Add a little versitility to the boom pole.

[Treemonkey1000]

I was kind of wondering about that paint job myself. Was he trying to make it a Deere Green? Or would it then get lost in the green bushes so go with a Red to make it visible? Next thing he will need is a strobelight on the end.. No mater what color that is a good idea. So far I haven't had any issues with things slipping off the boom pole.

 

[JRP]

Nice job on the winch. A tractor should mean less work and less chance of injury. Until I added a quick hitch I think my tractor gave me more injuries. Continue to use your brains, and less muscle. Here are a few ideas about boom poles to consider:

I thought about boom poles a lot, and decided a steel loop at the end of a boom pole is very poor. The chain grab hook has to hang open side up and can slip loose easily. Once I moved my tractor about 1/4 mile and turned around to see the chain gone. It took a vary slow walk to find the chain.

My solution, plus more, was to use a steel plate with keyhole, holes for shackles, and a permanently attached chain. One end of the chain is grab hook, other is slip hook. This chain can never fall off, and length can be adjusted in seconds.

A 2x2 receiver at the tip of the boom is used for my "stinger" which is 2x2 steel tubing to give me more lift height or reach. A hydraulic top link lets you change the boom angle, giving more lift, and a receiver at the 3pt connections allows me to pull a trailer with the boom attachment. During a beach cleanup I could pull next to a log and back up to jack knife the trailer, with the boom tip over the load. After lifting the log I would just drive forward and the log would be over the trailer.

 

[Scotty370]

Your last pic with the windmill had me thinkin' counter-balance. Think I would have had the PHD drilled into the ground!

 

[Knotbored]

wow-I need something like this to reach in and snag blackberry bushes, perhaps with something like ice tongs on the end- has anyone made up such a devise? any ideas?
I have several huge patches of blackberries and clearing by hand is-well-they grow faster then I can clip them.

 

[JRP]

Your last pic with the windmill had me thinkin' counter-balance. Think I would have had the PHD drilled into the ground!

The tires are loaded and to lift the mil tower I had to chain the legs and drive backward. The lift capacity is plenty even with no additional ballast. I really do not like the auger design at all and can't wait to upgrade.

A concrete contractor showed me something that might work for the blackberry. He used a pallet puller on a bobcat to pull his form stakes. The thing has wicked spikes that would grab anything and hold tighter as it pulls harder. I bought one from him for $30. It works for saplings.

 

[qni51]

Northern Tool has 2 models of the pallet puller.
2000 lb is $34.99 and 5000 lb is $49.99

They also have small stump pullers. I opted for the larger version which Northern does not carry yet, with a 5" capacity But costs over $130

 

[tmiller]

like the idea of the winch.

 

[Fulbahar]

ceramic, or dynamic microphones because of their versatility and low cost.
...... The wavelength of sound at 10 kHz is little over an inch (3.4 cm) so the
... in terms of low coloration; they add very little to the original sound. ....
They are normally installed as boom mics on headsets

 

[Treemonkey1000]

96.7741935483871 feet would be closer to the wavelength in feet for 10 Khz

Wavelength Frequency Calculator
At least in a vacuum

 

[SPYDERLK]

96.7741935483871 feet would be closer to the wavelength in feet for 10 Khz

Wavelength Frequency Calculator
At least in a vacuum

Were talkin sound here..... ~1100 ft/sec.
larry