3 Pt Dumping Platform for Increasing Carrying Capacity - Anyone Use This?

[RoyJackson]

how about trying to use the fel to load it up with rocks? Alot of work to unhitch load and re-hitch. Just thinkig

It's mostly a matter of planning...

I hook the trailer up and pick up the debris (mostly downed branches and limbs...stuff like that) and take it to where I'm going to chip. This might take a day or so since I'm not in any big hurry.
Then I park the trailer within 10 feet or so of the pile. Then rig the chipper/shredder. Since my chipper/shredder dumps the chips on the ground, I'll run some of the stuff through the chipper, move the tractor around so I can load up the bucket and dump it into the trailer. That's also my break time from chipping...and then repeat that process.
You can process a lot of yard debris in a fairly short time with a chipper.
Once that's all done and the trailer is loaded, I'll use the chips as mulch around the house and a couple trees.

One limitation of using a bucket or carrier as shown in the OP's link is you're pretty limited to length of the downed branches. With a trailer, you can let the limbs and such extend pretty far out the back. My 6' long trailer has carried plenty of 15'-20' long smaller tree trunks (nothing larger then 5" diameter...chipper's limit).

Since the OP didn't write anything about rocks and I really don't have that many I want to move, I'll leave that subject be...

 

[Ken45101]

Also got the shipping quote. $445. That's steep.

TSC carries the same thing although I haven't seen it in stock at the local store for a while.

Carry-On Trailer® Carry Hauler Tractor Attachment - 2130097 | Tractor Supply Company

 

[texasjohn]

Lots of good ideas already. Depends on what you are wanting to do and how multipurpose you want the device to be.

You only mention carrying branches. What about checking Craig's List for a beat up, free or nearly free boat trailer. Used as is, it'll haul a lot of branches and leave your bucket free for rocks or whatever else you run across while picking up debris. If need be, you could fill in the platform with pallets, etc. to make it more solid. It's a thought.

Me, I have and at various times use the following for picking up stuff.
16 ft flatbed trailer
4x8 ft trailer, manual dump
3ph platform

since getting the small trailer, haven't used the platform.

 

[Artisan]

MBTRAC's unit down unda' looks sweet!

 

[Andy in Gap]

Here is my solution to this problem. Tsc carry all, then I framed up a basket from an old pallet and some scrap lumber. I love it so far because the platform can be lowered to the ground for ease of loading. Loading a trailer w/ rounds of oak is no fun. If I want to dump something off, you can unhook the top link and raise the 3 pt arms. Kind of crude but works well.

 

[aczlan]

Look closer - the tractor it's shown with has a typical, MANUAL adjust toplink. If that were part of the dump mechanism, it'd take you half a day to dump.
Items such as this typically have a "trip" mechanism to dump, then a manual (you) means to tilt it back to normal which then latches the "trip".

We have a similar one that has solid sides. Got a good deal on it as the local Kubota dealer used it for a display for a couple of years.
Positives: Manual dump works well, we ended up putting a small bungee cord to keep it from unlatching when we went across a bump. With a 6' cord you could dump from the seat, can hold most anyting you can fit into it (ours currently has a Mercruiser 470 engine/outdrive in it that I haven't found a buyer for yet)
Negatives: With ours, if you don't set it down on some 4x4s or 6x6s it is a royal pain to hook back up due to how low the 3 point pins are. If you are thinking of filling it with the bucket, then hooking onto it to move it, think again, a dump trailer would be better for that.

Running it on the back of the L3830 and filling it with the B7500 works fairly well, but I will usually hook up to the dump wagon (7x14 dump flatbed on a haywagon running gear) as I am usually making long enough trips that its larger capacity is useful.

For your stated purpose of filling it with brush/wood and dumping it, it should work well.


Aaron Z

 

[LBrown59]

how about trying to use the fel to load it up with rocks? A lot of work to unhitch load and re-hitch. Just thinkig

Not if you do it like this.

Could use this

to load this. Carry-On Trailers 3-Pt. Hitch Hauler, Model# 803 | Category 1 Scoops| Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[Pooh_Bear]

Use one of these as a basic platform to build what you need for the tractor.
CountyLine® Carry All, Category 1 Quick Hitch Compatible - 2128210 | Tractor Supply Company

Pooh Bear

 

[DJ54]

Here is a thread about one I built, can't believe it... 10 years ago. Still use it every now and then. So far no breakage, and I have loaded it to the max more times than not. A little R&R if you will, to find the weak points. So far, so good...!!

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/142981-hydraulic-dump-carry-all.html

 

[Norcal M5]

The 3pt pallet fork and pallet is a truly good idea. This way you can use the FEL if needed and you could have several pallets with flat, box, etc. configuarations to suit the job.

For versatility/maneuverability it's hard to beat a 3PL "Carry All" type attachment, on our CUT's round the house garden we use a set of basic 3PL forks in combination with a few industrial warehouse plastic & alloy pallets, & caged pallecons (those c.200gal/1000lt industrial liquid tanks, remove the tank & they're great for firewood) which gives many advantages:-
- the pallets can be located, loaded/unloaded where required: enables multiple loads of fire wood, mulch, plants to be easily distributed
- the pallets can be loaded with the FEL & saves all the hassle of coupling/uncoupling linkages or trailers
- the alloy pallets are drilled out so we can fit quick release home made rails/gates secured by lynch pins for bulk material
- with a hyd top link the forks tip & the pallets are easily secured to the fork by a chain for tipping
- pallets are stackable on the fork & don't take up much space
- loaded with water drums/tank it's a good spray rig or FEL counterweight
- as Artisan points out it's easier to load a heavy object from the ground, & it's also a whole lot easier to un/load heavy stuff from a truck/trailer by raising the pallet
...........etc.

We've also built a large super duty multi-purpose 8'x8' carry all for use on fencing/road building projects with a Cat2 130hp tractor, unfortunately my camera's not working so there's no photo. This carry all is a flat top 1/4" alloy checker plate, with an adjustable land plane incorporated into the underframe, towbar & pintle hook mounted on the rear, tips with the hyd top link & 6x Cat12 individually adjustable rippers mounted on an I beam (the unit probably weighs 4200lb+?) - the link below provided the initial concept for the ripper mount

LIFESTYLE ｮ MULTI-TIP CARRY-ALL-TIPPING BUCKET RIPPERS ALL-IN-ONE |