Members home made attachments / improvements

[Barryh]

Hi Barry, I would recommend a shorter boom, or the ripper attached to the quick attach plate. It will dig deeper with out a lot of stress. Are you going to pull the whole line with the wire in it, through the dirt with the ripper? If you haven't thought of this, you can weld a short piece of chain to the back of the ripper, attached to a 3/4 female pipe, or whatever size pipe and just screw the electric pipe into it and pull the whole assembly. Also if you are going to pull the pipe through the trench, try and not use straight couplings, they tend to catch on things. The best way is to glue a pipe inside of another pipe, with out using a coupling.

Hey J.J.

I totally agree this tube is two long. Also hard to get in between trees etc. I bought two other lengths for the purpose of transferring the ripper claw along with other project ideas I have. The long tube was just as a tester and will be used for a boom later.

I ended up using it only because I noticed the extra heavy weight of the tube made it possible to dig in float mode for short periods. It also helped me reach out over the pond area to bust up shale / roots without driving down into a deep hole.

Here are the other two lengths I have for varies things I will be making soon. One is a 12 inch the other is a 24. As you can see I have way too many projects going on at the same time. I can mentally picture the wire threader you are talking about.

Do you have any pictures of one you made?? This pond wire will be burred by hand it’s not that big of a deal. Later on this fall I will be running a lot of wire all the way down to the driveway entrance by the road for a street lamp I want to install, along with wire to my shed out back for power. That’s when it would come in handy.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Just finished a shrub bucket. It is posted in the Build it Yourself area (was not sure if I could do reposts or double posts...)

Carl

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[Barryh]

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Hey what kind of weapon is that?
Time to call in the A-10 warthawg

Very nice job !! I'll be curious to see how far down you can bury it under small trees using hydraulic power.

 

[MossRoad]

Very cool bucket!

 

[JD-Beach]

Hey Barry,

Nice work. I couldn't help but notice the Cub-Cadet in your photo. ... brings back old memories. ... I stumbled on this photo a while back. ... thought you'd enjoy it.

JD

 

[ponytug]

Great project! Thanks for the photo; words don't do it justice!

Just a couple of questions:
Did you use alloy steel?
How much does the whole thing weigh?
Have you tried to see how much can you lift at the tip?
How hard is it to bear down in your soil?

Just curious...

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[Barryh]

Hey Barry,

Nice work. I couldn't help but notice the Cub-Cadet in your photo. ... brings back old memories. ... I stumbled on this photo a while back. ... thought you'd enjoy it.

JD

Hey there John ,

I know were probably not supposed to be talking about Cubs on this forum

I bought the Cub and the Deere to strip paint and sell. The only problem being. I like them so darn much now, I can’t bring myself to let them go. Both run great.

For some reason can't put my finger on it. I like the Cub better. I think I may keep it as a single purpose machine. The Pt being my multiple purpose. These are big tractors at heart just in a smaller frame.

That’s one serious looking Cub on Steroids in the picture. I take it that was yours man that is nice. Looks like it may have been used for pulling?

 

[woodlandfarms]

Great project! Thanks for the photo; words don't do it justice!

Just a couple of questions:
Did you use alloy steel?
How much does the whole thing weigh?
Have you tried to see how much can you lift at the tip?
How hard is it to bear down in your soil?

Just curious...

No, I just used straightt 3/8" steel. We discussed alloy, got really pricey quick and my skills really fall into question.

I am thinking it is around 400lbs or so.

Nope, have not tried any tip lift. But it is quite sturdy.

The soil is the issue. Some trees pop right up, others are like in concrete. I have buried the nose about halfway up. I think when it starts to rain this fall things will really change in its use. I will really give it a good workout then...

 

[JD-Beach]

Hey Barry,

No, the cub isn't mine. ... I stumbled on the photo while surfing one day. The cub that I grew up with wasn't nearly as nice.

I like the cab you put on your PT. Makes those WV winters easier to bear?

 

[Barryh]

Hey Barry,

No, the cub isn't mine. ... I stumbled on the photo while surfing one day. The cub that I grew up with wasn't nearly as nice.

I like the cab you put on your PT. Makes those WV winters easier to bear?

Thanks yes it does… keeps the wind and cold off of me. I have my tool box and coffee cup holder mounted inside. Coming out of the garage it holds the warmer air pretty well. Also with the windows and panels out of it, does a pretty fair job of keeping me cooler and out of the direct sun light during the summer. I was going to put in a portable heater but haven’t found the need for it.

Someone on here described it as looking like an old train. That gave me an idea when the grandkids come for their once a year visit, on the wife’s side. ( All 6 of them ). I normally pull them around in the dump cart through the back woods. I hook it up to the Craftsman yard tractor.

I should build a few train cars out of wood, and take them on a PT train ride instead. Maybe next year, they always seem to get a big kick out of that. Here's a few pic's of the kids having fun this july, and one of last winter playing in the snow.