Nacademus
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It'll fit fine-I held it in place. It's smaller than my photoshop shows. I grabbed some bolts during my lunch break and will try and mount it tonight.
Where would you put a tool box? (1705)
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WranglerX
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This is what I did...
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Looks clean. I went with my original idea of zip tying a tool pouch to my tractor. I have had it on there ever since I started this thread and its worked great. Some thought the tools would come out but that hasn't happened at all. I park my tractor in my garage in the third bay so the pouch doesn't get weathered.
When you open the lid does the lid hit the top of the seat?
When you open the lid does the lid hit the top of the seat?
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Just another thought since it looks like you already solved the problem...
I've used old ammo boxes on several different kinds of tractors (B2150, older Massey Pacer, etc.) and found the sheet metal the cans are made of won't stand much with a lot of vibration/shaking, heavy tools, etc. If you were going to mount using those existing holes in the loader mount frame, I would have a piece of heavy steel (say 3/8") bent to be like a short section of "angle iron, about the length of the box. The angle iron makes some room between the vertical support and the box so you have room to open and close the box lid. Bolt that fabricated angle iron solid to the loader frame (or where ever) and then bolt the ammo can thru it's bottom to the angle iron. In some cases a good big rubber grommet around each bolt helps to absorb shaking too.
I've used old ammo boxes on several different kinds of tractors (B2150, older Massey Pacer, etc.) and found the sheet metal the cans are made of won't stand much with a lot of vibration/shaking, heavy tools, etc. If you were going to mount using those existing holes in the loader mount frame, I would have a piece of heavy steel (say 3/8") bent to be like a short section of "angle iron, about the length of the box. The angle iron makes some room between the vertical support and the box so you have room to open and close the box lid. Bolt that fabricated angle iron solid to the loader frame (or where ever) and then bolt the ammo can thru it's bottom to the angle iron. In some cases a good big rubber grommet around each bolt helps to absorb shaking too.
WranglerX
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No, its mounted on a couple of aluminium bars that has it back enough that with seat full back you can open lid without hitting seat... Look at bottom of box very closely... If you look up from under body there is already two holes in a bracket on sub frame all one has to do is put holes in plastic body to mount bars....
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I put mine here from BXPanded. They were even nice enough to paint it Massey Ferguson red
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Rocko - Can you share a pic of how the saw saddle and PVC pipe is mounted, please?
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LostMy65
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Something similar is what I'm thinking.
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I've been going around and around with ideas on this and nothing really works best for me. need something that can hold 20" chainsaw
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do you have a bucket? I pull my trailer when going out to cut wood. Saw fits nicely in both.
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most of my cutting is brush that fell that interferes with mowing, so bucket not always on.
when bucket IS on...yup great tool carrier
WranglerX
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You could always do something like this.... Its basically a "tool carrier"....
IF you are mowing with brush hog, you could always mount old wagon body on top of brush hog.....
I opted for this for all the really small stuff one always needs (adj. end wrench, fence pliers, bailing wire, clevis pins, lynch pins, spare "stuff", BAND AIDS)....
IF you are mowing with brush hog, you could always mount old wagon body on top of brush hog.....
I opted for this for all the really small stuff one always needs (adj. end wrench, fence pliers, bailing wire, clevis pins, lynch pins, spare "stuff", BAND AIDS)....
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I hook to trailers about 4 times a week so that would not work for me. looked at a bunch of setups others have done, just nothing that works for me.
WranglerX
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Guess you could always mount wagon body on hood......
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LOL I honestly thought about something similar. I'll prob do something like an ammo box on side to carry one chain and pliers/adjustable wrench.
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Dmacleo, I didn't have a welder and was under the pressure of limited time. I just needed it to hold a few things while I cleared a 1/4 acre of land. Yep, it looks wonky, but it worked fine and is still on the tractor.
It held my hat, a bottle of water, socket, hammer, and a strap. I made a Homemade saw-haul on the side and it has saved me a lot of steps. I can see over it and reach it from the ground. (Tractor's cup holder sux)
I will go back later and make a real one that is U-shaped to give me a little more clearance and use U clamps to hold it in place.
It held my hat, a bottle of water, socket, hammer, and a strap. I made a Homemade saw-haul on the side and it has saved me a lot of steps. I can see over it and reach it from the ground. (Tractor's cup holder sux)
I will go back later and make a real one that is U-shaped to give me a little more clearance and use U clamps to hold it in place.
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The box blade is my setup for the summer, and this added weight on top of the box blade works great for additional down force to spread road mix gravel on the driveway.
When performing my annual property cleanup of down/dead trees, I do not have to make extra trips back to the garage for tools, etc...
"Jaws" can be removed after dragging the down trees to a better location to cut them up, and the trailer receiver can pivot down to a horizontal position to haul a trailer if needed.
When performing my annual property cleanup of down/dead trees, I do not have to make extra trips back to the garage for tools, etc...
"Jaws" can be removed after dragging the down trees to a better location to cut them up, and the trailer receiver can pivot down to a horizontal position to haul a trailer if needed.
