homemade bucket help

[casetractor]

thanks for the tip gary i have never heard of PF Engineering. i will have to check it out. and for workinprogress i have already seen the johnny bucket designs and i dont realy like them. i like the original buckets that can do allot more than them and besides with what you are spending on one of those i would just like to make my own:thumbsup:

 

[Gary Sweat]

thanks for the tip gary i have never heard of PF Engineering. i will have to check it out. and for workinprogress i have already seen the johnny bucket designs and i dont realy like them. i like the original buckets that can do allot more than them and besides with what you are spending on one of those i would just like to make my own:thumbsup:

His plans are laid out very well and he gives you sources for the parts and a material list also.

Your tractor should not have a problem with a loader. I've seen much smaller ones that work fine and the guys love them. If you decide to build one, you can PM me and I'll be glad to help. There was some things I would do differently during the build that I learned on this one. Saves time and money.

 

[David Devuono]

compared to Tie-rod cylinders, linear actuators are expensive, fairly short strokes and slow. Hydraulics are amazing. If you go with a manual dump bucket, two tie-rod lift cyls, 3 gallon tank, single spool vavle you should be able to do it for 350 dollars on the hydraulics.

 

[workinprogress]

Sorry about the confusion. I was suggesting that you build something like the Johnney bucket not purchase it. The short travel of the lift and dump should will work very well with your actuators. On another note you can reuse the bucket if you decide to make a full loader. Just a suggestion. I have used my Johnney bucket copy for years and it works well for what it is but I have started to collect parts to build a full loader. The PF plans does call for 16 inch stroke on the hydraulic cylinders. Not sure what stroke your actuators have?

 

[casetractor]

thanks gary i would love to find ways to spend less money and time.as for work in proggress i like the full version buckets and not to be mean or anything but the johnny bucket looks like a waist of money, but i do understand what they were trying to do.i have a almost 20 inch one and a 8 or 9 inch linear actator.:thumbsup and i have not seen tie rods before. can anyone explaine what they are????

 

[Craig Clayton]

Tie rod cylinders have 4 rods on the lenght of the cylinder. These hold the end plates on. They are looked upon as the poor cousins in the rod market. They are used on ag machines because, ag machines use a lot of 8" standard cylinders. Tie rods are also longer but do not have the higher ratings of REAL cylinders. For your needs a tie rod will last 30 years.
Craig Clayton

 

[casetractor]

thanks for explaining that craig, now that you mension that i might have seen them before. but thanks any way.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

... If you decide to build one, you can PM me and I'll be glad to help. There was some things I would do differently during the build that I learned on this one. Saves time and money.

Hey!! Don't leave the rest of us out.

Casetractor, I'm sure you're going to build this thing. Keep us updated us with your build progress here and we can all share in the wisdom you gain from experience and from others on the forum.

 

[casetractor]

i wont leave you guys out but i probably wont be making this till summer time so it is going to be a little while. i just started this to see if anyone could post any designs of homemade loaders so i dont screw anything up when i decides to build this

 

[Iplayfarmer]

There have been a number of loader builds on TBN. A little time with the search function will bring up a lot of information. You'll probably get a lot of individual help, too.

I think your linear actuators are a great intermediate solution, but I'd plan the loader so that you can easily modify it later to accept hydraulics. You'll likely end up wanting hydraulics.