LPGS build

[Xfaxman]

Good picture, but I hope you didn't weld them on that end!

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Uh, no. Needed the flat surface to jig them. Upright for the top link is in the way on the front. They will be welded on the front edge of the 4x4 not the top anyway

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Life has been so busy lately that I haven't been able to update this until now. Stood the thing up on its end to make welding the hitch brackets easier as I'm not the greatest at vertical welding with the stick. The 4" of travel in my flex link translates into about 15" total articulation of the LP.

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

8x8 block used to test the flex







Sorry for the sideways pics, I can't seem to get them to rotate upright on my phone

 

[Xfaxman]

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

The first day I got to try it, the ground was too dry to be effective but I gave it a whirl anyway .



I've made about a dozen passes total so far over 3 different days. It certainly does the intended job nicely of allowing me to work the tracks without disturbing the center grass strip. There are a few things that aren't working as well as I'd have hoped....

There is a bit of spillage off both sides leaving a small ridge of gravel that I hadn't expected.

While the finished product looks nice, the potholes seem to return quickly.

At right around 600 lbs, the tractor definitely knows it's there when lifted but it feels too light while its working. More weight is easy to add to see how it goes and might improve the pothole removal. The interesting thing is that when I look up specs of commercially available ones, I'm at nearly double the weigh per foot of cutting edge by comparison. I can't imagine having one with half the weight and still getting decent results

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

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Thanks.
And I presume that was easy for you right? Shesh. If I was at the computer I could have done it but I find it easier to post direct from the phone...if I could just figure out why some pics face the right way and some don't

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

I also tried to take a video of it working but haven't got the foggiest idea how to share it. I'll have to get my wife or son to help with that

 

[rswyan]

Thanks.
And I presume that was easy for you right? Shesh. If I was at the computer I could have done it but I find it easier to post direct from the phone...if I could just figure out why some pics face the right way and some don't

Probably is dependent on the orientation of your camera/phone ...

 

[MtnViewRanch]

You are comparing light to medium units. A heavy duty unit will run at 200lb per foot width. Another thing is if the ground is hard enough, even the 200lbs per foot is not enough. Some of it has to do with pitch that the blades are at, how far below the runners, not just the weight. Weight is great, but everything has to work together to be able to get the best possible results.

Try using it a day or so after some rain, then see how it works for you. Lots of things factor in as to how well an implement of any kind will work.

Good luck with yours.