JCB 210S Skid Steer Adapter

sequoyah101 · Jan 5, 2014

I just finished building an adapter from the JCB 210S standard mount to SAE Skid Steer hitch. I still gotta paint it. Now I can use my forks, bale hugger, big bucket, tree shear, grapple, 3-point adapter and teleboom on this machine! Yahoo! It all turned out well after three plywood mockups to make sure it would all fit and function well before I started hacking up 3/4" plate and turning the bushings. I cut the radius for the hooks on a mill and trued up the edges of some of the plates on the mill as well. It takes a lot of time and small cuts to bore 2-3/8" holes but I wanted a nice fit for the hooks and it takes forever to grind out 3/4" plate smooth with a die grinder after I get through hacking it up with a torch. I'm not as steady as I used to be!

This machine (the JCB) is much more well suited to working in the woods with the grapple than the JX95 loader. I've also put protectors on the valve stems on the machine to prevent shearing them off on stobs and stuff. That'll ruin a whole day fixing the IMMEDIATE flat you can get.

I put my little 6' disk on the 3-point adapter on this skid steer adapter the other day and you can impart some serious down pressure to the thing while backing up. Tore the heck out of the garden. I'm going to add a skid steer plate to the Road Boss type maintainer so I can use it on the loaders as well. It'll make working in the tight spots easier and save my neck. I'll also be able to push from graded level rock and ground.

I did not like the JCB factory adapter because the roll back angle was too small and the roll forward was too large. I'd also still have to put the skid steer adapter on it and the dang thing is way over a GRAND if you can find one. It took some time and hunting and pecking to get the operating angles like I wanted it to fit but now it does.

Next big project is a post driver. It'll be a master piece. I refuse to drill and concrete one more post hole. I just bought steel for corrals and new show area brace panels and there are way over 200 posts to set of 4-1/2" down to 2-3/8". I plan on pounding them into the ground.

Xfaxman · Jan 6, 2014

I like the machine and good job on the adapter! :thumbsup:

Here is another attachment that works well out front, the 7' brush hog.

And a 6' box blade.

sequoyah101 · Jan 6, 2014

I don't have enough hydraulic juice for one of those.

Xfaxman · Jan 6, 2014

sequoyah101 said:
I don't have enough hydraulic juice for one of those.

I know, but saw your other thread where you are planning on increasing the gpm.

sequoyah101 · Jan 7, 2014

That is looking like it may not be a great idea since the machine is not hydrostat and I'd be throttling up and down going forwards and backwards. It is power shift but shouldn't do that a full throttle. I'm trying to avoid a skid steer since I really don't care for them but if I do it'll be a JCB tracked one or a New Holland. I'm old orphan machine poor and don't need any more tractors without getting rid of a couple that I'm emotionally attached to.

Still thinking about the pump change though. It would be nice for other things though I'm at about 12 gpm now and other than the big mowers that will usually suffice. 20 is enough for lots of stuff and it would have been so easy for JCB to do that and do it right to start with I can't figure why they didn't.

Xfaxman · Jan 7, 2014

Have you ever seen or used a compact telehandler?

It is the most versatile machine that I have ever had! :thumbsup:

It is 6' wide, 6.5' high and 13' long. Tire size is 14x17.5. Top speed is 15.5 mph and it will lift over 5,000 pounds!

Stump bucket and boxblade.

It is unstuckable.

See how it got unstuck: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...t/160568-compact-telehandler.html#post3526054

Barnbuilder · Apr 20, 2014

Very nice! I have a "blank" that came with my machine. What/where did you get the skid steer part?

sequoyah101 · Apr 21, 2014

Skid Steer Solutions.

Lots of places have them. Some Ebay. Look around. You can build these as well but really need a mill to cut the slots in the pins and use hardened pins as well. You can use square pins also.

Tejas · Apr 22, 2014

Nicely done. That 210 looks great.

Bradbilt · Apr 22, 2014

Just a FYI. Titan Attachment seeks the same universal quick attach mount for $150 cheaper And it is Very well built. All 1/4" steel. Every joint is completely welded as well

Barnbuilder · Apr 23, 2014

Bradbilt said:
Just a FYI. Titan Attachment seeks the same universal quick attach mount for $150 cheaper And it is Very well built. All 1/4" steel. Every joint is completely welded as well

The brackets are pretty affordable. Wonder if they would be strong enough on front of a larger machine? The Skid Steer solutions is $550. But looks pretty heavy built.

Bradbilt · Apr 24, 2014

They are a nice looking unit. I am just throwing the Titan option out there. I just installed one on my 60hp tractor last weekend, they are a very nice piece, especially for the $$

sequoyah101 · Apr 28, 2014

I looked at Titan and liked them but their design did not work well with full cross tubes. The latch boxes are not filled in and the latch handles don't lend themselves well to plating over the sides to make slots for full cross tubes. I sure tried to make it work because I like their products and their prices are right.

I didn't think it would be heavy enough for what I am doing. I'm good for 6,500 lbs lift and more than that on breakout so...

Now that I have a mill and such I'll make the next ones for my track hoe and articulated loader.

sequoyah101 · Apr 28, 2014

Thank you. I chopped up a lot of plywood making mock ups before I felt safe chopping up the 1/2" plate. If it isn't right something is going to tear up. I've used it quite a bit and all is well but I'm anxious to see how it handles the tree shear, bale grapple and brush grapple. Got to move it back to the farm!

Greg9504 · May 23, 2014

sequoyah101 said:
Thank you. I chopped up a lot of plywood making mock ups

Hello Sequoyah101,

Your adapter plate looks really nice!
I recently purchased a 2004 JCB 212s which I believe uses the same Q-Fit attach system as your 210s. If you still have your plywood mock ups around would you be able to take some pictures? Or maybe I could buy them from you?

Thanks
Greg.

Barnbuilder · Jul 24, 2014

Hey Seqouyah101,

I purchased a SSQA from Skid Steer Solutions. I need to weld it to the JCB plate that I have. When you made your brackets did you design them so that the lower pin and upper attachment point are 90* vertical? I drew my plate in AutoCad and the pins attachment point are offset 4-3/4" or about 14*. Wondering if I need to make some spacers to prevent so much rollback.

Thanks

Hey Greg9504

Good to see you on this website also!

Greg

sequoyah101 · Jul 28, 2014

I'm not at the machine right now but this weekend I'll measure the offset for certain and send you the dimensions. 6" rings a bell Centers are hard to define, I'll measure from the vertical.

I was also concerned about the rollback but you'll need it for dirt buckets and not so much for forks. However, I've always found that fork rollback for factory forks is less than I like. There is plenty of roll forward to even curl the forks.

The rollback is the biggest reason I built so many plywood mockups. I think I still have those somewhere in the barn.

Barnbuilder · Jul 28, 2014

Yes my factory forks don't rollback as much as I would like. Alot of times I'll stack logs on the forks and have to be careful on a slope to prevent the logs from rolling off. I drew everything like I said previously and added a ss combo bucket to the drawing then rotated the assembly in the drawing. The ss bucket goes back alot further than need be. My buddy has a machine shop and he is going to cut some 1" plate to weld to the SSQA plate and then weld those pieces to the sides on the JCB plate so that there will be plenty of attachment. That way if I'm using my hydraulic boom pole to set trusses I don't have to worry about a small amount of weld pulling apart.

sequoyah101 · Jul 28, 2014

I'll be back to the house by the weekend. I cut a pocket on my adapter plates to swallow the rectangular tube on the SSQT so I could get plenty of weld on them then did a root pass and a weave across the top of that. I'm not concerned about it holding. The top plate that has the hooks is the part in tension unless you are back dragging but I also extended the lower pin hole plate long enough to engage the sq tube x members in two places.

I was a little concerned about square, plane and warpage... I always get too carried away welding so I get warpage... slight this time so I pushed it all up against a tree and bumped it a few times to stress relieve it. Worked.

I don't CAD, wish I did. What program do you use?

Xfaxman · Jul 29, 2014

Barnbuilder said:
Yes my factory forks don't rollback as much as I would like. Alot of times I'll stack logs on the forks and have to be careful on a slope to prevent the logs from rolling off. I drew everything like I said previously and added a ss combo bucket to the drawing then rotated the assembly in the drawing. The ss bucket goes back alot further than need be. My buddy has a machine shop and he is going to cut some 1" plate to weld to the SSQA plate and then weld those pieces to the sides on the JCB plate so that there will be plenty of attachment. That way if I'm using my hydraulic boom pole to set trusses I don't have to worry about a small amount of weld pulling apart.

What you do need to worry about with that much leverage, is the top of the SSQA plate bending up and coming off, like my fork frame did when I tried to lift too much heavy tubing off of my trailer.