First if they say necessity is the mother of invention, I need a new mama. I do not have a quick hitch. I have a pin on bucket. Now a days, the bucket is used the least of everything I have but it has an important role in that it serves as a mounting platform for tines, teeth and forks. As I skid logs in winter, I need an attachment that A. is able to pile logs, B. is able to plow snow better than what a bucket can do. C. can mount forks to. D. can make any of these change overs in seconds. I wish I had C.A.D. to show what this might look like but I'm thinking of a 4' wide "blade" used to pile logs and go through the woods easier that one can quickly pin on snow containment sides (sort of like a snow pusher) that make it 6' wide. I already made dismount forks so that's the easy part. Its about how this can curl and hold a tree stem without getting in the way of plowing snow. Any ideas would be welcomed.[/Q
I did not have time to finish the whole thread but here is my take: I have a Bota BX25. They have limited lift cap on the FEL and further reduced by attachments to the bucket. My bucket is pinned on also so the adapter kits to make it QH are kind of spendy. So, I decided to do a DIY project. It is under way and being designed as I go. Base is a piece of 6" channel 4' long pinned in place of the bucket. This brings any load 2' closer to the tractor. For starters I am making a set of 42" long tongs spaced 6" apart of 1 1/4" X 1/4" square tube with an eventual grapple to handle brush and limbs. Also working on a set of adjustable width pallet forks that will mount on this unit and on my QH of the 3PT. All in the embryo stage. Stand by for updates as i continue this winter project. I am also improving the 3PT crap on the BX with some differnt parts to be adjustable W/O packing around a bunch of wrenches. This may be pretty novel; other will decide that.
Ron