Well I wasn’t able to fit the tip as I have clearance issues getting the tooth installed on the quick coupler. Luckily I only tack welded the ears on. They need to move upward 1/2”.
I have been thinking about creating a stand for this reason. Having a stand-up feature on the tooth itself allows it to be used anywhere on the job sight, I hadn’t thought of that. I just need to study your pictures as I am having trouble understanding how it works.
To keep perspective, the commercially available pieces are not cut on a band saw whose trim lines were transferred from carefully prepared templates. Developing the templates and trimming on the saw were by far the most time consuming portions of this project.
Cutting with a hole saw. Notice the two drain holes I cut. This prevents chips from loading up in the cut and allows uninterrupted cutting. Much faster this way.
Here I am preparing to drill the corners of the trim for the quick coupler ears. The template has all the information needed. I can use this template in the future.
I simply couldn’t get myself to spend $1,000 so off to the shop I went. Here the tooth is about 90% complete. I have yet to install the tip but I need to check clearance to the stick of the backhoe 150 miles away.
This is for my JD 110 TLB.
I dig this. The fall arrestors is a great idea. I plan to make one to for the new shop. I will use a worm driven speed reducer. Such speed reducers are inherently safe. Great point on using as a workbench. I will remember this during the design. Good job!
Well, this job is ongoing as I gather the final pieces to secure the hoses and make the new pedal control as time allows.
Here I am showing how the hard line is repositioned to accommodate the space taken by the new valve. You can see the needle nose pliers pointing to a bolt head on the floor...