Rear end loader!

[bbse]

Some of you may have seen this before but it is a new one on me. It may be junk..it may be great. But it is interesting. A full loader style bucket for the rear of a tractor. Could be a handy econimcal alternative to a FEL for those who really don't use one often.
http://www.compacttractorconnection.com/loadmore_frame.htm

 

[bbse]

Some of you may have seen this before but it is a new one on me. It may be junk..it may be great. But it is interesting. A full loader style bucket for the rear of a tractor. Could be a handy econimcal alternative to a FEL for those who really don't use one often.
http://www.compacttractorconnection.com/loadmore_frame.htm

 

[Pooh_Bear]

These have been around for a long time.
I wish I could use one.
But my reverse speed is too fast. (8N tractor).

Pooh Bear

 

[Pooh_Bear]

These have been around for a long time.
I wish I could use one.
But my reverse speed is too fast. (8N tractor).

Pooh Bear

 

[h2orsq]

I would think that with out down pressure it wouldn't be as easy to use as a front bucket, or as fast

also I don't think my tractor can push backward with as much power as it can in forward

 

[h2orsq]

I would think that with out down pressure it wouldn't be as easy to use as a front bucket, or as fast

also I don't think my tractor can push backward with as much power as it can in forward

 

[PineRidge]

One of the biggest problems that I can think of right away is the fact that the 3 point lift arms have much more strength pulling as they were engineered to do rather than pushing. There have been more than a couple TBN members that have bent or otherwise damaged their lower lift arms while pushing with a box blade or a rear blade.

 

[PineRidge]

One of the biggest problems that I can think of right away is the fact that the 3 point lift arms have much more strength pulling as they were engineered to do rather than pushing. There have been more than a couple TBN members that have bent or otherwise damaged their lower lift arms while pushing with a box blade or a rear blade.

 

[Pooh_Bear]

I really like my dirt scoop.
One of my ideas I would like to design is like a dirt scoop,
only it would lift up higher, then flip over backwards to dump.
If it could lift up and back, you could dump onto a low trailer.

I have moved a lot of dirt with my scoop.
But it takes 6 trips to make 1 yard of dirt.
With gas costing so much I could just order a truckload for the same cost.
And save wear and tear on the tractor.
But if I could fill up a small trailer then tow it up here and dump it,
then that would help a lot.
Right now if I want dirt I drive down to the lower end of the property
and scoop up a load and bring it back. I do about a yard and a half per hour.

Pooh Bear

 

[Pooh_Bear]

I really like my dirt scoop.
One of my ideas I would like to design is like a dirt scoop,
only it would lift up higher, then flip over backwards to dump.
If it could lift up and back, you could dump onto a low trailer.

I have moved a lot of dirt with my scoop.
But it takes 6 trips to make 1 yard of dirt.
With gas costing so much I could just order a truckload for the same cost.
And save wear and tear on the tractor.
But if I could fill up a small trailer then tow it up here and dump it,
then that would help a lot.
Right now if I want dirt I drive down to the lower end of the property
and scoop up a load and bring it back. I do about a yard and a half per hour.

Pooh Bear

 

[Slamfire]

I'll go along with you, the pond scoop is a handy device. Especially after I learned to use it efficiently. I've wondered about mounting it on one of the scissors lifts you see for bale spears. Maybe this coming winter. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Slamfire]

I'll go along with you, the pond scoop is a handy device. Especially after I learned to use it efficiently. I've wondered about mounting it on one of the scissors lifts you see for bale spears. Maybe this coming winter. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[wolc123]

I think a rear loader may be more effective than a front loader on a 2wd tractor, especially if it lacks power steering. A front loader causes a loss of traction and more difficult steering as it is loaded while traction actually increases as a rear loader is loaded. I made one out of a pond scoop and a lift boom attached to the upper 3-pt attach. Stabilizer bars were added to the lower links which were extended with angle iron to reach the lower 3-pt attach of the scoop. A fair ammount of hydraulic power is required to operate such a device as a lot of leverage is lost with the extended scoop. My Ford 2000 had plenty but the little 8n could only lift the empty scoop. I loaded a lot of trucks, trailers and manure spreaders with this setup before going to a fwd with power-steering and front loader. I would rate the rear loader on the 2wd about 1/2 as effective as the front loader on the fwd but it cost less than 1/10 so depending on the ammount of loading you need to do it may be an economical alternative.

 

[wolc123]

I think a rear loader may be more effective than a front loader on a 2wd tractor, especially if it lacks power steering. A front loader causes a loss of traction and more difficult steering as it is loaded while traction actually increases as a rear loader is loaded. I made one out of a pond scoop and a lift boom attached to the upper 3-pt attach. Stabilizer bars were added to the lower links which were extended with angle iron to reach the lower 3-pt attach of the scoop. A fair ammount of hydraulic power is required to operate such a device as a lot of leverage is lost with the extended scoop. My Ford 2000 had plenty but the little 8n could only lift the empty scoop. I loaded a lot of trucks, trailers and manure spreaders with this setup before going to a fwd with power-steering and front loader. I would rate the rear loader on the 2wd about 1/2 as effective as the front loader on the fwd but it cost less than 1/10 so depending on the ammount of loading you need to do it may be an economical alternative.

 

[bbse]

I was thinking it would be good at soft, loose materials. And it would be a lot cheaper. I have a fwd with ps and a fel, but I might economize on my next( if there ever is a next) tractor. I really don't use the loader much except to move gravel and dirt, most of my use is mowing and scraping.

 

[bbse]

I was thinking it would be good at soft, loose materials. And it would be a lot cheaper. I have a fwd with ps and a fel, but I might economize on my next( if there ever is a next) tractor. I really don't use the loader much except to move gravel and dirt, most of my use is mowing and scraping.