Implement/Attachment Wish list...

[impdaddy]

OK This was not on my original list, but I just bought a one row corn planter. JD model. got it for $100.00. now just have to figure out how many rows I want to plant in the food plot and near the duck blind. Should be interesting. BTW luckily my wwife doesn't read this forum cuz she thinks I am accumulating too much iron.

 

[Gittyup]

I modified a country manufacturing trailer to add hydraulics:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/114585-cmi-dump-modification.html


Look at the photos at the end of the thread. Mine is the 1 ton model. As has been reported, the hitch needs beefing up to handle the weight. And watch out for hills, especially with the std. hitch. I've turn mine over a couple of times and twisted that little sleeve hitch. But, all-in-all it'll handle the weight. I've had it overflowing with wet heavy dirt. So much so, that my little JD could barely pull it up a steep hill. But, then again, it weighed more than the JD was rated to tow.

I did move the pivot point to put as much of the bed behind the cylinder as possible. If it's loaded front heavy, I have to help it get started with the 1000 PSI of the JD. I haven't tried it with my bigger tractor at 2700 PSI. I'd expect 2700 PSI to lift it easily.

 

[Votum]

Looking at the list of things already mentioned, I have to agree with 90% of it. However here is my list:

1) A 3pt disc that's easy to adjust the gangs and strong enough to withstand being worked. I've owned king Kutter, Landpride and tried Frontier, and every one of them I have bent the frame and/or attachment braces. This goes doubly for the Frontier Offset Discs. By their very nature, offsets put more stress on the frames and hitches.

2) An aftermarket backhoe that isn't attached by 3 pt and has the ability to have a hydraulic thumb. Mechanical thumbs work better than no thumbs at all, but I have found it makes digging a little less efficent.

3) Something like a 3pt QH with tilt abilities that can be run with two outlets. Even if tilts to only one side and back/forwards it has still has potential for sales to those people who don't want replace the lift arms on their tractors with cylinders.

4) A vibratory plow that doesn't cost an arm and leg as well as signing over your first born.

That's it for now, thanks
Phill

 

[Harry Palmer]

Based on my "newbie" status, I suggest you make your designs modular. For example, for most people with a cat 1 hitch, you could design a standard 3-point hitch connect with a short trailing piece for attaching the other implements in your line. This reduces your cost since you have a single design for the hookup and buyers can custom order the specific component they need. I have one acre of land with half planted in trees (pecans, peach, apricot, pear, etc.). I have a disc plow, box scraper, and FEL. I need a moldboard plow for the garden and a rototiller. The accessories I have are generic, which means some of the hook-ups don't always work very well. Example, the person I bought the tractor from (CaseIH DX24e) had the accessories assembled by the dealership. Both the box and disc setup have the spindles mounted on the inside instead of the outside. The support arms on the box are not designed to be mounted on the outside of the place where the link is hooked up; this results in the link always banging the metal where it is mounted.
Good luck with your efforts. Many of us, I'm sure, try to spend no more than $500 on these accessories but many times they are priced in the $$$$.