Members home made attachments / improvements

[jfischer]

This is Weight bracket and hitch I made for the back of the PT 425. I wanted to try it in the Winter with Snow, to see if it might help not having to chain up. These were weights I used to use on the back of my John Deere 318 and have a total weight of 250 pounds.

It is a standard size 2x2" hitch, so could put a regular ball in it if I needed to pull a trailer, or have a hook if I need to tie the machine down when I move it.

Pictures are not that good, taken with the phone, but gives an idea

(Click on pics to enlarge)
Below is the hitch, with Grade 8 bolts and big washers and lock washers on both sides. Hitch angle is 3/8" steel, and welded all around it.



Below is the bracket I used before, just cut a few things off the bottom of it. Never had a problem with it on the John Deere after running into trees, wrapping chains around it to drag things out, or other needs, so figure it will be strong enough to hold the weights.



Below is the setup with 250 pounds of weights on it. Raining tonight, but will get a chance in a day or so to try it, and see how it feels.

 

[stray]

As of now I have not had a single one even flicker or grow dim. I have 11 in use. 5 mounted on my old PT.

 

[MossRoad]

Nice! :thumbsup:

 

[Barryh]

As of now I have not had a single one even flicker or grow dim. I have 11 in use. 5 mounted on my old PT.

Good to know, I have the same set sitting here 27-W.. I bought them a month ago.. I also bought a set of these 18 -W for the top. Will be doing some more work to my Rop's this weekend after that, I'll be installing my new lights...

 

[Barryh]

This is Weight bracket and hitch I made for the back of the PT 425. I wanted to try it in the Winter with Snow, to see if it might help not having to chain up. These were weights I used to use on the back of my John Deere 318 and have a total weight of 250 pounds.

It is a standard size 2x2" hitch, so could put a regular ball in it if I needed to pull a trailer, or have a hook if I need to tie the machine down when I move it.

Pictures are not that good, taken with the phone, but gives an idea

(Click on pics to enlarge)
Below is the hitch, with Grade 8 bolts and big washers and lock washers on both sides. Hitch angle is 3/8" steel, and welded all around it.

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Below is the bracket I used before, just cut a few things off the bottom of it. Never had a problem with it on the John Deere after running into trees, wrapping chains around it to drag things out, or other needs, so figure it will be strong enough to hold the weights.

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Below is the setup with 250 pounds of weights on it. Raining tonight, but will get a chance in a day or so to try it, and see how it feels.

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Nice job .. :thumbsup:

 

[KMA]

Good to know, I have the same set sitting here 27-W.. I bought them a month ago.. I also bought a set of these 18 -W for the top. Will be doing some more work to my Rop's this weekend after that, I'll be installing my new lights...

I use two of those ("flood" versions) on the front of my zero turn mower for cutting at dusk/night. They work great and were cheap as heck ~$18 for the pair.

 

[Barryh]

OK decided to keep my Rop's since I did a lot of work to it .. Instead of spending another $687.00. I threw another $70.00 at it and beefed it up. So I'm still at least $250.00 ahead of the game.

I felt it was solid before but didn't like the way it looked so now I know it's solid as a rock. I cut it down another 7 inches to a height of 69 inches total from the floor. Should be the same as the factory Rop's. I added 2 inch pipe over the 1-1/4 inch pipe and added another base bracket.

Then drilled through both pipes. So if I were unlucky enough to fall over with a load she's going nowhere now. I also bought a Great Dane replacement crate pan you can see in the picture. It's fairly thick plastic. I put it over the plywood top to waterproof the wood. It was a perfect fit. I attached it with rubber washers and wood screws so it won't crack.

Now just need to mount my new lights top and bottom with a good extinguisher and I'm good to go for winter...

 

[stray]

I made this one a few years back. Luckily i had the scrap metal so cost was low. Now I would like to build a cover that extends and keeps me dryer on rainy weather. easy on easy off of course. i have since added and replace with Led lights. Good job with the screw pipe. saved some welding

 

[Barryh]

I made this one a few years back. Luckily i had the scrap metal so cost was low. Now I would like to build a cover that extends and keeps me dryer on rainy weather. easy on easy off of course. i have since added and replace with Led lights. Good job with the screw pipe. saved some welding

Nice job Stray, I can't tell that one, from the factory Rop's. :thumbsup:

I don't have a welder at this point, so I have to take the long way around when I construct something. I like the rework I did this weekend. Feels plenty solid now perfect for an old machine like mine.

I did a quick stroll through the members list didn't see another 1425 listed. That's OK, I like having one of the originals it is a low 600 hour machine with a smooth running Kohler command 25.

The hydraulic's are super strong not to bad $5,500.00 for a tough old PT. I'm more than happy to put a little bit of money and work into it.

 

[Barryh]

I use two of those ("flood" versions) on the front of my zero turn mower for cutting at dusk/night. They work great and were cheap as heck ~$18 for the pair.

Good to know thanks.