srjones
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- Joined
- Mar 6, 2006
- Messages
- 542
- Location
- Columbia County, Oregon, USA
- Tractor
- Mahindra 2015HST & Mitsubish R1500
Hello all, this is my first post here, so go easy on me. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I've been lurking quite a while, but I thought it's probably time for me to post.
I was especially inspired by the postings of RonJHall where he attaches a Speeco quick hitch adapter to his FEL, so the first purchase I made after buying my Mahindra 2015HST was a quick hitch, and then angle iron and pins fabricate it.
I then took a standard farm-store boom pole and made some modifications. First, welding a receiver hitch scope tube to the end and then sliding in a 10' section of stinger tube (the stuff that goes into the receiver). At the end, I drilled a hole for a 3/4" forged eyebolt. At the base is a bracket to mount the 440/880 hoist from HF. Think of it as a large fishing pole. When it's completely raised, it can lift 800 lbs up to 20 feet (in theory, but I haven't tested it yet).
Anyway, comments and questions are welcome and appreciated.
-Steve
I've been lurking quite a while, but I thought it's probably time for me to post.
I was especially inspired by the postings of RonJHall where he attaches a Speeco quick hitch adapter to his FEL, so the first purchase I made after buying my Mahindra 2015HST was a quick hitch, and then angle iron and pins fabricate it.
I then took a standard farm-store boom pole and made some modifications. First, welding a receiver hitch scope tube to the end and then sliding in a 10' section of stinger tube (the stuff that goes into the receiver). At the end, I drilled a hole for a 3/4" forged eyebolt. At the base is a bracket to mount the 440/880 hoist from HF. Think of it as a large fishing pole. When it's completely raised, it can lift 800 lbs up to 20 feet (in theory, but I haven't tested it yet).
Anyway, comments and questions are welcome and appreciated.
-Steve