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08-09-2004, 11:23 AM #1
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- Oct 2003
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- 93
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- St. Louis, MO
- Tractor
- Polaris ASL 300, 1959 Economy Tractor
Dump angle
I was just curious if anyone has ever messed with making one of these machines, particularly the bucket loader 2400 series, achieve a steeper dump angle. This would make the machine a lot more productive for loading trucks, especially one with high sides. I am planning on toying with this aspect of it this winter. Any insight would be helpful.
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08-09-2004, 01:23 PM #2
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- Mar 2003
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- 460
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- Beaverton, Oregon
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- JD318, Power-Trac PT425 with scuffed-up green paint.
Re: Dump angle
My understanding is that for those who need to load trucks, the 4 in 1 offers a good solution - you don't need to 'tilt' to dump - just open the jaws.
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08-09-2004, 02:47 PM #3
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- Jan 2004
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- 703
- Location
- east TN
- Tractor
- Power-trac 422 2003 model and 428 January 2015 model
Re: Dump angle
I thought about building a portable ramp.
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08-09-2004, 04:38 PM #4
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- May 2003
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- 137
- Location
- mcdonough ga .
- Tractor
- p.t. 425
Re: Dump angle
my fix to that was to cut out a back in loading area thats about 10'' lower than the drive way that way ill have lots of clearance and can fill it in with gravel and have a place for my sons old beater /oil leaker plus it gave me a nice excuse to use the bucket for practice on the lil green machine [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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08-11-2004, 02:40 PM #5
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- Sep 2003
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- 18,924
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- JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Tractor
- Power-Trac 1445, KUBOTA B-9200HST
Re: Dump angle
On my 1445, my tilt arm has two positions that can be used, probably for different attachments. A cheap solution would be to make a special tilt arm for your application. It could be as simple as a 3/4x2 inx30 in. Bore 3 or four holes that might fit your situation.
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08-11-2004, 08:37 PM #6
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- Oct 2003
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- 93
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- St. Louis, MO
- Tractor
- Polaris ASL 300, 1959 Economy Tractor
Re: Dump angle
This may work on the smaller machines, but I am not sure how that would work for a bucketloader. The bar is a cylinder shape that has a set position and is attached using ball joints. But this may be a viable option. I may try to experiment with that suggestion. My 1425 had a bar that was desgned with extra holes.
Thanks for all of the suggestions so far.
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08-16-2004, 01:50 PM #7
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- Jan 2002
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- 137
- Location
- Patuxent River, MD
- Tractor
- Kubota B2650
Re: Dump angle
Yardscaper,
I've always wondered if I could replace the dump connecting arm on my 422 with an adjustable 3 point hitch top link with the appropriate size ends on it. I could then lengthen it to get a steeper dump angle on the bucket, and shorten it for other attachments. Someday I'll get around to it...