
I am sure jkor will say it, like the chainsaw, is too small That tractor deserves a Farm Boss.
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Post by matt6150 on May 13, 2020 7:42:21 GMT -6
Is that your tractor drez?
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Post by deerslyr on May 13, 2020 8:20:07 GMT -6
That's some impressive engineering! Just a simple blade mount bought from Amazon. Thing is as close to waving a lightsaber around as it gets. Bad thing about it is you can cut so much brush so fast that you find yourself wading thru what you cut after 10 minutes. I actually trapped myself in waist high brush the first time I used it lol. Closed my path behind me for 50ft.
Couldn't you just cut your way back out?
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Post by drez on May 13, 2020 8:38:12 GMT -6
Is that your tractor drez? Technically it is my fathers but when he brought it up he said he may not be bringing it back. He got it when they burned fire wood to help bring the wood to the house and what not. Since they no longer do that he has not been using it much so I think it found a new home at my place. Not complaining at all!
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Post by matt6150 on May 13, 2020 10:28:20 GMT -6
Is that your tractor drez? Technically it is my fathers but when he brought it up he said he may not be bringing it back. He got it when they burned fire wood to help bring the wood to the house and what not. Since they no longer do that he has not been using it much so I think it found a new home at my place. Not complaining at all! Can't complain about that, sweet deal! That thing would be perfect around here. I'm aiming for fall to start looking.
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Post by drez on May 13, 2020 11:06:24 GMT -6
Technically it is my fathers but when he brought it up he said he may not be bringing it back. He got it when they burned fire wood to help bring the wood to the house and what not. Since they no longer do that he has not been using it much so I think it found a new home at my place. Not complaining at all! Can't complain about that, sweet deal! That thing would be perfect around here. I'm aiming for fall to start looking. I am finding new things to do with it every day. Fun to go out and play with it.
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Post by chils on May 13, 2020 15:15:48 GMT -6
Just a simple blade mount bought from Amazon. Thing is as close to waving a lightsaber around as it gets. Bad thing about it is you can cut so much brush so fast that you find yourself wading thru what you cut after 10 minutes. I actually trapped myself in waist high brush the first time I used it lol. Closed my path behind me for 50ft.
Couldn't you just cut your way back out? Oh definitely lol. Best to cut from the end point though. This thing surprises you with the amount of brush you can lay flat in 10 minutes. You can easliy cut way more than you want to deal with.
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Post by chils on May 22, 2020 11:00:47 GMT -6
Got the hoses routed and hooked. The curl cylinder has tons more power than the other one. Other one had a dead spot in it that caused "bucket flop" due to the necessary angle of the cylinder needed to dump and curl using the trip dump bucket arms. The other setup wouldn't curl a bucket full of dirt or lift the tractor. This one easily lifts the tractor just with the curl. Just have a temp pin setup on the front right now. I can also dump on the ground at ~6" of bucket lift height now. Top of trailer is 29".
Front edge of the bucket when dumping is 31"
Front edge of the bucket when level and raised is 35" Front edge of the bucket when up and curled is 40"
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