Hey Guys... im a new poster, but year long lurker.
I am a general DIY guy with many hobbies. The most recent has been fabrication of attachments for my older 743 bobcat. I am lucky to have a awesome scrap yard that i found about an hour away from my new house. They are a scrap yard, but mostly a combine graveyard. So most of my hydraulics come from there.. motors $20 cylinders $10-$30... hoses $5 with pioneer fittings!
Anyways. I am working on my latest attachment which is a Hydraulic Brush Cutter. The main gearbox and the blades are brand new from ebay.
The gearbox is made for a pto shaft that is a 1 to 1.98 up ratio. I welded to hubs together from tractor supply for the coupler. And the steel is from scrap I had laying in the pile. The sheet is 1/8 The main 3/8 U channel is from a grain truck frame I scrapped out.
My goal is to get it done for under $500 and I am under so far.
$ 20 Used hydraulic motor
$ 45 Hoses and adaptors
$ 19 Hub assemblies
$170 40HP Gear Box PTO
$ 68 22 ス Blades
$ 46 Carrier Hub
Its not quite ready for a spin yet, but I wanted to share I am a newbie welder so please don稚 judge my welds too much.
I am a general DIY guy with many hobbies. The most recent has been fabrication of attachments for my older 743 bobcat. I am lucky to have a awesome scrap yard that i found about an hour away from my new house. They are a scrap yard, but mostly a combine graveyard. So most of my hydraulics come from there.. motors $20 cylinders $10-$30... hoses $5 with pioneer fittings!
Anyways. I am working on my latest attachment which is a Hydraulic Brush Cutter. The main gearbox and the blades are brand new from ebay.
The gearbox is made for a pto shaft that is a 1 to 1.98 up ratio. I welded to hubs together from tractor supply for the coupler. And the steel is from scrap I had laying in the pile. The sheet is 1/8 The main 3/8 U channel is from a grain truck frame I scrapped out.
My goal is to get it done for under $500 and I am under so far.
$ 20 Used hydraulic motor
$ 45 Hoses and adaptors
$ 19 Hub assemblies
$170 40HP Gear Box PTO
$ 68 22 ス Blades
$ 46 Carrier Hub
Its not quite ready for a spin yet, but I wanted to share I am a newbie welder so please don稚 judge my welds too much.