[jas24]

Bucket coming together starting the frame this weekend . Doing a or-bilt type

(Message edited by treed on September 27, 2014)

 

[colobob]

Good start Jeffrey. Keep the build pictures coming. Any particular reason you started with the bucket?

Bob

 

[tmdools]

Bucket looks great !!!nice work don't forget the teeth for the bucket !!!

 

[jas24]

Front mount in progress used 5/8 bolts for the lower pins so I can lock it down when it's mounted

just tacked together to make sure it fit was not an easy thing to measure for the pins

(Message edited by treed on November 16, 2014)

 

[afzimm]

If you are going to all the work of building a loader here is my advice. Build a standard loader with 2 boom arms and dual hydraulic cylinders lifting the load. Its hard enough for a little loader to lift the weight, but to put all that weight way out there in front of you on a single arm just seems unsafe for one thing. The standard loader will cost a few bucks more but at the end of the project you will have a loader that looks and works great.

 

[jas24]

Thanks Al but I have already built the front frame and in the process of sizing the cylinders. This tractor has many duties mow all summer, leaf pickup with track-vac type setup, plowing snow. The purpose of the loader is quick mount and removal mostly for mulch, firewood, and loading the massive amounts of leaves in a dump trailer.

(Message edited by treed on November 16, 2014)

 

[smikei]

Looks awesome. Would you be interested in making another and selling it to me? I have been attempting to get a Buford bucket with no success and would like to get a higher lift bucket for my 317. Thoughts?

 

[jas24]

Keith sorry finding the time to just finish this one has been tough can't commit to anything else right now. I did see on this forum someone else that had built a few like this. Try the search option, I did ask him question and didn't get a reply. Thanks for the complement

 

[jas24]

Loader nearing completion

i will add a picture of the weight bracket because you definitely can not use this loader without it

(Message edited by treed on November 16, 2014)

 

[jas24]

A few more pics

(Message edited by treed on November 16, 2014)

 

[colobob]

I see the answer to my counter weight question on the other post.

Bob

 

[hundojoe]

Jeff what kind of weights are those? They look like work out machine weights. How much weight is that?

Anyway the loader looks awesome! Have you tested to see how much it can lift?

 

[jas24]

A friend of mine found them at the transfer station I think they are from a work out machine . The weights with bracket are just shy of 500 lbs

 

[ace69xxx2000]

Could you tell me what size cylinders you used I am in the beginning stages of building one thank you