I just spent 2 days beating the heck out of myself and the loader. I had to clean up some burn piles full of ash/metal/nails etc. Basically the remnants of 2 barns and a house trailer. Also had to move the cut up house trailer frame (20' sections), a motorcycle that was cut in 3 sections and tear down an old block well house (and cap the well with a piece of concrete). Would have taken me a week by hand and I only spent a couple hrs with the loader.
Though I didnt build it for digging, I was able to dig down about 3" per scoop so I could make sure to get all the nails. My biggest problem was traction, with only 2wd and unfilled tires you really have to use strategy. I did put a 100# steel weight on the back of the grader blade to counter the front weight when tipping (and considering I was dumping over a 30' cliff I was glad). I never had any problems shifting and nothing bent no matter how hard I jammed in. I do need power steering :thumbsup:
The solid lines are all 3/8" brake line from the farm store. I would far prefer a harder steel, the brakeline bends wayyyy to easy. I had a piece of metal grab one of the lines and bend the heck out of it. I need to look around and find some better tubing and redo everything.
As far as even lifting, I just left the cylinders loose at the one end when I hooked it up for the first time. Then I ran them all the way in and out several times until they had filled and vented themselves. Realy wasnt hard if you take some time and have petients (something I usually have little of)
Though I didnt build it for digging, I was able to dig down about 3" per scoop so I could make sure to get all the nails. My biggest problem was traction, with only 2wd and unfilled tires you really have to use strategy. I did put a 100# steel weight on the back of the grader blade to counter the front weight when tipping (and considering I was dumping over a 30' cliff I was glad). I never had any problems shifting and nothing bent no matter how hard I jammed in. I do need power steering :thumbsup:
The solid lines are all 3/8" brake line from the farm store. I would far prefer a harder steel, the brakeline bends wayyyy to easy. I had a piece of metal grab one of the lines and bend the heck out of it. I need to look around and find some better tubing and redo everything.
As far as even lifting, I just left the cylinders loose at the one end when I hooked it up for the first time. Then I ran them all the way in and out several times until they had filled and vented themselves. Realy wasnt hard if you take some time and have petients (something I usually have little of)