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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.

Have been wanting to build a dump trailer for sometime to use with the tractor and with the truck. Not looking at hauling tons of material but maybe 3-4 bucket fulls from the loader. I had this axle lying around and had built a wooden box on it one afternoon to haul kids back to a scouting...

My neighbor has his plow pinned on the same as radioman's. He removed the factory pins that are secured with a small bolt to one that is held in place with a lock pin like in the photo. In the summer he bolts the bucket back on. It takes a minute or so to switch it over once you get the hang...

A friend of mine wanted me to build him a skid steer quick attach. Unfortunately the SSQA is a little to big for his machine. So I built a pin on style. Also added a 2" receiver to the cross beam. It works perfect but if I was to build another one I would make the top hook 7/8" instead of 3/4"...

Started out with a set of clamp on forks that I built but wanted a proper set. Sold my clamp on ones and bought a set of used forks that came off an electric forklift. First thing I had to do was weld a tube to the back of the forks so they could pivot and slide on the support rail. The...

So my local dealer has just informed me that Mahindra has no plans to build a skid steer quick attach for the Max series in the near future so I have to build my own. First thing I did was use the plasma torch to cut the mounting plates of the bucket and clean then up to reuse. Once cleaned up I...

And the finish pictures of the press and some stainless steel stepper covers I made for the CNC mill.

Here are the rest of the build pictures for the Belt Grinder.

Tool box I built out of 1/8" plate. Box measures 8" x 8" x 22". I need to build a brush guard that will allow the full opening of the lid. I plan on mounting the brush guard between the frame and tool box.

A 20T press I built. It was made out of scrap 6" x 1/4" steel channel.

I decided that I needed a waste guard after moving some gravel around and seeing how much would fall back onto the tractor when I got a bucket full of material. The sides and back plates are 3/16" and the tube is 2 1/4" with a 3/16" wall. The guard adds about 8" to the over all height of the...