MossflowerWoods
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- Joined
- Aug 12, 2011
- Messages
- 5,419
- Location
- Fredericksburg, VA
- Tractor
- Kioti DK50SE HST w/FEL, Gravely 60" ZTR Mower. Stihl MS290 (selling), CS261, & FS190 + Echo CS400 & 2010 F-350 6.4 PSD snowplow truck
Guys & Gals,
My Kioti needs 1100 lbs of ballast in addition to the loaded rears to fully use my loader capability. I need a way to haul my chainsaws, and tools back and forth, and I'd LOVE to be able to also haul some wood etc. back with me.
Pic 1 is an old ballast from a small backhoe. Estimated weight is 350-450 lbs solid iron. This is is Item A.
Pic 2 is a homebuilt Carry all I recently purchased. This is Item B.
Pic 3 is a specialty shipping steel thing Kioti used to ship a door and other stuff to my dealer. This is Item C.
Pic 4 is a mock up of how I want to combine B & C.
Here is my "Cunning Plan"...
I want to weld C permanently to B, and somehow bolt A somewhere near the center on the bottom towards the tractor. Then I want to put in a floor, and weld angle iron corners. I want a concrete bottom (with a water drain) to get me to 1100 lbs, then with wooden PT boards above the crete making a storage area, and a couple of chain saw holders, etc. It will end up being low and heavy with useful storage and tools.
My issues are...
1 - I am a n00b
2 - I cannot weld and do not have a welder yet.
3 - I am concerned how much weight item C can support.
4 - I am not sure how to bolt Item A to the bottom.
What else have I forgot? Where else am I being a crackpot.
Please educate me.
Thanks in advance,
David
My Kioti needs 1100 lbs of ballast in addition to the loaded rears to fully use my loader capability. I need a way to haul my chainsaws, and tools back and forth, and I'd LOVE to be able to also haul some wood etc. back with me.
Pic 1 is an old ballast from a small backhoe. Estimated weight is 350-450 lbs solid iron. This is is Item A.
Pic 2 is a homebuilt Carry all I recently purchased. This is Item B.
Pic 3 is a specialty shipping steel thing Kioti used to ship a door and other stuff to my dealer. This is Item C.
Pic 4 is a mock up of how I want to combine B & C.
Here is my "Cunning Plan"...
I want to weld C permanently to B, and somehow bolt A somewhere near the center on the bottom towards the tractor. Then I want to put in a floor, and weld angle iron corners. I want a concrete bottom (with a water drain) to get me to 1100 lbs, then with wooden PT boards above the crete making a storage area, and a couple of chain saw holders, etc. It will end up being low and heavy with useful storage and tools.
My issues are...
1 - I am a n00b
2 - I cannot weld and do not have a welder yet.
3 - I am concerned how much weight item C can support.
4 - I am not sure how to bolt Item A to the bottom.
What else have I forgot? Where else am I being a crackpot.
Please educate me.
Thanks in advance,
David