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The photos here are for a fairly easy and cheap-to-build front loader brush forks. The "L" tine support is 3x3x3/8 and the fork rebar is 3/4", doubled every other fork the back guard is 1/2" and 3/8" rebar alternated. All stock was in the scrap pile so it just cost me fabrication time and a...

Arnie, The general consensus at TBN seems to be to look at impeller tip velocity rather than a catch-all RPM. I chose a 4000ft/min tip velocity which calculated to 1090 RPM for my 14" dia impeller. Some guys use as high as 5000ft/min velocity and I've calculated some commercial units to be...

I am gardening in rows. I understand I can plant starts in holes or X's cut into plastic mulch but can you plant seeds too? How? Just cut a hole in the plastic (what diameter?) and plant the seed there? As an alternate to plastic I have a few hundred feet of geotech felt filter fabric on a...

Here is my DYI pan from 11ga sheet metal (1/16"+/-). Built it in an afternoon. I does not protect the hydro filter like some but does extend far enough forward to protect the fuel filter. This is for a bx 23. Before protection: After protection: Back and front attachment: Details:

Here is that failed belt drive design drawing. Notice the contortions the belt needs to traverse to change speed and direction. I found it unworkable. The botom portion of the drawing is a top view where I was trying different idler positions to keep the belt from apparently jumping the...

I realize I never posted any finished pictures of the converted blower so here are a few. It was finished several weeks ago and I've been waiting for snow to test it out. We finally got a little snow; a measly 3". With the blower set two inches above gravel I had to blow the stuff that...

I'm buying a lathe to upgrade my shop capability from rudimentary tractor implement fabrication to being able to fab precision parts for the implements. I want to bore, turn a shaft, cut threads, etc. Actually I am looking at 3 in 1 machines (drill, mill, lathe) so I can cut keyways slot holes...

In review I see I forgot to show an important step in making the chute motor pulley. I can't see a way to add an attachment in edit mode. I needed to cut the recess for the cable in the outside diameter. I don't have a lathe so I chucked up the blank in the drill press and used a makeshift...

The original blower used hand crank to a wire screw drive. I had thought to use this while testing the blower then convert to a powered rotator later. The screw drive had a terrible fit and would have taken considerable work to have it run well so I went ahead with the power drive. Borrowing...

I ordered parts and started on the TPH conversion while awaiting their arrival. Once gears and bearings arrived it was time for the milling. My good friend and former college shop instructor graciously offered me his fine machine shop and services. I mostly watched. We needed to lengthen...

In November's CraigsList I found a $250 snowblower built for a garden tractor that I thought I could convert to a TPH for my BX23 for a couple of hundred more. I bought it and, long story short, more than a couple of hundred, but once committed I had to continue. The conversion has worked...

I'm looking for a tough and durable equipment primer paint. What new metal primer do you use on your implement fabs? Over the years I have used many different primers and frankly I'm not pleased with any of them. Adhesion to the metal is my normal problem even though I consider I do a a very...

This is a question for those getting the new digital TV signal over the air via an antenna and specifically addressed to those in deep fringe areas. Many, many times we get decent signal and viewable reception for the first 3/4 of a 1 hr show and then the signal fades in the last 10-15...

Tom, Welcome aboard. I have not used a landscape rake for pine needles because I thought it would create too much damage. Perhaps they work fine. As an alternative to a heavy rake I built my own lightweight version. As light as it is it still leaves tine marks. But they are small and...

I am converting a garden tractor snow blower to a rear PTO tph. I have a couple questions regarding setting up the PTO shaft. I will be using a Surplus Center 15HP PTO shaft with 1 3/8 x 6T spline on the tractor end and a 1 1/4" dia smooth bore with shear pin at the blower. Ive kept the...

Gus 1, Jack 10.

Here's "George" named after the depression era mechanic who taught me how keeping it running well when I was 20. It had been my logging rig and had seen many a back country road and skid trail when I was a faller. Didn't always look this good; I fixed it up about twenty years ago but not "too...

Dusty, I really don't know what you can do to not leave some snow. If you get down to gravel then you'll be gradually (or not too gradually:() moving gravel when you plow. I use a method though that would let you leave only a very thin layer of snow, a rear blade with grading gauge wheels...

Here is my current plan if anyone is interested. I value all comments and advice. My main concern with this design is if the 3" impeller gear is too small. I had larger pulley and a larger sprocket on those designs but I think a solid gear can be smaller. A 1" bigger gear here means a 2"...

Well that's neat. I've never been to the patent office web. Unfortunately neither firefox or explorer gave me full results and I treid on two computers with different results on each. Here is a jpeg of drawing one, the only one I could get from a possible eight. The specifications page was...

What is a typical speed for a snowblower impeller? Auger? Impeller:auger ratio? I have web searched and searched and mostly find the speeds not listed in mfg specs and in other sources just too much info that does not apply to my specific needs. Here's what's up. Yesterday I purchased a 46"...

Here's a couple of pics of the plowing: Garden site. The small plowed section was a test of the tph/sleeve hitch conversion for the plow that I had built the previous weekend. And done. Note the angle of the plow. Thanks to tbn I think I got it set up correctly. The plow worked...

I am starting a new garden plot on previously uncultivated conifer forest ground. Our dirt is red clay with 6-12 inches of natural forest topsoil. Wife jokes if you add one cup of our red dirt to a yard of compost and come back in a weed you'll have...red dirt :). I'd like to till and add...

Volp's thread, Device for emptying backhoe bucket http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/148164-device-emptying-backhoe-bucket.html is getting side tracked as we begin to talk about how to maintain an even slope for a drainage trench. This topic really deserves a thread of its own...

The following photos are from a project a year ago when I was preparing our orchard holes. We planted this spring. The dirt was pretty dry but you can get an idea of the nice trenches the banana bucket produces. With clay soil we don't have very good drainage and I wanted good dirt in the...

I had that thread a while back which was mentioned earlier in this post http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/112977-ejector-bucket-design.html I ended up building the "banana bucket" and I have found it very satisfactory for my clay. If I start digging too early in the spring...

I like this set up for my bx23. 60" KK R blade w/gauge wheels. I did have a height issue w/the KK R Blade not raising high enough. Switching the lower arm pin attach points on the blade from forward to down was a vast improvement. Compare the low arm attachment in following photo to the...

Rob, I've been following this thread. Fine job as usual. Great documentation and photos! I'm sure your mishap, fix, and preventative measures are going to save some members a similar headache/backache. How do you get your previously rusted surfaced cleaned so well? Sanding block w/emery and...

That garden tractor rake post is here and there are links in that post to building the rake and 2cuyd leaf bucket. My system of course requires two tractors; one to rake with, the other to haul. Older used small garden tractors/lawn mowers are fairly cheap and you say you have a riding...

That big bucket is great for those light jobs. You did a nice job on it. I was surprised to find just how big a bucket of leaves I could carry. Last year I built a 2cuyd bucket for my little bx23. I just finished up up my second leaf season with it and I am still very pleased with it and the...

If your downhill work causes safety and control problems you may want to convert it to a rear bucket as mentioned above. I built one for my Wards garden tractor. Neck strain, constantly looking over my shoulder, proved its main disadvantage for me. But if your shuttle distance is far enough to...

Why are you going down 1.5ft next to the building? I'd be a bit concerned with undermining/weakening the foundation. Normally right next to a building I'd trench just deep enough for maybe 6" fill above the buried drains (at the uphill side then slope 2% down from there). Once away from the...

See the sketch below. First dig a trough along the brick wall that leads to daylight drain area at least 2% slope (1/4" per ft). I'd place a 2x6 pressure treated board the length of the garage at the building side of the garage. You could use 2x4 pressure treated stakes 4ft on center to...

300! What a buy! I'd jump at that too. I presume this was a one-off deal. If not, and you've found a supplier of good used pumps let us know. Besides use as a stand-alone pump to get water from your pond/tank I think you could hook up your pump between the hydrant and hose and the pump can act...

Well that's a horse of a different color entirely. For one, you don't have a bucket bottom to utilize. You could take a piece of 3/4" ply, maybe 16"-24" wide and higher than the blade and cut an arc slot, toward the tractor side, that fits over the top of the blade. Leave as much in front of...

When you have a shallow ditch to grade, a trough really, on level, or almost level ground, is it better to begin at the low point and work up to the source or start at the source and grade down? I am fortunate to have my house on a high spot but it is almost level right around the house for...

Forest fires are a constant summer threat where live. This year it is about as bad as it gets and later in the summer it will be extreme. Some of our fire prevention/preparation precautions: Fire safe zones around buildings, 100ft if possible, 50ft minimum; no brush, dry vegetation, raked...

Thanks for all the input. I think I am getting the picture that the power transformer "common" and the solenoid commons are all one and the same. I was treating them as separate and different in my mind. Some sketches helped. To keep things simple consider I have two 3 station controllers and...

I've seen many posts for 3pt carry-alls but I don't recall any for the FEL. Maybe I just missed them. Here's mine. I'm doing an landscape irrigation project and need the FEL and BH AND a lot of parts, tools, etc. I got tired of loading everything into the bucket, go to the diggin's, unload...

I have four like irrigation controllers, an Orbit model with a wireless remote for each. These four, six station controllers will all be mounted on a board, together, in the garage. When I am wiring the bank of controllers can I hook up all the valve common wires with a jumper to each...

I started my trenching today with the 7" trenching "banana" bucket I built last weekend. It has a sharpened cutting edge (mild steel). Along the way I decided to remove a couple of stumps and decided to try the trenching bucket instead of switching tho the root tooth. The sharpened edge was able...

I built this rear bucket for my Wards Garden tractor. Reason for going to rear mount was mostly expense and simplicity. Front loader would have been more work and steel for an awkward frame mounting system. And I would have had to add secondary hydraulic system. I figured a front loader would...

This post could go into one of several forums. It is about modifications and upgrades I've done to my 5ft KK Rear Blade. The used bx23 I bought last fall came with a rear blade instead of the box blade I'd have preferred. In the long run the RB will likely get more use than the BB yet I still...

These have been working great for my bx23. On the shop apron I set the wheels so the blade is 1 1/2" +/- above the ground. If you are leaving too much snow on the driveway set the blade lower. If scalping the drive, set the blade higher. There is a "how to" on building these wheels here...

Lots to digest since I was here yesterday. Satellite's been down since power outage last night. Then couldn't get signal back no matter what. 1 1/2 hrs phone tech support couldn't fix; then they want $95 for site tech to come out. I say no and trace problem to shixxx wild blue install. Roof snow...

Skunk, It is a little difficult to see from this photo because the blade is reversed and angled for pushing snow but bottom of blade is only 7 1/2" from ground when fully raised. My lower pin to top link pin measurement is 17 1/2". What does your measure? The blade is 5ft wide. I can...

The snow here usually does not do this. Normally it's too heavy and falls off the eave before this point. Fun to plow that powder. But glad we moved to a lower elevation and now just we get a bit to be pretty and not a chore anymore.

I couldn't wait until spring to try out the wheels. Used them for plowing the driveway. They worked great. Set the blade angle reversed (backwards) at one notch and the wheels offset to match. Set the wheels so blade was about 1 1/2 inches off the floor when tractor was on shop concrete. Only...

I removed my bucket tonight. I had the luxury of doing this in my shop so I was not battling the elements. I set the bucket on a couple of horses and relieved all hydraulic pressure. I built a simple registration jig in about ten minutes. All three pins slid right out. A slight tap to...

Having endured slow dial-up for over ten years I bit the bullet and upgraded to a satellite connection last summer. Now when it snows I loose my connection. I spray off the dish with a water hose if I need to hook up before it melts off (I telecommute). Has anyone rigged some type of snow...

Not that I NEED another project but I can't find any post of someone building a FEL bucket quick attach for a three cylinder set up like the Kubota Bx models (two lift arms and one center curl cylinder). Does anyone know of such a post or have other information?

Other gauge wheel post indicate the further back you can get the wheels the better. My limiting factor was I did not want the extension arms to be forward of the 3PH when in the retracted position. I think the shorter setting will be useful if you are making tight turns. That way the wheels will...

I just got mine done tonight and anxious to try it out tomorrow. I really like the trailer jack idea but after buying steel for 6 projects I needed to keep cost down and I had the all-thread and bushing stock on hand. Here's the end result. Still have to bore a couple of holes but want to try...

What are the potential electrical shock hazards when arc welding while standing on wet ground? How can the risk be minimized? I weld outside in the winter and sometimes the ground is wet. I weld on a concrete slab and pieces small enough to lift are welded on a plywood sheet atop wood saw...

I've seen tph side lift arms that employ a crank instead of a turnbuckle. 1) Do these work well? 2) Does anyone make one for a scut? (Kubota bx23) I guess these are called a "leveling box". I found this http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/yanmar/107350-cat-1-leveling-box-2210-a.html on a TBN...

I guess I AM compulsive. Now its way past my bedtime but I couldn't let this subject die without some workable conclusion. I think the following would work. I don't know if I will build it or just do as stated above. I went back to my original design. But instead of the ejector flap being...

Tonight I did a couple more renditions of the ejector flap activation mechanism. First I attached a lever to the flap that engages a roller bearing mounted on the dipper stick. This is that lever beginning to engage Here it is fully engaged BTW - The shape of the curved lever...

Well I spent a lot of yesterday afternoon with CAD trying to draw something similar to Rob's concept. Gave up on that and switched to tracing paper (from photos) to track the range of motion. Failed to come up with anything. This afternoon's efforts were more promising. A full scale mock-up...

One of my all time favorite farm name is "Never Again II". What's yours?

I've seen this joint stiffener used quite a bit when structural engineers want to beef up the tube steel connections in buildings. The tubes are slotted for the internal gusset. The gusset protrudes the outside face of tube by the width of the fillet weld, in this case 1/4". All the meeting...

Thanks for all the feedback Renze, The chain concept is a good one and easy, with or without a hinged plate. Either might be a good "quick-fix" for anyone that has a standard bucket and dirt sticking problems. Rob, Yes, that is a shortcoming of my design and why I mentioned the modified...

Found this on another post. One way to keep clay from sticking to the sides of a bucket. Get rid of the sides! ...from Great Britain; they must have a lot of sticky clay there.

General consensus is that narrow BH buckets and compact dirt (clay) don't mix. The problem may be able to be solved with a self ejecting bucket. Remarks on charlz "narrow bucket" thread (Built it Yourself), and my "build a slim trenching bucket?" thread (Kubota own/operate) indicate the likely...

Pat, Here is a photo to show the set up. The second photo is a close up of the leg detail of the horse. The picture shows just a 16" wide x 8ft piece of ply on the saw table but you get the idea. (No, the lights on the tractor are not "on"; it's the flash of the camera.) Now a...

Anyone with a hoe always, or should always, fret "What's down there?" before they dig. Keeping a record of what you place in the ground can avoid some costly mistakes later. A accurate As-Built record can also assist developing the next underground project because you will know what is in the...

I will be building a narrow bh bucket similar to charlz "narrow bucket" post. This bucket will have relatively light used, eg. not professionally, not daily. My ground is clay with very few small rocks. Like charlz I am going to start out with no teeth since my trenches are fairly shallow...

What is not mentioned in my operator's manual is what position to place the HST shifter and whether the parking brake should be on or off when operating the backhoe. Logic would say transmission in neutral and parking brake on. But I want to use my hoe to push me down the trench line (bucket...

I built this rake years ago as an alternative to more expensive, heavier rakes. My little Wards garden tractor just couldn't lift the commonly available 3ph cut rakes. The the key ingredient of the rake are the haying replacement teeth I found by chance one day at TSC. There are several...

Today I put away the big bucket for the winter. It folded up as designed; took about 30 minutes to get it off the tractor, screws out and wrapped. Covering will make it last a bit longer since I am sure some of the makeshift ply scraps are not exterior grade. BTW- Here is a link to see the...

Got a lot of leaves to move? Got a scut or cut? This may be the answer. A two yard dump bucket! The trial run was fantastic. See it in action at Kubota Owning/Operating forum. This may not fit your needs but it works great for me. Five acres of Black Oaks and Ponderosa Pines make huge fall...

I built this big bucket for my scut to move raked leaves to a central burn area. The bucket is almost 2cuyd capacity (1.97 struck)...and it works! The bucket in the photos is a wooden prototype but built strong enough to function to see if it would work and see if any modifications were needed...

My new/used BX23 came with a 5' back blade instead of the box blade I'd have preferred. Though I don't expect the following proposal to work as good as a bone fide box blade, my use of it is very short lived. Once my drive is regraded it will rarely be used again. For the bx 5' back blade...

TBN forums are great! Been here for days; can't get away. I pick a new forum each night and go through all threads of interest I can for 4-5 hours. A vast database of knowledge here. Thanks to all the contributors. Just got a 2yr old bx23 w/90 hrs on it...good deal, excellent shape, 65% of...