Gage wheel project

[AlanB]

So does it work much better with the gauge wheels?

I was out spreading a couple of loads of wood chips and trying to get them to level out and thinking of this thread the whole time.

I love your idea of using the recievers, I am going to unashamedly steal that, excellent thought.

I also noticed the trailer hitch on your box blade. Does that work well? Do you ever hit stuff with it?

Very nice project, I am going to have to do something similar shortly or I will loose my mind on getting this stuff level.

Thanks for taking the time to write it up!

 

[CTyler]

Hi and thanks for the kind words, don't have any pictures of it in action but it works very well. Wish I hadn't put it off for so long.

The trailer hitch works great, its plugged into a 2" receiver as well so it can be taken out. I move the 18' car trailer around with it and pull the log splitter. Also have a 2 ton dump wagon/trailer thats had many many loads fo dirt pulled with it. The dump trailer has a pin hitch, so just remove the ball and use the hole.

And nope....never hit anything with it.

 

[CTyler]

Here are some more pics.

Landscape rake modified to fit in the quick hitch. The 3pt pins had to be moved inward 3/4" to fit.

 

[CTyler]

Here is a close up. The pins were originaly welded to 3/4" flat. The local steel shop only had 1/2" so I welded up two pieces ground it smooth then welded to the frame so it now a 1" piece.

 

[CTyler]

Landscape rake with the gauge wheels

 

[CTyler]

My roll around work bench I built two weekends ago. Debating on putting doors on it and it still needs corner trim. I used for a little grinding on the gauge wheel stuff. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[CTyler]

The start of adding a guage/tail wheel to the rear blade. This is the first hole I have ever cut with a torch. Before this my experiance was about an hour of cutting up scrape. Bought a Victor super range II.

 

[CTyler]

2 minutes worth of grinding later it fits!!

 

[CTyler]

Here it is welded up with a little support just in case I put the hitch on it to move the car trailer. The tail wheel would be probably be fine with out it.

 

[CTyler]

Here it is with a tail wheel double checking the hieght adjustment.

 

[LKGuy]

May I ask where you got your wheels and what did they cost? Also, did they come with a tall shaft or did you have to weld that on?

 

[CTyler]

The tires were from HF on sale at about $8 each. The forks were purchased from the Kubota dealer for under $50 for the pair.

The tires from HF came with a set of straight forks that can be bolted to something, no swivel. Normaly these are about $15 each if memory serves correctly. I've seen them at TSC as well but a little more money.

The Kubota forks are basicaly factory. I did have to spread the forks about a 1/4" or so with the porta power and drill the bolt hole a little bigger.