Building our land leveler

[BMan2005]

Not knowing what all you have for tools and equipment, but would it not be easier to drill the 3pt hitch holes in the mounts before this all gets welded together?? :confused3:

Going to use my friends magnetic drill press to make life simpler. Or I hope anyhow. He said weld it all together and just drop it off. He's drilling the angle that the blades mount on also.

 

[BukitCase]

Your friend might have a little fun doing your drawpin holes; most mag drills tend to need about 6" long to mount to, then the hole ends up more than an inch in front of THAT - I've gotten around that problem on some stuff by clamping a piece of 3/4x3 FB next to where the hole goes; like nearly any fab work, a bit of clever/sneaky never hurts... Steve

 

[BMan2005]

Your friend might have a little fun doing your drawpin holes; most mag drills tend to need about 6" long to mount to, then the hole ends up more than an inch in front of THAT - I've gotten around that problem on some stuff by clamping a piece of 3/4x3 FB next to where the hole goes; like nearly any fab work, a bit of clever/sneaky never hurts... Steve

After MtnViewRanch asked me about it I thought to call my buddy this evening just to be sure before welding it down. Going to get the drill tomorrow now. I kinda feel like he's glad this came up because now I'm drilling them at home, lol.

 

[BukitCase]

That's probably gonna work out better for you; if you haven't used a mag drill before, the cutters do NOT like to be "babied", it'll destroy 'em a LOT faster than pushing 'em a bit - Lube and a noticeable "bogging" of the motor is where they work best, no "hunt and peck" if you don't wanna buy new cutters sooner than necessary...

I've used my mag drill even more than I ever thought I would; so much so that my "drilling station" has evolved into one with 3 vises and a dedicated "table" that's 3/4" thick (mag drills REALLY like thick metal to grab onto so they won't break loose during drilling)

Here's a pic of my setup - the two small drill press vises are mounted on a grizzly x-y table, and the right side has the drill table with ANOTHER vise that opens to about 8"; the added table (gray part) REPLACES the fixed vise jaw. this lets me drill a 1-1/2" hole in a 2" square piece of steel if I need to, and the X-Y table lets me drill a series of holes (like jack stands) that're all exactly the same distance apart. Both axis lead screws are 10 TPI, so if I want holes on 1" centers I just "drill, 10 cranks, drill" - the other pics are of some "leg adjusters" I made for a 24' square roof over one of my containers - they let me compensate for uneven ground and keep the roof slope I want... Steve

 

[CADplans]

That landplane looks W A Y heavier than mine,,, and I have a larger tractor,,

This 7 foot LP is all that my 584 IH wants,,,

Are you sure that you have enough tractor??

 

[BMan2005]

That's probably gonna work out better for you; if you haven't used a mag drill before, the cutters do NOT like to be "babied", it'll destroy 'em a LOT faster than pushing 'em a bit - Lube and a noticeable "bogging" of the motor is where they work best, no "hunt and peck" if you don't wanna buy new cutters sooner than necessary...

I've used my mag drill even more than I ever thought I would; so much so that my "drilling station" has evolved into one with 3 vises and a dedicated "table" that's 3/4" thick (mag drills REALLY like thick metal to grab onto so they won't break loose during drilling)

Here's a pic of my setup - the two small drill press vises are mounted on a grizzly x-y table, and the right side has the drill table with ANOTHER vise that opens to about 8"; the added table (gray part) REPLACES the fixed vise jaw. this lets me drill a 1-1/2" hole in a 2" square piece of steel if I need to, and the X-Y table lets me drill a series of holes (like jack stands) that're all exactly the same distance apart. Both axis lead screws are 10 TPI, so if I want holes on 1" centers I just "drill, 10 cranks, drill" - the other pics are of some "leg adjusters" I made for a 24' square roof over one of my containers - they let me compensate for uneven ground and keep the roof slope I want... Steve

Appreciate the advice, I have the drill now and hope to have some spare time to drill my holes tomorrow.

Oh, very nice set up! I can see a Mag drill in my future for sure and a set up like this would be very nice. I may have to save your design

That landplane looks W A Y heavier than mine,,, and I have a larger tractor,,

This 7 foot LP is all that my 584 IH wants,,,

Are you sure that you have enough tractor??

I sure hope so after all this work!

 

[BukitCase]

" I may have to save your design"

Let me know if you decide to; I've several more pics, as well as part #'s and painfully long descriptions if you want 'em :laughing: ... Steve

 

[BMan2005]

Welding the 3pt hook up brackets in. Running a root pass with some 5/32 6011

 

[BMan2005]

Another of my top link post. I'll run some 7018 over these.

 

[davedj1]

Welds look good, I could never quite get the hang of stick welding although that is what I learned on
Looking forward to seeing the finished project as I may "need" one of these in the near future.