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I'm considering building a pull type grader and looking for opinions. My lane is about 1200 ft of gravel and my current choices to maintain it are a 7' rear blade, 5' box blade or a 3' wide really heavy LPGS. My wife likes the grass strip in the middle which is why I built the LPGS but have...

Saw this today sitting in the carpool lot down the road from my place. One of the local house movers that's been at it for 40 yrs or so. I'd say it's a tad tongue heavy.

It's alive!!! :cool2: Well, ok, not the grapple but my new service panel: Just think of all the possibilities...... Now to start moving the tools over so I can get back to work on the grapple and about a thousand other projects that have been waiting for this

I got the frame all welded up the other day and got to play with it a bit on the weekend. It's only a skidding plate at the moment but it was still way nicer to work with than any of my other options. Although I measured about a dozen times when making my hyd toplink, the frickin thing is an...

Crowded with a quick hitch? Na, it's not that bad..... Just added the hyd toplink yesterday. Even with all this, I still have room for my 6' 2" and 245 lbs self in there running the backhoe

Similar idea to what I'm doing but I won't have anywhere near $2100 into mine....closer to 1/4 of that. My buddy got me the full size drawing on the weekend. Good thing for plywood templates. I was 3/4" too long on my cross link and also on the pin centers of the main mounting plate. Only...

I've got 2 drawings now for the grapple. The first one with the "Bruce method" mentioned back in post #12 For the second, I started with the first and then adjusted it based on measurements and photos that Rusty emailed me: They are fairly similar but with some notable differences...

As I hope to add a winch to this in the future, it will be built with that in mind, not just as a grapple. Started off with a 42" length of 8" wide flange I beam and cut one flange off to make the blade/anchor 5" heavy channel I had laying around to make the 36" 'verticals' and a piece of...

I'm looking to build a log grapple/winch for the 3pt of my B3300. I've been watching for 2 yrs now for a used skidding winch to show up but nothing small enough and they are crazy expensive if they do (like 80-90% of new for a beat up piece of junk). I've been planning something similar to...

I'm looking to dig a hole to bury a bunch of old concrete, dirt/wood/steel debris from an old barn foundation. Trying to decide if it's cheaper to hire it out to a full-size excavator or rent a kx080 and do it myself. I'm plenty skilled as an operator and not looking to factor in my time...

Mine are straight. Sorry for the dark pic

So are what you guys keep calling drones really a drone or are they actually a UAV? I'm looking for clarification as my understanding of the terms doesn't seem to match. A UAV (Unmanned Ariel Vehicle) is remotely flown by a 'pilot' who is controlling the thing via radio controls and viewing...

Load security? There's always the other end of the spectrum. Today in the Walmart parking lot:

Lots of threads available about the benefits of groved R4s and how happy people are with them. Is there anyone out there that is NOT happy with the mod? Please only post if you have actually done yours and are either neutral (didn't find it made a difference either way) or not happy and would...

Its actually not that big physically. Considering the flow of my tractor, I went with the 8 gpm valve which isn't that big. I still need to build a cover plate for the hoses but that seems to keep moving further down the list of priorities Top spool is 1/4" for BH thumb or snowblower chute...

Finally got around to grading my lane for the first time this spring about 4 weeks later than I wanted. Instead of the extra concrete weight I had on last fall, I added the 250 lbs slab of steel that I use for extra weight in the back of the truck for the winter. That puts it right at 850 lbs...

I've been thinking about buying a quick hitch for the 3 pt for quite a while now and it occurred to me today I should just build it. Not sure why I didn't think of that before but considering it will cost me min $350 to buy one, (HF is not an option up here) I should save a decent amount and...

This guy is an alternative to the LockNLube. Works amazingly well. I got it at a local retailer but its available either Amazon or EBay also.

According to ASAE, Cat 1 lower hitch points should be just a hair under 27" on the inside and just a hair over 29.5" on the outside. I plan on buying one within the next couple weeks and have found different widths on some. Measure twice as to what will fit your stuff or what can be easily...

Here's another question: Do I want the push plate to just touch the wedge or stop short or not worry about how much contact it makes? It seems from the factory it made contact about 1.5" from full extension. I'm not worried about loosing the length in split capacity, I have no intention of...

And speaking of too light, the original beam rails were only 1/8" wall. I'm using 1/4". :-)

Ya, seems light to me too...which likely should translate into IS too light. I could squeeze four 1/2" bolts in there but I don't know if there would be enough meat left of the 3/4 stock to not just rip the threads out. Would 1/8" of meat on each side be enough?

I'd swapped the QDs for ones compatible with my tractor and cycled it. Yup, new rod seals were in order. Picked them up for less than $20 and new steel came to $106. If the valve turns out to be faulty, they're only $80 at Princess Auto so things are looking good to be running for about $400...

Back around Christmas I found a sorry looking wood splitter rotting away in the back corner at one of my local rental yards. Somehow someone had managed to rip the wedge off the end. It was the double 2x4 beam that failed, not the wedge or the welding. Their ,attempted 'weld' to re-attach was...

Ive been looking for the LockNLube since I first read of it from k0ua quite a while ago. EBay is the only place I could find them and shipping to Canada is a pain. Found this one a couple weeks ago at one of my local suppliers: Pushes on and pull from the slide coupler to remove. Only...

My B3300 is coming up to 3 yrs old and I have about 280 hrs on it. The diff lock has always been hard to engage, like it takes everything I can to push on it while keeping enough weight on the seat for the sensor. I'm 6'2" and 225 lbs and have a hard time with it, can't imagine a smaller...

Saw an ad for the GC 1700 Series which shows a pic of what appears to be a GC 1705 with a mechanical self-leveling loader. Picture is too fuzzy to make out the model number off the side of the loader. Can't find anything on the Massey site about it. Anyone here have any info on them? I'd love...

Running above tractor tonight doing snow rather than my usual 2012 one. This one seems to have the 17th gear option but it acts like it goes into neutral when it up-shifts from 16. Happens both in auto mode and when I manually shift. I can't imagine the computer would let me shift to a gear that...

Like many on here, I'm in the planning stages of a processor build. Hopefully I'll be able to build it this summer. A couple questions for you hydraulic masters.... What is so special with the F11 motor that is apparently THE choice for the saw motor? If you can afford it that is. I'm sure...

Thanks. If that's accurate, that will be a big help. Found this book in my wife's collection: Lists 10 different types of maple around here with Sugar (hard) Maple and Silver & Red Maple (soft) being the most common. Sugar maple: mature bark grey, irregularly ridged, sometimes scaly; wood...

How do I tell the difference between soft and hard maple when it is still in logs? I can tell when it's still a tree, when it's lumber and when it's a split piece of firewood but not the foggiest idea when it's still in log form. This will be my first year buying logs and splitting myself and...

Thanks Aaron, that would be an option I hadn't considered. Spent the afternoon looking at scissor designs and playing with CAD and came up with the following. Please feel free to poke holes in it. This would reuse my existing 4x30 cyl and the existing lower cyl mount. Point Legend: A -...

As built: As per my understanding of rswyan's (and others') suggestion: Omitted from the drawing for clarity is that there is also 12" of rear overhang past the hinge and 21" of front overhang past the base cyl mount. Since these affect both designs equally, I left them out of the...

For those of you eagerly awaiting action pics: Still working on the first load....dump pics soon

Thanks Leylands. Floor and sides installed Got to finish building my tine bucket then head out cutting. Action pics soon

My wife got me this book for Christmas so I had a look to see if it said anything. It has 10 pages on flame straightening and a bunch of purdy pictures but I got more out of SA's 4 lines and 3 quick sketches. I did go back out and have another look at it though. There are 2 distinct spots...

Hopefully a few of you from early on will still see this and can help me out. Kinda hijacking my own thread but hey, it's mine and what I need help with was built on this table..... We had a very useful conversation on flame straightening and had it not been for this thread, I'd have never...

There's a few dozen different brands that I have crossed and likely just as many that I haven't. This is my personal favorite at the moment: About 3x the yield and don't have to clean the gun 1/10th as often. Another huge plus, the surface sets very quickly that if you happen to touch it...

Braces added

Picked up a used 5 ton wagon frame and ordered a few lengths of tubing Shortened the reach as short as it would go giving me a deck area of 6' x 10'. Steering is a bit challenging with standard length tongue and such a short reach. Used 2 x 4 x .125 wall for the main rails and 2 x 2 x .125...

I have a 2 wheel cart made from the back half of an old hay wagon that I've been using to clean things up around the place. I always thought about converting it to a dump trailer. Earlier this fall I salvaged a few loads of logs out of a burn pile from some land clearing down the road and had me...

With it being Christmas, I figure that it's a good time to dream about my next tractor, not that I have any complaints with my B3300. My wife often talks about getting another dog (we already have 3) and my response is sure, when I get to have a second tractor...... Must have list: Factory...

One of the very few things I'm not happy about with my B3300SU and 504 loader is the crappy roll back angle. I either have to accept excessive spillage to drive with the bucket at a proper height or drive with the bucket raised 4 or 5' to level it out and stop slillage. I also have Kubota's...

The first day I got to try it, the ground was too dry to be effective but I gave it a whirl anyway . I've made about a dozen passes total so far over 3 different days. It certainly does the intended job nicely of allowing me to work the tracks without disturbing the center grass strip. There...

8x8 block used to test the flex Sorry for the sideways pics, I can't seem to get them to rotate upright on my phone

Finished up with the hitch brackets tonight. Realized I needed 7/8" holes not 1 1/8" after I'd done the first one with the plasma cutter. D'oh! Hole looked like crap anyway. Cut out a replacement then put the hole saw in the drill press. Clamped them with 2 1/2" spacer blocks and a piece of...

Closer pic of the new link

Got a little more work done today. Not on the LPGS itself but in preparation to use it. All I need it do to complete it is cut out the hitch brackets and weld them on but I have to sort out why my plasma cutter won't work first. I don't have T&T, nor do I have a valve with float to run it. I...

The view out my windshield this morning leaving for work:

Progress as of end of today: All welded up, just need to mount the blades and fab up some brackets for the 3 pt hitch. Need to figure out why my plasma isn't cutting properly before I can make them. Either operator error as I've never used one before this or my machine is a dud.

6' cutting edge that has never seen dirt. The teeth on one side is a bonus and hopefully will help loosen things up better. Cut the 6' down to two 3' sections and mocked up mounting angle for them. The 10' length of channel was cut down to make two 5' long side panels. Also cut a 4x6...

I've got about 1200 ft of gravel drive that has nicely grown up with the strip of grass between the tire tracks that my wife is rather fond of. I had been maintaining it with a rear blade just fine but this year the grass strip has really grown so the rear blade won't work any more. My wife's...

Can anyone provide me to a link to a chart for settings for a plasma cutter? I'm using an Everlast PowerPlasma 50 with hand-held S45 torch. I got the machine for Christmas and just finally got to fire it up today. Literature that came with it isn't helpful. I'd have thought it would have a...

Just did the timing belt on my son's Jetta. Yet again another example of the people that build stuff never having to work on it. 16mm socket needed to remove the motor mounts but the bolt is recessed in the mount too far for a standard socket and the body is in the way to use a deep socket or...

So finally got around to getting the garden in for this year. We started a new area behind the house, roughly a couple thousand square feet. A big step up since our last one was only a couple hundred. Stripped the sod with the backhoe then did primary tillage 12" or so deep by digging and...

I just came home with 56 fresh cut cedar fence posts now I need to get the bark off. Back when I was a kid, we'd wait for the moisture to form under the bark and use a spud to peel them but I don't have 6 months or so to wait, I want to use them next weekend. I'm looking to build a...

Built the saw stand, mountable either direction as guessed earlier: Extendable support with height adjustment (which still needs a bit of work) Cutting area built:

Upright for the first time. A bit of welding to finish up and then on to the cutting area It turned out MUCH flatter than I had expected. There's a very slight crown to it at the 4' end. Less than 1/16" total and it flattens out by 8" from the end. If I check the 5' direction, its flat as my...

As the only choice I had was to try to pick it up from the end, I had nothing to loose but to give it a shot. Picked it up much easier than I expected. I'll have to calculate the weight but it's less than my racks of firewood that pretty much max out the lift capacity.

A couple hrs yesterday and a couple more this morning and I've got it ready to flip over. Once I got the slag chipped off, my stick weld beads look better than I expected. The plate was stitch welded about 1 1/2" bead on an approx 14 x 24 grid and alternated sides of the tubes to hopefully keep...

The legs are inplace and about to spark up the old Lincoln and burn a few rods. Work is slow at the moment so it looks like I've got some time the next 2 days to work on it and hopefully get it wrapped up.

Also got the nuts welded into the bottom of the 2 legs. Not the prettiest job but I have no doubt they will hold

Last night got the main frame tacked together. Keep in mind, this is being built upside down. The end where the welding shield is will be the cutting end. For now, I have to shift it back and forth on the plate as I'm working. If it weren't for the existing bow in the plate, I wouldn't...

Pulled the plate straight this afternoon. The tubing is clamped to the edge as reference only. As I'd previously mentioned, the gap was about 1/8" in the middle which is too much for me to accept. As delivered: Two 5000 lbs ratchet straps and 8x8 blocks later: The straps are like a...

I stopped on my way to work this am to find options for adjustable feet. $26 got me two of these puppies 1 1/4 x 3 bolts with nut. Should do the trick.

I got a handful of cash for Christmas and sold a 6.0L motor that I hadn't gotten around to using to buy a plasma cutter from Duncan at Everlast Canada. Still had cash leftover burning a hole in my pocket. With my birthday this past week, added cash from my wife, my folks and my mother-in-law...

As the title says..... It's easy enough to paint the frame but what about the top? Can't paint the top for obvious reasons but I don't want it looking like crap either. Gets very humid here in the summer to make it worse. Got my new plasma cutter a week ago and am eager to get my...

I picked up a 6' Myers plow last weekend to go on my B3300. Looking for opinions as to should I keep it as a power angle or convert it to a fixed pusher? I use a blower for the 1200' of lane and that won't change. Blade would get used around the buildings and parking areas. I like the idea...

Re: Hydraulic RAM spinner / polisher Was doing rear wheel bearings & brakes on my Son's Jetta. Rear calipers are a stupid screw-in design rather than the normal push in style. Mechanic buddy of mine lent me his snap-on set doing the first side but had to give it back before I got to the...

I'm not much for the fine detailed stuff but I sure do like complicated:

No, not THAT bad.....just haven't been on the computer for a couple days trying to get shiat done around the house before winter. A bit of all of the ideas together has gotten me to this: Top drawing is retracted Bottom drawing is extended Red is the cyl body Blue is the pins Black is...

I'm looking for ideas to convert my Kubota pin-type QA bucket to hydraulic controlled. I change back and forth between bucket and forks a lot and am looking for ideas to make my life easier and my need to switch between attachments will only grow over the years. I've talked to Jery at...

Welcome. This is what I did for lights on my B3300SU Tons of stuff in the Customizing section that would work for you. Doesn't matter the brand of tractor for these mods, any colour will still give you some more ideas

When I bought my tractor, I knew I wanted rear remotes. In fact, I knew I wanted a bunch of them. The Kubota kit was astronomical in price for just one valve, never mind their 2 or 3 spool options. I wanted minimum of 3, 4 was better. Dealer was a bit confused when I wanted the blower with...

Just el-cheapo standard tractor lights I had kicking around, I'd rather LEDs but why not use these that I already had. I installed first, then when I did my rear remote installation, I tied the two mounts together. Looking at it tonight, if I move the rear light in and back just enough to...

What is the smallest round baler that you can buy and still get parts for? We are planning on moving further out (our rural 7 ac just doesn't cut it for us) and will most likely have animals of some sort. I'm well familiar with making hay but not so up round bales, we just called the neighbour...

I very quickly got tired of getting off the tractor to set the mechanical thumb and often found myself batting stuff around with the bucket to get it to just the right spot where I could leave the thumb in one spot. I had already installed a 4 spool hyd valve for remotes (3 rear, 1 future...

I got mine up and running last night and a quick test this afternoon. Woo Frickin Hoo! :cool2: Worth every bit of the time and $$. 2 x 10 cyl, 27' of 1/4" hose, some fittings and hose protector, all told, I'm into it for $250. All parts other than the QD's were from Princess Auto. I'd...

I think a case drain is only relevant to hyd motors, not valves and cylinders. These are rather basic drawings, work ports have been omitted for clarity: If I have to add an extra return line straight back to the tank for the new valve, I might as well just use longer hoses and plug them...

I've got a B3300SU with the BH77 hoe with thumb (soon to be converted to hydraulic). I've got a bunch of cleanup to do around the yard from old (small) piles of brush that need moved and burnt to piles of old building debris mixed with steel, concrete, dirt, etc that I need to sort thru to burn...

Yup, ordered it that way. I knew I wanted QA but the dealer wanted to add $800 for the SS style and only an extra $150 for one like we've been discussing. All things considered, $650 was far too much for the loader plate as the bucket should be the same price or cheaper. Now if I could come...

I've got about an acre of lawn and 1200 ft of lane with a ton of trees that like to shed their branches. Primarily maple, willow and poplar dropping branches from the size of a pencil to the size of my arm. Cleanup in the spring is a pain by hand. Ground is rough (I probably need a dozen...

New Holland T7050 op 2 wielen Trekkerweb.nl - YouTube I wonder how many times he practiced?

I'm glad it's not just me that it's not making sense to. From the Kubota rear remote install instructions: Note part #1 3-Position 4-Way Normally Closed Valve Section and and part #3 Outlet Section with Power Beyond. Hyd diagram of valve: The complete install manual is a 13 page pdf

Dealer is telling me that if I have the 3ph control in the neutral position, hyd fluid will be going over the relief while using the BH. Hydraulic diagram from my WSM: Dealer was kind enough to send me the install instructions for the Kubota remote valve kit which if I'm reading it right goes...

I have a Kubota B3300SU with 504 FEL and BH77 backhoe running off the PB port from the loader. I want to add at least 4 sets of remotes, 5 would be better. I'd like 2 pair run to the loader - grapple or snow plow and hydraulic QA bucket. The other 3 would be used for hydraulic thumb when the...

I've been lurking for quite a while now but finally thought I'd sign up. Currently have a B3300SU with backhoe, 60" RFM and 64" blower. I grew up on a farm and have driven most of the major brands of tractor from NH TC23 up to 300HP Case articulated. AC, Massy, JD, Ford, NH, Case, White...