Coyote machine
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- May 4, 2009
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- Southern VT
- Tractor
- 22 SANY SY 50U, '10 Kioti DK 40se/hst KL-401 FEL, loaded tires, KB-2485 bhoe, Tuffline TB160 BB, Woods QA forks, MIE Hydraulic bhoe thumb & ripper tooth, Igland 4001 winch, & GR-20 Log Grapple. Woods BBX72" Brush Mower. Diamondplate aluminum canopy
Today I set out to remove my subframe mounted Kioti KB-2485 back hoe and then install my BrushBull hog. The removal of the hoe went OK. Got it on the wheeled platform I built a few years back, that I had spent a few hours reworking yesterday to make it hold the hoe more stable.
The new design was not working as well as hoped for and the wheels were binding when trying to move the dolly with the hoe sitting on the dolly. I went to move the subframe with my grapple, but the dolly fixed wheels were not cooperating, then things went from bad to worse. Once the hoe began to tip sideways I was not able to regain control and it toppled over onto the barn floor. Fortunately there appears to be no damage, and the good thing is I needed to replace a zerk on one of the stabilizer bottom areas, which is WAY easier with the hoe on it's side!
So I figured out a way to use a couple of 3" ratchet straps and my pallet forks to lift the entire hoe and subframe to remove it to outside. When I got it outside, I went to do something off the tractor and as I started walking away I caught in the corner of my eye the tractor trying to lay down with the hoe! I jumped back on and lowered the forks to bring the COG lower.
What a nightmare!
All things being equal- I got off easy. Can't complain. Dolly needs more design time. No one hurt. Wasted a day, ( part of it anyway) screwing around. Lesson reinforced- one can't be too carefull. Need to restore ballast to the rear end before doing any 'recovery work' with the tractor. Man 1000+# of hoe really keeps the back end down nicely.:confused3:
The new design was not working as well as hoped for and the wheels were binding when trying to move the dolly with the hoe sitting on the dolly. I went to move the subframe with my grapple, but the dolly fixed wheels were not cooperating, then things went from bad to worse. Once the hoe began to tip sideways I was not able to regain control and it toppled over onto the barn floor. Fortunately there appears to be no damage, and the good thing is I needed to replace a zerk on one of the stabilizer bottom areas, which is WAY easier with the hoe on it's side!
So I figured out a way to use a couple of 3" ratchet straps and my pallet forks to lift the entire hoe and subframe to remove it to outside. When I got it outside, I went to do something off the tractor and as I started walking away I caught in the corner of my eye the tractor trying to lay down with the hoe! I jumped back on and lowered the forks to bring the COG lower.
What a nightmare!
All things being equal- I got off easy. Can't complain. Dolly needs more design time. No one hurt. Wasted a day, ( part of it anyway) screwing around. Lesson reinforced- one can't be too carefull. Need to restore ballast to the rear end before doing any 'recovery work' with the tractor. Man 1000+# of hoe really keeps the back end down nicely.:confused3: