home made attachments for 3pt. hitch and FEL

[charlton289]

here are some more of my attachments

 

[PatrickS2222]

The hook is about 24" from bucket edge I picked up my counter weight which is about 350lbs with no problem I had my land plane on which weighs about 300lbs. i have some side view pictures.View attachment 494106View attachment 494107View attachment 494108

That land plane is a great concept and is well-made. The other ideas are beaut as well - equipment you can't work as safely, as easily of as quickly without. I'm always up for designing and building my own things too, but time is my short suit. I'd love to have the time to make a good strong crane attachment for my loader too. I intend to attach it instead of the bucket though .... I don't want to my contend with my vision impeded by what is quite a sizeable item.

JWR does have a point though, I noticed it quickly as well. In the side view in the 2nd pic, I would advise you to raise the eye where the hook attaches so it is around the same height as the bucket, a bit higher would be even better. This will greatly reduce the stress on everything because in the current design the crane has a tremendous amount of leverage on the chain, and the bucket also has huge stresses on it too. An inverted "V" frame (around 30" high) above the angle-iron cross-piece, and the tube welded to the top at the point of the "V" is all it needs, then it would be much safer as well.
The other small thing I thought of regarding the pins bending - my concern is the shear stress on those two lynch-pins. I would suggest two sizeable "D" shackles and round holes to suit - as far back from the front edge of the bucket sides as possible.

Remember, we're taking the trouble of typing these posts up to help you improve what is already darn good. :thumbsup: We also don't want something to break and hurt someone .... especially if it was noticed but nobody bothered to comment. Cheers and :drink:

 

[charlton289]

thanks for the pointers on the I call a jib boom. I' am going to be welding 2 hooks on the bucket to replace the lynch-pins and see how much it will take to make the mods you mentioned I think I can get them done. I will post pictures when I get it modified. I have some more pictures of my home made snow plow and a cultivator i modified to either pull on 3pt. or push with my bucket to loosen the packed road bed and using my land plane on the 3pt. hitch that way I don't have to keep switching them out. I have to get some close up pictures of the snowplow and when the snow we got goes away I'll get the land plane and cultivator mounted for more pictures.

 

[charlton289]

I asked my dealer about the hooks and he said no problem to weld on hooks just unhook battery when welding. So i'm going to get 2 hooks and weld them to the bucket to replace the lynch-pins

 

[PatrickS2222]

I asked my dealer about the hooks and he said no problem to weld on hooks just unhook battery when welding. So i'm going to get 2 hooks and weld them to the bucket to replace the lynch-pins

Sounds great - I'd suggest welding them inside the ends, up high and flush with the front edge, at an appropriate angle (maybe tilted forward 30deg from horizontal) so the chains pull straight on the hooks ..... I hope you can understand Aussie-speak :laughing: But make your decision that best suits the use they'll get.
Can't wait to see some more of your ingenuity! :drink:

Also, disconnect both battery cables - it sounds strange, but from an automotive technician's view, any electronic equipment will certainly be safer. :thumbsup:

 

[piercedtiger]

I made a set of forks out of 4x4's. Great for lifting/carrying things that don't fit in the bucket and they just drop in. No drilling, bolting or welding. Also made a carry-all/ballast box.

 

[JWR]

I love it ! Not the farmer, but the Harry Homeowner applications are familiar to many I am sure. Good work.