bferris01
Bronze Member
Sweet looking, would this design work on my 300Cx?
Thanks everyone! I will definitely be making this available to all. To get the ball rolling, here are the resources for the kit:
1- The pallet forks and rails are $229 and come from ATVXpress on eBay with free shipping [FYI, ~$130 of that figure is the shipping]
2- The JD pins are W47211 ($16.50 ea) and the hooks are W43359 ($12.59 ea).
3- 1.5" square x .125" steel tubing (~$15). I can supply this if needed.
4- The 6 engineered and waterjet cut plates supplied by me, along with assembly instructions for the build. (TBD)
The waterjet cut plates aren't cheap but the overall cost for the whole kit is still substantially less than anything available on the market, especially when you consider the very light weight of the design which is really the most important goal for JD tractors using the 200X or 200CX loaders.
I'll let you know as soon as I get the figures. It should be in the next couple of days.
Sweet looking, would this design work on my 300Cx?
The unique items you have are:
1) CAD plans
2) engineered and waterjet cut plates
In volume, you might find the waterjet plates really reduce in cost. Also in volume you might find it cheaper to create your own hook & pins to add into your DIY kits. Just thinking that you could offer two DIY kits. One might contain just your CAD plans, materials list, assembly instructions, waterjet plates, hook and pins. The other DIY kit might contain all materials. Finally a fully built and painted finished product. I would expect the base DIY kit to be your highest seller. It would be neat to see what people on this list would create using your kit as their base.
What do others think?
Hi bf,
Yes, the design will almost work but the vertical distance between the hooks and pins are a little farther apart on the 300xx vs the 200xx. I don't know that distance off-hand but if I could get it, I'd be happy to create the design. Another aspect to verify is the width of the fork slider rails vs the width of the loader itself. Lastly, I'd also want to know what the highest lifting capacity of the 300xx loader could be on the most powerful tractor it goes onto. I wouldn't want to exceed the 2300 lbs capability of the forks.
I'm not sure I totally agree about making the hooks and pins. Possibly the pins, but probably not the hooks. For the short money, I like the OEM JD bits. But that's just me.
Just a note Chris: The spacing is the same...it only changes in the big 500 series loaders.
I'm not sure I totally agree about making the hooks and pins. Possibly the pins, but probably not the hooks. For the short money, I like the OEM JD bits. But that's just me.
Similar to what you are saying, I'm also considering the possibility of shipping a tacked up frame which would just need to be finish welded and have the fork slider rails stitched on, then painted (all of the easy work). That way folks wouldn't have to pay for shipping the 150lb forks & rails twice. They buy the forks & rails and my frame and that's it. We'll see.
I am also very curious to see what great things could stem from the base frame design with the ingenious people who peruse these forums. It is what I look forward to the most. Glad you mentioned it.
Just another note: The "hooks" can be made frome 1 1/2" angle iron, they do not need to be formed like the JD ones. I can post examples later when I get home.