3 point hitch with fork lift mass

[bx24]

I bought a mast on eBay w/forks for $300. I was all set to start fabbing things up to hook up to the quick connect BH pins but I put everything on hold because I cannot figure out an elegant way to work around the telescoping mast (using up all of the hydraulic fluid in the tank).

Right now I am leaning towards only using one of the sections in the mast so I can replace the telescoping cylinder with a DA ram. I would be open to other peoples thoughts on how to work around this issue otherwise.

 

[shinnlinger]

I have seen a few that basically work like a trailer. THe mast has it's own axle and wheels to take the weight and a bit of a tounge to help leverage heavy loads. A pto driven pump W/ a separate hydrulic system.

If you had an exsisting lift you could cut it half and use the lifts' hydraulics and front axle.

Garbage truck rams and tri axle dump truck pistons might also work for this

 

[Villengineer]

I bought a mast on eBay w/forks for $300. I was all set to start fabbing things up to hook up to the quick connect BH pins but I put everything on hold because I cannot figure out an elegant way to work around the telescoping mast (using up all of the hydraulic fluid in the tank).

Right now I am leaning towards only using one of the sections in the mast so I can replace the telescoping cylinder with a DA ram. I would be open to other peoples thoughts on how to work around this issue otherwise.

One way to do it is to figure out how high you want it to lift and then weld mechanical stops onto the rails at that point. Also, depending upon the design of the cylinder you can put a sleeve(s) into the cylinder to reduce the stroke.

 

[dogbreath108]

Yep,
If you want to keep the mast on, a seperate pump and tank is what you need to do. Even if you had enough volumn of fluid, your pump might take all day to fill that cyl.
course you are sitting down

 

[bx24]

One way to do it is to figure out how high you want it to lift and then weld mechanical stops onto the rails at that point. Also, depending upon the design of the cylinder you can put a sleeve(s) into the cylinder to reduce the stroke.

Thats a great idea ... Thanks

I will give a look and see what can be done

 

[teg]

Here one for sale on Raleigh's Craig's list... The photos are small and not so good. Thought about going over there to looked at it and take some photos since I've lined up getting the same setup. I was only planning to use the rack and forks, NOT the mast. Hopefully, get it in a couple weeks.

Forklift for Tractor - $980 - Date: 2008-03-08, 6:14PM EST

Forklift for Tractor. 3pt hitch, 2 stage forklift. Lifting hight around 13 feet. $980 negotiable. Call 919-691-1794.

 

[shinnlinger]

Teg,

ANy idea how big a tractor that was designed for? I dont think my CUT is cut out for slepping things around with that...if you know wha I mean.

NOw if it had its own wide axle and an 8 ft tounge to leverage the weight of my tractor and I could use my PTO to power it, then maybe.

 

[teg]

It's for a Cat. 2 hitch. The one I have my eye on (also) stands about 8-10 feet tall and is very heavy (one reason, I haven't picked it up yet ). I don't think a CUT can pick it up... without doing a wheelie. The original poster has a John Deere 3020 (70 hp and Cat.2 hitch)

 

[jimmer2880]

It would be more expensive, but one way to get around the quantity of fluid problem would be to replace the single acting cylinder with a double acting cylinder.

I hate to see how much that cylinder would cost, but I know they are made for roll-backs. If you are only after 4' of lift, it may not be so bad. 10' would be another story though.

 

[Villengineer]

It would be more expensive, but one way to get around the quantity of fluid problem would be to replace the single acting cylinder with a double acting cylinder.

I hate to see how much that cylinder would cost, but I know they are made for roll-backs. If you are only after 4' of lift, it may not be so bad. 10' would be another story though.

No offense, but the only way it makes a difference is if you were to either change the ID of the cylinder or mount it upside down. If you're changing the diameter, just put a smaller single acting cylinder in it's place. You don't want to mount a double acting upside down because now your supply hose has to move with the shell. Plus you have to put a breather into the non-pressurized side.

Rollbacks use double-acting cylinders because they are power up and down. Fork trucks are power-up only.