Window Geek
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I built my own set of rake wheels after the TSC wheel set was almost as much as the rake.
I started with a set of 10 350# capacity casters on sale from Harbor Freight. Looked over some of the wheel pictures on TBN and started fabbing right by the rake while attached to the 3PH.
I measured the bolt centers on the rake, then cut and drilled some 3" channel iron I had in the spare pile. I welded old pieces of quick strut to them making sure I gave enough room to have the casters spin. It also gives me better grading since the 7610 Kubota isn't all that long to begin with. I chose the quick strut because it will give (flex twist) without bending permanently during hard turns or hanging up on something.
Next, after figuring which size pipe slipped into other pipe, I welded the sleeve onto the end of the arm. I bought threaded rod joiners (extra long nuts) for the adjusting screws, drilled a hole for the screw to fit through the sleeve, and welded the nuts in place. I left the bolts in the nuts to prevent spatter from messing up the threads.
I wanted the casters to be bolt-on in case they ever got damaged. I built bolt-on plates from twin pieces of 1/4" x 2" flat bar, welding them together side by side. I welded a short section of ¾ pipe onto the plates to act as reinforcement. After making sure they were square to the plate, I slid the larger pipe over the short sections of ¾ pipe and welded those onto the plates. After the wheels were bolted on I assembled it all together onto the rake.
I started with a set of 10 350# capacity casters on sale from Harbor Freight. Looked over some of the wheel pictures on TBN and started fabbing right by the rake while attached to the 3PH.
I measured the bolt centers on the rake, then cut and drilled some 3" channel iron I had in the spare pile. I welded old pieces of quick strut to them making sure I gave enough room to have the casters spin. It also gives me better grading since the 7610 Kubota isn't all that long to begin with. I chose the quick strut because it will give (flex twist) without bending permanently during hard turns or hanging up on something.
Next, after figuring which size pipe slipped into other pipe, I welded the sleeve onto the end of the arm. I bought threaded rod joiners (extra long nuts) for the adjusting screws, drilled a hole for the screw to fit through the sleeve, and welded the nuts in place. I left the bolts in the nuts to prevent spatter from messing up the threads.
I wanted the casters to be bolt-on in case they ever got damaged. I built bolt-on plates from twin pieces of 1/4" x 2" flat bar, welding them together side by side. I welded a short section of ¾ pipe onto the plates to act as reinforcement. After making sure they were square to the plate, I slid the larger pipe over the short sections of ¾ pipe and welded those onto the plates. After the wheels were bolted on I assembled it all together onto the rake.
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