MJPetersen
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laurencen said:great Job Mike, do you have any sketches you could share, have to make one now to save changing time switching
Laurence
Thanks. You know I really do not have many sketches. I have one that I will scan and try to give some dimensions. I believe that mine would be adequate to 25 hp, but believe that everything could be scaled to a bit larger if you needed.
I centered my rotating pivot, but if you check posts #6, 19 you will see that rich has a Gonnon that is 40 inches wide but the pivot points are not in the center of the side plates. Probably his has a better balance and does not rotate so decisively to the ripper position. Mine rotates fine, but it may be that his is better. He said that Gannon was willing to custom make him one, so that may be an option if you have a dealer near by that you should try to talk to.
I know that it was not cheap. The side plates alone cost me about $100--altogether I have about $350 in it plus lots of time. i do not know what one would cost from Gannon.
I made mine for standard Cat 1 3pt and almost slavishly copied the design of the Gannon. You can get a few pictures from the parts manual on the Woods Equipment site. Box Scrapers Operator's Manuals
Since I built mine I discovered that Land Pride has a rollover too. Land Pride Box Scraper Manuals
I noticed the main element that rotates is actually flat on the two sides to assist in its operation as a box blade pushing and pulling. The height/depth ration I figur at about 80%. Therefore, my main box side plates are 60 cm by 48 cm. The main box is 120 cm wide (outside to outside) The main beam box is 10mm box with 4mm walls. The side plates are 15mm thick and the drag links and catch arm are 10mm. (I wish that i had used 15 mm thick for side arms. A bit stiffer especially for pushing.)
If I can be of any help or if you want to know a specific dimension ask and I will find it for you. I tried to scan my sketch, but it didn' want to. I need to darken it up a bit and try again, but not tonight.
Mike