I acquired a SoilMover-Scraper copied and built by MJ from an original SoilMover sold as allied equipment for John Deere garden tractors in the late 1960's. The roll-over bowl style scraper was raised and lowered by a rear hitch on the tractor. A cable hooked to the tractor, operated the apron (gate) to open and close the scraper bowl.
After trying it out, I was dis-satisfied with the apron control and decided to rebuild the apron controlto be operated by hydraulics. I have a John Deere 420 which has 3 hydraulic functions, including a three point hitch and two other controls. I removed all of the cable mechanism and sat down at the CAD system and designed a new actuator.
The 36" wide scraper has an approximate 1/3 cu. yd capacity and fill in 15 to 20 feet. The new hydraulic gate control can spread from 1-2" to 4" deep and is now easily controlled.
After trying it out, I was dis-satisfied with the apron control and decided to rebuild the apron controlto be operated by hydraulics. I have a John Deere 420 which has 3 hydraulic functions, including a three point hitch and two other controls. I removed all of the cable mechanism and sat down at the CAD system and designed a new actuator.
The 36" wide scraper has an approximate 1/3 cu. yd capacity and fill in 15 to 20 feet. The new hydraulic gate control can spread from 1-2" to 4" deep and is now easily controlled.
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