New attachments needed

[BobRip]

Things seem a little slow on the Power Trac section so I thought I would ask a question to get things going.

What new attachment that Power Trac does not make would you like for your PT? Who knows maybe they will see this thread and build it.

Bob Rip

 

[J_J]

How about one of those hydraulic shakers that could be used to put in sprinkler pipe, telephone or cable, or just loosen up the soil. I have one of those shaker boxes on one of my trenchers and it probably could easily be converted.

How about a cement breaker, something like a post pounder but built heavy for breaking up cement .

How about a horizontal boring machine to bore holes under drive ways and roads.

How about a horizontal 24 inch saw blade driven by a hydraulic motor to cut trees.

This almost sounds like a Christmas list of wants and needs, but it would be nice.

 

[BobRip]

Sounds good to me. Looks like there is at least some market for all of those attachments.
It is Christmas time.
Merry Christmas J_J.

Bob Rip

 

[KentT]

Hydraulically driven chipper that'd handle larger limbs than the small self-contained homeowner ones... 4" to 6" in size...

 

[IslandTractor]

How about a rock rake style grapple.

Rear mounted Cat 1 3Pt hitch.

Triple wide wheels just to trump a particular forum member /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

20 hp diesel powered "425D" /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Spiffy]

I'll second the 3PT. They had a 3PT (though I think it was quick plate instead of Cat1) on the 24 series, but discontinued it [I guess, due to lack of interest]. Mine had the factory hydraulics, and the previous owner bought CAT1 arms, but never got around to installing the cylinders - I haven't yet either.

If we can't have 3PT, how about giving us 24XX guys (yeah, I know we're the oddballs /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif, so probably not enough demand) some dedicated rear tools so we can play with them and a bucket or other frount mount toys at the same time:
Trencher (thus mounted traditional ditchwitch style)
Post Driver
Stump Cutter (though BH mount might be the better option here).
SnowBlower

Of course, all those would be so much better yet if it was BiDirectional (a couple of these ideas I proposed building myself in other threads, but haven't got around to trying yet). We can't let NH have all the fun! (see bidirectional thread in NH)

 

[Spiffy]

I'll second that concrete breaker too, J_J!

I don't know if there's much use for this idea has much interest, but a think a hydraulically operated soil packer would be neat. Espcially if you could use it mounted and/or free hand.

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

<font color="red"> How about a cement breaker, something like a post pounder but built heavy for breaking up cement .
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They've got that one. It is the post pounder with different foot. I think you can convert back and forth, but I haven't looked at my post pounder for that.

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

<font color="red"> Rear mounted Cat 1 3Pt hitch. </font>
Bite your tongue!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

Rear mounted <font color="red"> Post Driver </font> ?
Believe me, spend five minutes with the front mounted one and you'll not ask for one behind you again. You can look at exactly where you place the foot, and make fine adjustments side to side and fore and aft without a crick in your neck.

 

[MossRoad]

Leaf blower/sucker that grinds the leaves and puts them in a front mounted bin so you can use the FEL arms to dump it.

Like J.J. said, a vibrating trencher for pulling pipes and cables. Make it so you can drive forward and see where you are going.

Front mounted hose caddy with 50ft of twin hydraulic hose so you can use hydraulic tools, like hydraulic chainsaws.

Small tree feller device... drive up to tree, put pressure on it to tip away from operator, chainsaw cuts off tree at base and it falls away from you. Tip device forward and grapple the log, back away to cutting area or brush pile. Would make quick work of 4" and under trees.

30ft manlift with outriggers. I need to put lights on my Christmas tree.

Spray rig with hydraulically operated pump.

Small bush bucket. It would be nice to have a bucket that was only 1' wide, by 1' tall, by 18" deep. Maybe a slight curve to it, for popping out bushes to transplant, remove, etc...

MP3 player... seems like everything comes with and MP3 player these days. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Spiffy]

<font color="blue"> Rear mounted Post Driver ?
Believe me, spend five minutes with the front mounted one and you'll not ask for one behind you again. You can look at exactly where you place the foot, and make fine adjustments side to side and fore and aft without a crick in your neck. </font>

/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I just knew you X4XX and 18XX guys just wouldn't understand... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Actually, by rear mounting something like that on 24XX (remember the seat turns; of course, they still need steering back there!), the gains would be exactly the same as what you're saying about keeping it front. In fact even closer; perhaps the real concern is safety from flying chunks if a post broke.

That and a 6ft+ [digging depth, not length; for water lines] trencher would be awesome rear tools on a 24. Actually, the trencher would be cool back there, even without steering controls [which would still really make the 24 series complete]! Hmmmm that last part seems to be a trend I bring up everytime I talk about the PT; not an attachment per se, but the thing just begs for it.

I didn't realize the driver already came with a concrete spike option! I'll give PT credit; they must be adding tools almost as fast as we can think of things they don't have! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

<font color="red"> I didn't realize the driver already came with a concrete spike option! </font>
They had a big concrete pad that they had to remove for their new building. When I first went to look at a post pounder, they had modified the only one left into a concrete breaker. It worked so well that they decided to offer it. Necessity is the mother... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Spiffy]

I'll second the small "extreme duty" bucket! Even better with replaceable teeth. Actually, I think the larger machines would be alright with 2ft wide, but I bet that 1ft would be awesome on either!

Wouldn't mind a snow bucket either; essentially the LMB, but slightly deeper, slightly wider, and much taller.

<font color="blue"> MP3 player... seems like everything comes with and MP3 player these days.</font> /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gifI hope that tonque implies sarcasm; a PT option that doesn't move dirt, concrete, or otherwise manipulate something other than my eardrums...a sacrilege! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Highridge]

A factory cab /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif with heat as an option and a log splitter.

 

[J_J]

How about an attachment that would be able to grab hold of a garbage can and deliver it to the curb. It could also be used to pick up plant containers. It could also pick up 55 gal drums.

 

[J_J]

David, Here is an example of a horizontal tree saw driven by a hydraulic motor.

 

[J_J]

Here is an example of a hydraulic driven chain saw. Should be easily adaptable for the PT.

 

[BobRip]

Wow, some great ideas! Keep them coming. How can we make sure that Power Trac is seeing these?

Bob Rip

 

[J_J]

I believe they are reading these post. They would be stupid not to read them as it gives them user knowledge and indirect feedback. I don't think we will ever get the credit for new ideas. Their latest new product was the tree shear and the fence roller. No one has posted anything about either of them. I would like to have a good technical manual for my machine. It is older than most on the site. PT-1445 with gas engine. and three hydraulic pumps.