Compact to utility attachment

[Yoint]

 

[Yoint]

This is what it looks like. I'm thinking about having the pin removed and
putting a longer one, then getting a plate with a hole added above the lower hole.
Not elegant, but it should work.

 

[Xfaxman]

Thanks for the picture.

This is what it looks like. I'm thinking about having the pin removed and putting a longer one, then getting a plate with a hole added above the lower hole.
Not elegant, but it should work.

Looks like a plate with a hole could be fitted and still use the original pin.

 

[Vigo327]

Since you are unlikely to ever need to push the bucket ‘flat bottom’ across the ground, i would just add some brackets to the bottom of the stump bucket and move those pin locations downward. BUT, si ce you may run into this problem over and over if you plan to continue buying JDQA attachments, it may be worth the trouble to modify your loader with the extra pin location. But it may result your loader brackets hanging below the bottom of some implements. Usually the heel of the attachment is not exposed to anything dangerous so that may be a non issue.

 

[DaBear3428]

Anybody have any ideas of how to attach a compact tractor attachment to a utility tractor loader?
The pins on the attachment are 3" higher than the holes on the loader.

with a cutting torch and a welder.

 

[Xfaxman]

Since you are unlikely to ever need to push the bucket ‘flat bottom’ across the ground, i would just add some brackets to the bottom of the stump bucket and move those pin locations downward.

Yep, now we need a side view picture.

This is my SSQA stump bucket side view:

Notice that the bottom of the stump bucket is lower than the SSQA.

 

[Yoint]

Here are top and side views. You can see why I would need a longer pin.
I think I'll let the welder decide which is easier: adding plate and pin to
the bucket, or plate and new hole to the loader arm.

This is one-time thing. Wouldn't have ordered this if I'd known it was for
a compact tractor. Thanks for the input, guys.

 

[Xfaxman]

This offset hitting the ground when using it concerns me:

If you add a plate and pin to the bucket it might have to be cut off to work on a compact John Deere, but I guess that would be someone else's problem.

Please keep us updated on your solution. I am sure it will help someone in the future.

 

[Yoint]

I'm wondering about that, too, but I can't come up with any other
options. I don't have a compact tractor, so that's not an issue.
I'll post pictures to this thread afterwards in case it might be
useful to someone else that made the same mistake as I did.

 

[Vigo327]

If it's truly a one-time deal i personally would modify the bucket because the loader piece is cast and ive never welded to cast before so i'd be scared to use THAT particular piece as my maiden voyage on welding cast!! Probably a good welder just wouldn't care.