Recent content by Sfrankland

A few pictures of the arch I built to use behind the ski-doo.

Excellent job on the ripper. My first ripper was made from 1/2" plate with two pieces of 1/4" plated welded on either side. The welded on the front edge acted like hard face. Now that I have the excavator a ripper is on my todo list. Well right after I finish the hydraulic tilt bucket.

Next I wanted to add a snow deflector to the blade. I bought a 4" strip of convayer belt and a length of 1 1/2" by 3/16" angle iron and a length of 1 1/4" by 3/16" flat bar. I had to add a piece of angle iron to he front of the balde to get the right angle for the snow deflector. I also cut...

Wanted a wider plow with some wings on the side to help reduce the spillage I get when plowing. Started out bending up some 3/16 plate to match the profile of the blade and then cut them to marry up at the angle I wanted them. After that it's was a simple matter of welding them on...

I have three of these valves and I was thinking about adding a third function to the front of my tractor. I want to add hydraulic angling to my plow and a grapple. Just wondering if I can add this to the power beyond behind my loader valve. Not very if knowledgeable with hydraulic so any help...

I had built a ripper a few weeks ago to test the design. It worked perfectly but I needed some extra offset to my thumb so I sold it and built a new one. The ripper itself is 1/2" plate with 1/4" plate welded to either side. I cut my initials in it to act as plug welds. I added a weld on tooth...

Started cutting out the mounting points. Cleaned up and test fitted. Centred and tack welded together and then drilled two 7/8" holes for the pins. Once the holes have been drilled I used the 7/8" drill bit to centre the flanges used to secure the pins. Once welded solid I...

Since I live in an area that is mostly rock I wanted a way to remove the larger rock from the gravel. Started out with a bending jig clamped in the vise and 1/2" square stock and started bending. Made two pieces out of each bar so I could have some leverage. All cut to size. There are 13...

It looks good. I built mine backwards starting with the top of the bucket and rolled it toward the cutting edge. With all the digging I have done with mine I found it hard to swap back to my 16" bucket. Looking at the specs of the BX tractors it should handle it with few to no problems. I did...

Seen this solenoid valve on sale and was wondering if I would be able to control two independent functions at the same time. I know very little about hydraulics and felt it was best to ask before I bought it. http://images.palcdn.com/hlr-system/Documents/83/838/8383/8383143_manual.pdf

Just some videos I made of my Mahindra Max 28xl with HST. Figured someone may get something from them or spark a few ideas. First up,is running an Italian made 72" tiller. http://youtu.be/7Zd35DRH-sU Quick coupler I made for the backhoe. http://youtu.be/KCdorQQacaQ Skid steer quick attach...

Been wanting to build a 24" ditching bucket for sometime now so last night I started cutting out the parts for one. I used my current factory made bucket as a template and made patterns out of cardboard. The sides are 1/8" plate with a 1/4" tops edge. The bottom of the bucket is also 1/8" and...

So I read this post today and it got me thinking about building a ditching bucket for my backhoe. I had some scrap plate laying around and started cutting out the parts for my bucket. When I got to the point where I needed to bend the bottom of the bucket I tacked the sides to my welding table...

Just about have my dump trailer finished and noticed that the ram is quick to extend but once the second stage has retracted the first stage is really slow. I had to take the ram apart to fix a stripped out fitting last night and everything on the inside of the ram was like new. The ram has the...

Got the hinge built and mounted the ram. Still have to add some bracing and then start building the deck and sides. The ram seems to be at a good angle. Full extension Real happy with the angle. Should make for easy dumping.