SSQA Carry-All

[ruffdog]

I would not have a design that has lumber screwed directly to a ssqa plate. Long term dependability is questionable. I use my carry-all as a work platform so that is important.

 

[LukyNumbrkevin]

I'm confused. What's wrong with the bucket that you already have on the front of your tractor? For carrying things like your chainsaw, oil and gas, why not just put them in a plastic tote, or build a wooden box or tray to hold them all in place while they are in your bucket?

If you build that wooden thing that you drew a picture of, what happens to it you use your backhoe and put your front bucket down on the ground to stabilize your tractor while digging with the backhoe? Will it hold up to the pressure or fall apart?

The carry-all would be about double the size of the front bucket in volume and ideally have slots for all my hand tools, rakes, shovels, etc. So it would allow me to bring everything into the field in one 5 minute trip as opposed to three 10 minute trips with the small FEL bucket. I would also carry the FEL Bucket out to the field on the carry-all that way when I get out to the work site I can drop the carry-all, release the QA and put the FEL bucket on and get right to work. Would save 50 minutes each day, which would add up to more than 4 hours in a 7 day work week.

I would never leave the carry-all on while working with the tractor, it would be strictly used to transport tools and non-loose materials. Everything else I will use the stock bucket for.

I like the Idea of putting a work-surface on top or some sort of work bench but need to figure out how it works. I do have a stihl chainsaw vise, but I have no way to mount it as it is the type you hammer into a stump so it just has spikes on the bottom.

 

[sodamo]

Can’t quite picture how you would also carry the bucket.
Perhaps there is a way to leave bucket in place and have a way to pick up the carry all, maybe a quick attach type point on the front of the bucket.

 

[LukyNumbrkevin]

Can’t quite picture how you would also carry the bucket.
Perhaps there is a way to leave bucket in place and have a way to pick up the carry all, maybe a quick attach type point on the front of the bucket.

These images should give you a better idea of the scale of the carry-all. I put the BX FEL bucket on it so you can see the size.

 

[ruffdog]

If the wood is all 2x material, it might get a bit heavy too.

 

[LukyNumbrkevin]

I estimate about 114 ft of P.T. 2x6 conservatively at about 3.25 lbs per ft should put me at around 375 lbs of wood, plus the SSQA plate at 86lbs puts me at 456.5 lbs.

So yea current design appears to be a bit too heavy, I may need to use 1x6 for side boards. BX23s FEL can lift 613 lbs at the pin, so it seems you are right. I will need to bring the weight down on this design.

 

[EddieWalker]

These images should give you a better idea of the scale of the carry-all. I put the BX FEL bucket on it so you can see the size.

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Thanks, that helps a lot. I guess I got confused because you designed it to look like a bucket. Why not design it to be more of a storage box? Put a top on the back portion of it with a lip to hold even more stuff? Maybe put casters on the bottom so you can move it around in your shop when it's not attached to the tractor.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Hi LukyNumbrkevin,

It sounds like you have a plan that will work for your needs. The only problem I see is your BX tractor only has a single hydro piston in the middle of your bucket, if I remember correctly, and the only thing I would do is to make sure the weight in your Carry-all is close to equal on both sides.

I also have a BH, but usually use my Box Blade in the summer, so I'll add some pics that I built and use to carry my chainsaw, chains, etc...

pic 1: is how I carry my chainsaw, chains, etc..., and my Poor Mans Grapple to skid logs, attached to my Box Blade.

pic 2: is my Poor Mans Grapple picking a 18' log with my bucket to cut up into rounds.

pic 3 & 4: is my Brush Forks/wood platform (that hinges up) to move piles of branches and to move wood rounds into my woodshed.

pic 5: is my Tooth Bar/Jib (Jib also connects to my Brush Forks) that are built like my Brush Forks only shorter in length.

I also try to plan out my projects, but usually I end up with a finished build from plan A + B + C + D + E, etc...

Look forward to see your finished build, KC

 

[Racenut]

Why not use plywood for the large surfaces? It's going to be thinner and lighter than 2x material and more rigid laterally, which on floor, back and ends is what you need. And yeah, no screws to connect it to the adapter plate, bolts all the way through with fender washers on the wood side.

 

[Fallon]

I'm in the pallet forks camp. Might cost more, but so worth it. My forks get more use than my bucket. Everything heavy or bulky I own ends up on a pallet now.

I have my "fencing pallet" as a carryall. I bolted some old rusty truck boxes & a plywood back to a wide pallet. Total investment is around $10. I keep it in the barn with a pile of fencing & other project tools on it. I could do a lot better, but its lasted several years on $10 & maybe an hour to build.