SSdoxie
Elite Member
Occasionally I have had need for a narrow bucket to reach in between trees and to load rock or mulch in the wheelbarrow to haul where tractor will not fit. I don't mind wheeling and dumping a wheelbarrow but HATE shoveling it full. Since I seldom use my pond scoop for anything other than rear ballast, I decided to convert the push side of it to SSQA to fit on FEL. Retained the pull end of it so I can still use it on 3pt to drag out a water ditch once a year.
I purchased a QA plate then simply welded to the push end without modifying the pond scoop other removing the 3pt pins on that end.
1. Set the QA plate on cement blocks and tubing to get the height and hold it there to mark contact areas to grind paint from. Then set it back in place and clamped it.
2. Welded at top contact areas.
3. Used 2X2" angle to weld to the old lift ears on the scoop then to the QA plate. Note; 1st picture was trying to weld vertical, but went back over them and dressed them up a little.
4. It fits great on front and still works on the back.
Now I need something for rear ballast when this is on the front, it is heavy when full of clay, probably hang the tiller on until I can build a close quarters ballast.
I purchased a QA plate then simply welded to the push end without modifying the pond scoop other removing the 3pt pins on that end.
1. Set the QA plate on cement blocks and tubing to get the height and hold it there to mark contact areas to grind paint from. Then set it back in place and clamped it.
2. Welded at top contact areas.
3. Used 2X2" angle to weld to the old lift ears on the scoop then to the QA plate. Note; 1st picture was trying to weld vertical, but went back over them and dressed them up a little.
4. It fits great on front and still works on the back.
Now I need something for rear ballast when this is on the front, it is heavy when full of clay, probably hang the tiller on until I can build a close quarters ballast.
