carryall use

[Northland]

Here's the response from TarterGate. I am happy that my carry-all is the 1000 lb'r

Thank you for your recent purchase of our Farm Force Carry All. We appreciate your patronage of our products.
Our website shows the American Farmland Carry All, the lift capacity for this product is only 500 lbs which is listed on the dimensions table.
This carry all is a little lighter made product than our Tractor Supply
brand Farm Force.
The Farm Force Carry All is a heavy duty piece of equipment which makes the lift capacity more, our recommended lift/carry capacity for the Farm Force Carry All is 1000 lb, as listed on the TSC website.
I know that this is a little confusing, if you have any additional questions please feel free to contact me at anytime.
Thanks again for using Farm Force products,
Misty Bastin
Tarter Gate
10739 S. US 127
Dunnville, Ky 42528
1-800-733-4283

 

[Northland]

You guys were soooo right about the carry-all. I stole your designs and just love using it.

Before I got my B7800 I use to drive my 4x4 up my hillside, buck my maple logs with my Husky chainsaw, fill up my wheelbarrow, wheel it to the truck and throw them in the back of the truck, drive back to my wood shed, get in the bed and throw the logs out and then split them with my maul.

Now I drive my tractor up the hill with my chainsaw/gas/water etc., on my carry-all, pull the logs out with my sling choker hooked to the drawbar, cut the maple logs into 4 to 6 foot lenghts and then pick them up with the bucket/grapple as well as the carry-all and then bring them intact to the wood shed where I buck and then split them. A whole lot easier, more efficient and cleaner for the logs. Some day when I am too old to swing the maul I will buy a 3 pt or gas wood splitter.

Here's how I spent my day-see pictures

 

[DAP]

Northland .... I know this horse has been beat to death, but could you post a pic of your joystick? Is that WRLong valve electric solenoid variety?

I haven't seen to many grapples installed on B7800s, and I'm thinkin I want one maybe ...

Congrats on the Carryall Forks .. now get yourself a PTO driven generator that you can bolt right on to the carry all and you can take some serious power out to the field with you ...

 

[Northland]

DAP-here's my thread on the graple install along with pictures

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1148747#post1148747

Yes, it's the WR Long electric valve kit. I bought it from Carver Equip for US $600 and bought my grapple from Andy Tatro for US$435.

I had considered getting Payne bolt in forks along with the logging extensions and stabilzers. All that would have cost me $500 or so. In talking with my neighbours (all who are loggers or sell firewood) they all urged me to go with the grapple. For my needs, moving rocks and logs, the grapple was the way to go. Prior to the grapple I found, even with the toothbar, that I kept pushing everything I was trying to pick-up. Now I just drive up, tilt the bucket downwards a touch until I figure I have the teeth under what I am picking up, close the grapple and then curl the bucket. 90% of the time I can't see what I am picking up but it doesn't matter.

After $1000+ into my set-up I can say I am happy with my investment.

I also just got some cool plastic hose protector sleeving from my local shop-see picture attached.

I am deciding between a PTO gen and a gas one right now. I only need it for home back-up right now.

 

[Spiveyman]

I just found this thread while looking for some other things. It seems to have slowed down a bit, but since I'm here. My carry all is about like every one elses except that I'm so new to this that I haven't had a chance to get it good and dirty. I used the TSC/KK frame, painted blue to match the tractor of course, and treated lumber. I frequently have kids that want to ride with me on the tractor, or need to take a buddy to the back of the farm to do something. Riding on the 3pt system ain't the best ride, and is very dangerous for kids. I haven't gone so far as to bolt chairs like one poster did because I still need to use it on the farm, but for giving rides on the tractor it's not a bad option.

 

[Northland]

nice job spiveyman! That's a huge area for hauling. Lot's of carriage bolts too. The screw in eye hooks are very clever for bungy cording things down to the carry-all.

 

[Spiveyman]

nice job spiveyman! That's a huge area for hauling. Lot's of carriage bolts too. The screw in eye hooks are very clever for bungy cording things down to the carry-all.

Thanks, I started out planning something a lot narrower, but then decided, heck the tractor's over 8 feet wide. Might as well make this thing pretty close to that. Yeah, it did take a good number of bolts, washers, lock washers, and nuts to assemble. I added the 2X4's on the ends for stability and to tie the whole thig together. Then my papaw told me about having to move his refrigerator on his carry all, so I decided to make it easier to use a tie down strap with those eye hooks. After looking around on TBN I've seen lots of other utility mods to these things. I'll probably try some of them.

 

[Cottonhawk]

I just found this thread and read all the posts. It sure has a lot of good information relating to carryall use.
I am not sure what I have is called carryall but I named it FEC for Front End Carryall. It was delivered today. It can carry all kind of stuff from firewood, forest debri, to grandchildren. It can also used as a work platform for triming tree branches or blackberry picking. Here are couple of pics of my new FEC......

 

[Spiveyman]

Just curious, I've been strongly advised not to use a FEL as a "cherry picker" because it would be dangerous if the hydraulics failed. OK, not likely that would happen, but it certainly could. This box is VERY cool, I like the FEC name too. Are there similar safety concerns there? Let us know how you like it. I may have to add that to my growing list of stuff you just have to have! Oh yeah, and where did you get it?

 

[SkunkWerX]

Just curious, I've been strongly advised not to use a FEL as a "cherry picker" because it would be dangerous if the hydraulics failed. OK, not likely that would happen, but it certainly could. This box is VERY cool, I like the FEC name too. Are there similar safety concerns there? Let us know how you like it. I may have to add that to my growing list of stuff you just have to have! Oh yeah, and where did you get it?

Ideally, any hydraulic lift for humans should have check valves, like the pilot check valves on a top n tilt. This way, should a hose blow, the check valves will keep pressure in the cylinder, and keep the man from slamming to the ground.

A small leak in an unprotected system may not be as catastrophic, as it would tend to lower as the fluid/pressure leaked down. A blown hose is a "Zero" leak, and you would pretty much drop like a rock.