"If you're looking to accomplish the same type of thing let's put our collective brain power on it" -
Coyote, I wouldn't mind having the "telescoping" function, but I'm more headed toward being able to trim several hedges on my property lines (privacy - I hate gawkers and tend to shoot trespassers after losing over $6k in tools to meth heads a few years ago)
Anyway, I'm planning on a few different hookups for my Samurai, one would be two 10 foot long 2" square tube sections, each with its own cylinder that would give nearly 180 deg. swing - object being to be able to drive down ONE side of a hedge, first pass cuts near side, second pass cuts top, third pass cuts the FAR side (no room to drive back there)
First pass would be cut and (hopefully) as it's cut, fall into the brush bucket I built for the BH
Since that pic was taken, I've "upgraded" the attachment points on the loader bucket
And finally realized that several of the attachments I either WILL or HAVE made suffer from my lack of "X-ray vision) - so I'm now working on a QA system for brush bucket, brush forks, grapple, hydraulic driven 6' flail, Samurai, pallet forks, hot tub (kidding about the hot tub :laughing: - So anyway, I'm in the middle of a herky version of this
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...verboard-quick.html?highlight=QA+quick+attach
Back to the Samurai - one of its several positions will be at the leading edge of that brush bucket with the teeth pointed UP - come in low, raise the bucket and stuff falls in - bounce the bucket a few times to shift the pile away from the cutter, when that doesn't work anymore drive to the burn pile and dump - repeat as necessary. Top of hedge cuttings will get "combed" out with the forks - shown here in process, they're actually done
but I'll need to change the mounts once I get the loader converted to QA.
There's a lot more, but this is already looking like a thread hi-jack (even tho I DID talk about the Samurai)
As to the telescoping mount, I would figure out just how much movement you need first, then check out Surplus Center for any candidates - you shouldn't need more than about a 1-1/2" dia. cylinder with maybe a 3/4" rod, 'specially if you have access to some UHMW scraps to let your square tubing slide easy. I'd also put a flow restrictor on the cylinder, didja see in the video how quick the vineyard guy's unit moved when the throttle was up?
Well, gotta go for now, the newest toy won't give me any peace til it gets fondled a bit more before bed
It'll get quite a bit of use bushing/boring 8 1-1/2" holes thru 1/2" plate for each implement I mentioned... Steve