thecnwcaboose
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- Joined
- Oct 13, 2012
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- Location
- Sheboygan, WI USA
- Tractor
- 2012 MF GC 2410 TLB, 1951 Ford 8N, 1958 Ford 861
Hello everyone,
It is my intention to weld some additional metal (as a reinforcement plate or big washer) to my loader bucket for the mounting of bolt on hooks.
I have a Massey DL 100 loader with 48" bucket. the metal is 3/16" thick (approximately, according to my caliper).
It is my plan to weld a piece if 1/4" thick plate sized 4" by 3" to the outside near where the bucket mounts (attachment pins onto the ram and arm) to the loader and then inside the bucket (after un-mounting the bucket and turning it upside down on the loader to weld easier) weld a piece of similar 1/4" plate sized 4" by 4" in the same area to make a 1/4", 3/16", 1/4" sandwich of metal in which I will drill two (2) one half inch holes (1/2") spaced one and three eights inch apart (1 3/8") to mount the 10,000 pound rated tow hooks, mounted using 2 grade 8 bolts 2 1/2" long with corresponding nuts and washers, etc.
wow that was one **** of a run on sentence, my grade school teachers would be un-pleased.
welding to be done by me using a Lincoln MIG 180, with .035 flux core wire. (very pleased with that unit)
Thank you for your advice as always. :thumbsup:
It is my intention to weld some additional metal (as a reinforcement plate or big washer) to my loader bucket for the mounting of bolt on hooks.
I have a Massey DL 100 loader with 48" bucket. the metal is 3/16" thick (approximately, according to my caliper).
It is my plan to weld a piece if 1/4" thick plate sized 4" by 3" to the outside near where the bucket mounts (attachment pins onto the ram and arm) to the loader and then inside the bucket (after un-mounting the bucket and turning it upside down on the loader to weld easier) weld a piece of similar 1/4" plate sized 4" by 4" in the same area to make a 1/4", 3/16", 1/4" sandwich of metal in which I will drill two (2) one half inch holes (1/2") spaced one and three eights inch apart (1 3/8") to mount the 10,000 pound rated tow hooks, mounted using 2 grade 8 bolts 2 1/2" long with corresponding nuts and washers, etc.
wow that was one **** of a run on sentence, my grade school teachers would be un-pleased.
welding to be done by me using a Lincoln MIG 180, with .035 flux core wire. (very pleased with that unit)
Thank you for your advice as always. :thumbsup: