It was a TORO GROUNDSMASTER 217D

JoBy · Aug 11, 2013

Some powerlifting

JoBy · Aug 11, 2013

Building a snow blade with hydraulic turn.

Xfaxman · Aug 12, 2013

Xfaxman said:
Wow I am impressed! :thumbsup:

Yours took a lot more work than mine. I have never seen a tilt system like that.

Glad that I inspired you to build it.

Tried to watch the video, but don't have the right codec for Windows Media Player.

Looking forward to the rest of the build pictures.

JoBy said:
The tilt works very well. It has almost the same strength thru the whole movement, and it also has a lot of movemet. I can tilt the bucket almost straight down at maximum lift.
With the tilt cylinder at the rear I can also get the bucket closer to the front wheels.

Actually I found your pictures 2 years after I built mine.

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Oops I jumped to the wrong conclusion. (Not the first time

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Thanks for the pictures and videos.

I like your spinner knob on the steering stick.

JoBy · Aug 12, 2013

I made a smaller dirt bucket from an old snowblower.

Early this summer we bought a playhouse and the TORO moved it into place.

JoBy · Aug 12, 2013

I took it apart for painting and some improvements.

I made the hydraulic oil tank larger and added a breather valve.

I bought a rear axle with hydraulic steering from a larger Toro. With all the extra weight power steering is a good thing.

And getting the tower back on.

And the top part that the lifting arms mount to.

Did you notice the extra cylinder on the left side?

Bill Hoffman · Aug 12, 2013

Frankentoro!!

GolfAddict · Aug 12, 2013

Wow, that's some serious ingenuity! Great work!!

Xfaxman · Aug 12, 2013

JoBy said:
I took it apart for painting and some improvements.
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I made the hydraulic oil tank larger and added a breather valve.
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I bought a rear axle with hydraulic steering from a larger Toro. With all the extra weight power steering is a good thing.
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And getting the tower back on.
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And the top part that the lifting arms mount to.
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Did you notice the extra cylinder on the left side?

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Yep, how much lifting power did the extra cylinder add?

I also noticed the steering stick has been replaced with a steering wheel, from the power steering upgrade :thumbsup:.