JRP
Platinum Member
Has any one seen kits for tractor implements?
I have access to a CNC plasma cutter and have a grapple design about finished. Also thinking about using the CNC to cut out kits of parts and selling them. Sort of like Heathkit was in electronics. My thought was to have all the CNC work pre-cut, along with the pins and bushings. The kit would also include a list of hydraulic parts the customer would get from TSC or perhaps Surplus center.
The customer would unpack the parts, clean them up with a hand grinder, weld them up, paint, and install the hydraulics. I figure fabricating labor and paint is a pretty big chunk of an implement price so the concept could keep price lower. It would be fun. Also, the parts would ship in a smaller package and could be separated into several packages to make shipping UPS possible.
The end result would (could) look store bought and would include an engineering evaluation. It would not look like it was cobbled from the junk pile.
What do you think?
I have access to a CNC plasma cutter and have a grapple design about finished. Also thinking about using the CNC to cut out kits of parts and selling them. Sort of like Heathkit was in electronics. My thought was to have all the CNC work pre-cut, along with the pins and bushings. The kit would also include a list of hydraulic parts the customer would get from TSC or perhaps Surplus center.
The customer would unpack the parts, clean them up with a hand grinder, weld them up, paint, and install the hydraulics. I figure fabricating labor and paint is a pretty big chunk of an implement price so the concept could keep price lower. It would be fun. Also, the parts would ship in a smaller package and could be separated into several packages to make shipping UPS possible.
The end result would (could) look store bought and would include an engineering evaluation. It would not look like it was cobbled from the junk pile.
What do you think?