The time has come to get started developing a bagging system for my 2210. This machine came with a triple bagger and power flow, but I have never been a fan of "baggers" because they don't carry all that much and you end up having to lift the bags (I think) in order to dump.
My experience with this began about 25 years ago when I first picked up a JD 318, and then bought the large JD material collection system (MCS) that has a blower integrated into it. Although that was an excellent system to operate, it was positively miserable to mount and dismount from the tractor. It was insanely heavy and mounted so close to the rear of the tractor that you could barely get your hands in there to insert the pins that hold it on. I put that on the tractor once, and when I took it off, it stayed off and was sold. For someone that will put this big JD thing on and never take it off, it would be the best solution. But I need flexibility so the tractor can be used for other tasks, so it has to be super easy to mount/dismount, and it has to be easy to move around in storage.
After selling the JD MCS way back, I built a collection box for the 318 that ties into the powerflow chute and is mounted using the mounting bracket that came with the JD hydraulic tiller that I also have. I can mount this custom collection box in less than 5 minutes and it is effortless. The box was built to be sturdy, yet light, so it would be easy to handle. That was designed 20+ years ago and has been used every year since then, needing only minor repairs over all those years. I'll post some pics of that system a little bit later.
After getting the 2210, now I will need to build a new collection box, so the brainstorming is just starting.
The requirements are this:
Quick to mount (3 PT hitch)
Couples up with the 54C powerflow
About 20 cu ft of material capacity
Quick to remove
Light, so it can be moved around in storage
If anybody here has knowledge of a similar system, by all means pass along a link. I'm starting from scratch at this point.
My experience with this began about 25 years ago when I first picked up a JD 318, and then bought the large JD material collection system (MCS) that has a blower integrated into it. Although that was an excellent system to operate, it was positively miserable to mount and dismount from the tractor. It was insanely heavy and mounted so close to the rear of the tractor that you could barely get your hands in there to insert the pins that hold it on. I put that on the tractor once, and when I took it off, it stayed off and was sold. For someone that will put this big JD thing on and never take it off, it would be the best solution. But I need flexibility so the tractor can be used for other tasks, so it has to be super easy to mount/dismount, and it has to be easy to move around in storage.
After selling the JD MCS way back, I built a collection box for the 318 that ties into the powerflow chute and is mounted using the mounting bracket that came with the JD hydraulic tiller that I also have. I can mount this custom collection box in less than 5 minutes and it is effortless. The box was built to be sturdy, yet light, so it would be easy to handle. That was designed 20+ years ago and has been used every year since then, needing only minor repairs over all those years. I'll post some pics of that system a little bit later.
After getting the 2210, now I will need to build a new collection box, so the brainstorming is just starting.
The requirements are this:
Quick to mount (3 PT hitch)
Couples up with the 54C powerflow
About 20 cu ft of material capacity
Quick to remove
Light, so it can be moved around in storage
If anybody here has knowledge of a similar system, by all means pass along a link. I'm starting from scratch at this point.
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