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Achto

Looks great!! Nice set up.

 

See those chain holes in the upper fork mounts? 

 

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You really need to run a chain from those to the chain hooks on top of the bucket. Use binders to take the slack out of the chains. Else you is gonna bend the crap out of that bucket. Not my :twocents-twocents: or a suggestion, but a true fact.

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AMC RULES

:dunno:  At this rate, won't be long...

before Der, Die, Das Hosen has himself a room mate.   :auto-ambulance:

 

 

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WHX??

No comments from the peanut gallery Madge.

Yes they are Dan case one wants to wrap a chain around the bucket ... chain grabs on the bottom side too then secure with a binder. 

Plan is to run nothing as heavy as to need a chain ! :)  Nothin heavier than taken the little missus on a date....:lol: maybe should run a 3/8 chain for that ??? :hide:

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AMC RULES

:rolleyes:  Have anything to add here Madge, ol' girl?  :auto-swerve:

 

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WHX??

Plan here is @cschannuth is  to trade Dan a finely patined gas tank strap for a ballast/chain box for it ... he's a way better fabber than me :) ... borrow some outside weights off a plow mule and see how she does.  Guessing some 1 1/2" square tube would fit inside of the rear hitch setup nicely. Support the weight box with a bit of an extension for a drawbar? Figure I let Dan engineer it it will be done to match the tastes of the rest of the tractor! :lol:

This hill I live on just sucks unless the load is very well distributed. One rear tire lifts a just little bit yer done. 

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Maxwell-8

Looks solid, good idee painting those tips yellow, have had my head banged on forks once( luckily they weren't sharp as yours), and tripped over them number of times.

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Mikey the Monkey

I have the same forks and love them. Not gonna lift a ton of wood pellets or anything but real handy for small jobs and don't take up any room when not using them. Mine didn't come with that connecting support though.

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ebinmaine

@WHX?? Jimbo I have a buddy here in Maine who's elderly dad bought a new green tractor with a loader. 

 

In his case it's clearly stated by the dealer that the rear weight is a required part of the loader and should be on the tractor. ALWAYS. 

Empty or loaded. 

 

As to the hilly land.... Yeah buddy us too. 

I can't speak to a tractor... On a forklift it's a law that it's driven while facing uphill no matter the direction of travel. 

Also keep the load as low to the ground as possible at all times. 

 

 

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JoeM
7 hours ago, Achto said:

Not my :twocents-twocents: or a suggestion, but a true fact

I kinked a bucket for the same reason. Had a tractor on the bucket forks and bounced a bit......kink!

 

Those are pretty nice forks!

 

As far as my FEL I use the forks 10 times more than the bucket.

When I built this one I put a pin on bucket that can be removed to use the forks, It also moved the load closer to the machine giving more lifting ability and control.

As far as weight goes, any overhung weight in the rear is way better than adding to the wheels. I do use both and I have additional weights I add for those extra heavy moves. 

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ebinmaine
8 minutes ago, JoeM said:

extra heavy

Other than the obvious of looking at the weight capacity on the tires themselves is there a particular rating that any given model of tractor has in a manual or other factory information?

 

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JoeM
4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

is there a particular rating that any given model of tractor has in a manual or other factory information?

 

I built mine heavy duty, using 2 inch tubing sub frame and additional weldments. The xi machines weigh in alone at just under 1000 lbs, no loader included. 

75 on each wheel, and 400 in the box, I can handle 500 on level ground nicely. When i get on the slope I add 200 to the weight box and it really makes a big difference. That is a rare occurrence. 

 

this is snip from the WH Toro xi loader attachment.

 

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ebinmaine

Minimum 280 lb counterweight. 

 

 

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Pullstart
10 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Had a few mishaps but nothin as serious as running a 1/2 drill bit in my hand ain't that right 'Hosen??


It was a 7/16”!  
 

9 hours ago, AMC RULES said:

:dunno:  At this rate, won't be long...

before Hosen has a room mate.   :auto-ambulance:

 

 

Always room for a cheesehead bunk mate :handgestures-thumbupright:

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Achto
9 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Plan is to run nothing as heavy as to need a chain ! 

 

Until the day that you say "That ain't that heavy, I'll just pick it up and move it" :)

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JoeM
6 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

It was a 7/16”!

a little less painful!

 

Anything under 1/2" is in the paper cut category.

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WHX??
17 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

Looks solid, good idee painting those tips yellow

Yes Max  been thinkin to spray the whole fork with a florescent paint just for safety.

Thanks for all of the advice for a newbie forker guys... advice heeded. 

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WHX??
17 hours ago, Mikey the Monkey said:

I have the same forks and love them. Not gonna lift a ton of wood pellets or anything but real handy for small jobs and don't take up any room when not using them. Mine didn't come with that connecting support though.

My thoughts the same Mikey... just to get a half dozen bags up to the porch at a time. About 240 lbs.

The support was optional but for 20 clams extra life's too short I thought. 

Any one have an experience with the clamp on ball hitch? That might be my next adventure once i get the rear weight thing nailed. Not for anything heavy mind you like the toy hauler but just for moving utility trailers around the yard. You guys know how nice it is to move a trailer on the front. 

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WHX??
16 hours ago, JoeM said:

I kinked a bucket for the same reason. Had a tractor on the bucket forks and bounced a bit......kink!

 

Those are pretty nice forks!

 

As far as my FEL I use the forks 10 times more than the bucket.

Only problem I see here is Joe is having to remove them every time I just want to use the bucket to do a little back dragging. 

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Pullstart
16 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Any one have an experience with the clamp on ball hitch? That might be my next adventure once i get the rear weight thing nailed. Not for anything heavy mind you like the toy hauler but just for moving utility trailers around the yard. You guys know how nice it is to move a trailer on the front. 


 

you just need a chain and a tire.  Pull the trailer with the chain, push it with the tire :helmet:

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JoeM
10 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Only problem I see here is Joe is having to remove them every time I just want to use the bucket to do a little back dragging.

Problem? ..............No Problem..............Just another tractor!

 

Going through my list

Mowing Tractor

Tilling Tractor

Snow Plow Tractor

Grading Tractor

Bucket Tractor w/Forks

Transportation Tractor (used to make beer runs to other garage)

Looking at Tractor (aka show queen) Always use a few of those.

 

Any I missed?

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ebinmaine
1 minute ago, JoeM said:

Problem? ..............No Problem..............Just another tractor!

 

Going through my list

Mowing Tractor

Tilling Tractor

Snow Plow Tractor

Grading Tractor

Bucket Tractor w/Forks

Transportation Tractor (used to make beer runs to other garage)

Looking at Tractor (aka show queen) Always use a few of those.

 

Any I missed?

 

Generator tractor 

Chipper shredder tractor

Pulling wicked heavy stuff tractor

 

 

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lynnmor
1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Generator tractor 

Chipper shredder tractor

Pulling wicked heavy stuff tractor

 

 

Snow blowing tractor with cab

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Handy Don

After watching @Bens vintage tractors last weekend at the M&G, I might add a hot rod "mudder", for the brave.

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WHX??
11 hours ago, Pullstart said:

Pull the trailer with the chain, push it with the tire

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