Recent content by ccogg

It’s been getting some use. Chips are a little wet still, but the b7800 still handles it pretty well. It’s a bit wider and has a shorter floor than my last attempt - similar volume, but helps a little with breakout force. Take a a gentle hand and a bit of technique to get a full scoop: Also...

Going to have to wait to fill it with chips - we had snow on the ground this morning!

Thanks for the compliments. Heavy use will come this summer, but so far everything seems to be working. Just got the wood chip, bark mulch, snow bucket done. Should hold close to a yard if the material is light enough. It’s 60in wide instead of 54in on the factory bucket. And I made it extra...

The hill is going to be a problem. And those plate compactors make the surface look nice but really don’t compact more than a few cm deep. Driving the dump trucks and equipment over it should be adequate if you can’t find a vibrating roller. As mentioned, the shape of the road and material you...

I built a much smaller SIP shop before building our house. Center bay is 24x32 - two stories with living space above the shop. Then two side bays that are each 16x24. My brother took care of logistics and about 5 of us put it up in a week. It’s been great. I ran all the wiring upstairs in the...

I ran a 60in 3pt blower with my b7800 - similar horsepower. 50in would probably be better. Works very well on hard surfaces, ok on gravel. It’s hard to say exactly how much better it is than pushing/piling. For a large area like a parking lot I don’t think it would help at all. For anything less...

Steel/iron for the win! If you can keep it dry, I don’t think the extra concrete of concrete is worth the cost/permanence.

I’m no expert, but I’ll at least attempt to be helpful. Setup: Ballast in the tires or any other weight that is LOW to the ground will help. Wider stance helps - old tractors with narrow front ends are incredibly tippy. Technique: Keep the loader and implements as low as possible. Make sure...

There is no easy way for you to un-twist a specific side. Just figure out a way to twist the plates opposite of the problem. Little by little until it’s close enough. If for some reason it gets further out of wack you’ll just have to replace the bar. If you can put a block of wood between one...

Thanks. I got mine from Titan. They are ok, but not great. The plates were twisted a bit at the top (maybe a 1/16in) and the pins/bushings were not very smooth. (I don’t know why they had to cut them on a large rather than just buying tubing and cold rolled stock.) I sanded the bushings just a...

Thanks! I made the bucket side a little tight, but if I tweek one piece about a 1/16 I think it’ll go on and off a touch easier. Then, on the next one, I’ll keep things a little looser. I planned 1/2in clearance left and right (1in total), but kept the top to bottom really close. With the slight...

Lots of fussing around to get the new plates all squared up. Probably spent more time than necessary, but when I got it all welded up I could insert and remove the pins by hand so maybe it was worth it. The connecting tube is 1.5x0.120 Tight fit! But it all worked. New bucket is about...

Ever since I bought the tractor I’ve been dreaming about making the front loader a quick attach. I finally took the plunge - no more hanging forks off the bucket or bolting on a light material extension! I wanted to keep the bucket as close to the pins as possible and keep the weight down. The...

I picked up a Mid Mount Mower for my b7800 the other day and I am hoping someone here can help me out. The mower is perfect, but they guy I bought it from had already sold his tractor and left the mounting hardware on it! I talked with the new owner and he is happy to take off the parts and...