Nice Carry-All Project Completed

[shawnrogan]

Thanks to those who have posted their own projects and especially Wilson Outdoors for a few great videos on the subject. I finally decided to build my own carry-all for my Kioti CK30. I wanted to have fixed side boards so that they would take the weight/abuse of firewood and rocks bouncing around since I live in some pretty rugged country.
I installed a drop away tailgate that I hope will allow easy dumping, and installed a few of the ideas that I've seen others do such as chain storage, tool storage, chainsaw scabbard, and eyelet bolts for lots of tie down points. Have not added up the expenses yet but I think that I spent around $250-300.

Hope that this helps some who may be planning a similar project,

Regards,
Shawn

 

[MossflowerWoods]

NICE!
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

David

 

[GolfAddict]

Wow, that is so cool! Excellent job!!

I'm new to the forums here, so pardon a question probably asked and answered a hundred times before... did you make the three point frame thing or were you able to find one? If so, where? Not sure I'm handy enough to really take something like this on, but in case I get really bored and brave this winter, you never know.

 

[k0ua]

Wow, that is so cool! Excellent job!!

I'm new to the forums here, so pardon a question probably asked and answered a hundred times before... did you make the three point frame thing or were you able to find one? If so, where? Not sure I'm handy enough to really take something like this on, but in case I get really bored and brave this winter, you never know.

While you could fairly easily make the metal frame, they are available at Tractor supply or thousands of of other tractor implement retailers. Typically they are about $100 or so.

CountyLine Carry All - 2128210 | Tractor Supply Company

James K0UA

 

[whatsgnu]

VERY nice job !! I was planning on building a carrier for my tractor but now I've got a much better idea of what I need to do. Never thought of all the extra storage holders ! Great job and thanks for posting !!:thumbsup:

 

[GolfAddict]

Thanks for the pointer James.

 

[shawnrogan]

Go to youtube and search for "Wilson Outdoors". They have a really nice 6 part video series on building this carry-all. Each clip is less than 2-3 minutes long and I used their ideas as a starting point for this project. Can't wait to try it out this weekend!
Please let me know if anyone has any questions on this project as it was a blast to build. Took me about 8 hours over the last two mornings before work.
Shawn

 

[studor]

Nice job -- the one thing I found to be a great addition on mine was a set of HF casters mounted to the bottom so I can roll it around full or empty -- just a thought:thumbsup:

 

[shawnrogan]

Will those casters work on dirt? I dont have a garage floor available for long term storage. Was going to store on a pallet and cover with a tarp....

 

[studor]

They don't work great on dirt but they do work enough to help move it around. I use my carry all as storage in the winter - it goes in the outbuilding and holds a whole bunch of logging and gardening tools

 

[shawnrogan]

Put the carry-all on the tractor yesterday and it worked great! May replace the toolbox with a few eyebolts so I can carry a small cooler in place of the tool box. I did find a problem with the angle of the wood on the chain holder. At some point, as you raise the 3 pt. it contacts the box on the top edge. I'll remove the box and make the taper of the sidea a little more steep. This should allow plenty of pivot room.
Loaded it FULL of hardwoos logs and it was great. Only thing that I can think of to add is a double action hyraulic ram in place of the top link that would allow it to fully dump!

 

[bigdad]

Nice job -- the one thing I found to be a great addition on mine was a set of HF casters mounted to the bottom so I can roll it around full or empty -- just a thought:thumbsup:

I have a large pair of casters on the rear end of mine to keep the end from dragging/ripping when using the carry-all with the sprayer. Low spots and ditches.

 

[jimmyj]

Very handy and it looks nice too. Do you have any twist in the top horizontal part of the steel frame (where the toplink attaches)? I ask because I bought one of those frames from a cheapo company and it's twisting.

 

[JB4310]

Put the carry-all on the tractor yesterday and it worked great! May replace the toolbox with a few eyebolts so I can carry a small cooler in place of the tool box. I did find a problem with the angle of the wood on the chain holder. At some point, as you raise the 3 pt. it contacts the box on the top edge. I'll remove the box and make the taper of the sidea a little more steep. This should allow plenty of pivot room.
Loaded it FULL of hardwoos logs and it was great. Only thing that I can think of to add is a double action hyraulic ram in place of the top link that would allow it to fully dump!

Looks great!

Do you have the remotes to hook up the hydraulic top link ? that's the hard part. Finding the cylinder is easy.

Normally you look for one that gives a range of motion both ways, but if you just wanted it to dump your carry all, you would get one that give you just rearward travel for max dump ability.

JB

 

[shawnrogan]

I have seen no twist in the frame at all. It was nice and straight.
I do not have the rear remotes on my tractor. I actually thought that I could tap into one of my hydraulic lines for my quick disconnects to my backhoe. I know nothing about hydraulics, so I'd have to contact my dealer for better ideas on this.
It was so convenient to have the chainsaw, chains, and other tools with me as I drove around the property. I'd stop and load the bucket with item #4 for filling potholes, grab the gravel rake from the carry-all, notice a nice tree leaning over the driveway, cut some firewood......you get the picture.
I am in the process of having a subframe mount welded up that will allow me to add a manual angle Myers plow and still leave the loader on, and this carry-all will be a perfect ballast weight. Maybe add a barrel full of sand for extra weight. Was even thinking about installing a sander on the back of the bed by the tailgate. Boy, these tractors are a blast!!!