Your post gives me an idea HC. I think I need to invent a new front end attachment for how I use mine. The bucket other than being a platform for mounting tooth bars and such is probably the least used implement I have. I need to invent a snow plow blade that has tines to lift and pile stems and that you can quickly pin containment sides to when it snows. I may as well think about how to mount a set of forks to the thing too. (actually that's the easy part)
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CJONE
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I have a 8' heavy duty snow pusher for the front of my tractor and it pushes good. I will extend the front wings to 4' in the summer. My guess is you would have no problem with a 6'+. Could you adapt the unit to attach to the tines. We built snow pushers that attached to forks for all of our loaders when I worked for a trucking company. Slide it on throw a chain on it and you were good to go. CJ
LD1
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Isnt your FEL just like a 5' box, only that it is on the front.
Personally, I never liked driving over the snow I need to plow. And there isnt much traction in reverse as well as the 3PH isnt really designed for it. So I would come up with something for the FEL if possible.
Personally, I never liked driving over the snow I need to plow. And there isnt much traction in reverse as well as the 3PH isnt really designed for it. So I would come up with something for the FEL if possible.
CJONE
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No pics, that was a long time ago. But 2 pieces of pipe that fit over the fork cut the same length as the fork was what we did. Welded it to the pusher with a few support gussets and 1 cross pipe and we were good. Slide the forks into the pipe and chain it on. Took about 2 min. tops. CJ
nybirdman
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Three points are designed to pull not push;can get real expensive real fast.
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would caution use of direct plow blade attached to FEL arms/bucket. without some sort of "trip" (spring on plow, so if it hits something, the spring allows plow blade to fold back, instead of twisting FEL arms)
prefer something that i can actually change angle. much like a 3pt hitch rear blade. or blades found on many regular pickup trucks. so as ya going down the driveway/road the snow goes off to one side. a static blade, that is perpendicular to travel. will require a ton amount of forward / reverse to clear things out in front of you.
below picture possibly some ideas.
prefer something that i can actually change angle. much like a 3pt hitch rear blade. or blades found on many regular pickup trucks. so as ya going down the driveway/road the snow goes off to one side. a static blade, that is perpendicular to travel. will require a ton amount of forward / reverse to clear things out in front of you.
below picture possibly some ideas.
That is so kool Ryan the way you can draw over. What program allows you 2do that? Thanks so much for your insights. Much to ponder. The V and angle cannot be considered as I am trying to remove snow from expansed areas as opposed to "lane" type removal. I like your modular concept for the bucket. I was thinking I need something like a manure tine bucket that I could add gathering sides to. I could leave this on all season and when I'm skidding, take off the sides. Can't figure how to keep the tines onto the attachment. The tines (I'd only need a couple of three) would be used to pick up stems so they need to be exceedingly strong. I'm moving in the direction of the pin attachment so as to keep my lift closer to the pins increasing lift capacity.
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your other thread.... regarding same thing.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/267822-inventing-new-attachment.html
just paint that comes with every microsoft windows computer, mac computers have like program. trying to draw lines that show 3D is a tad tricky. actually think the lines look like scribble. but glad they helped get idea across.
as far as "expanded areas" such as a parking lot, or like type of thing. and wanting manure tines left on.... and sides that can be taken on /off
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mindless ramblings....
might be possible, with a pipe hinge, and piece of rebar. but problem would be the angle brackets that go from outside edge of the extensions and angle back to rear end of bucket. you would almost need to make a custom fit brackets, with sheet metal over them. in order to allow for it... na... way to complicated and frustrating...
EDIT>>>> look at link mangus580 post in your other thread. more spicfically, look at toomanyGT avator icon, showing a grappel or rock bucket. remove the upper grappel teeth. and think about how you could add sheet metal to the rock bucket, with pins. so you could have tines at one time, then add some sheet metal insert some pins, and have a heavy duty generic bucket.
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more mindless ramblings....
how about just buying a second heavy duty bucket, cutting the bucket it half. and add each half onto bucket you already have. that might work out better for structure wise. the only issue, is the sheet metal sides of your current bucket, could get pretty badly dented and bent up, causing problems to remove the current manure tines you have now. perhaps taking some L shape angle iron, and welding it directly onto edges of the sides of bucket. to beef up things. but what about outside edge forces of the extensions... you just can put the bucket you cut in half. and just bolt sides of each half to sides of main bucket. that would most likely rip things apart for sure. you would also need to beef up the side of bucket that is facing forward....
EDIT>>> buy another heavy duty bucket, and splitting it in half. then adding some metal for reinforcements on current bucket, and each half of other bucket. and some how bolting or pinning them together might work out nicely. to restate it again, you will most likely need to reinforce the sides of current bucket pretty good. more so the front edge of the sides.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/267822-inventing-new-attachment.html
just paint that comes with every microsoft windows computer, mac computers have like program. trying to draw lines that show 3D is a tad tricky. actually think the lines look like scribble. but glad they helped get idea across.
as far as "expanded areas" such as a parking lot, or like type of thing. and wanting manure tines left on.... and sides that can be taken on /off
............
mindless ramblings....
might be possible, with a pipe hinge, and piece of rebar. but problem would be the angle brackets that go from outside edge of the extensions and angle back to rear end of bucket. you would almost need to make a custom fit brackets, with sheet metal over them. in order to allow for it... na... way to complicated and frustrating...
EDIT>>>> look at link mangus580 post in your other thread. more spicfically, look at toomanyGT avator icon, showing a grappel or rock bucket. remove the upper grappel teeth. and think about how you could add sheet metal to the rock bucket, with pins. so you could have tines at one time, then add some sheet metal insert some pins, and have a heavy duty generic bucket.
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more mindless ramblings....
how about just buying a second heavy duty bucket, cutting the bucket it half. and add each half onto bucket you already have. that might work out better for structure wise. the only issue, is the sheet metal sides of your current bucket, could get pretty badly dented and bent up, causing problems to remove the current manure tines you have now. perhaps taking some L shape angle iron, and welding it directly onto edges of the sides of bucket. to beef up things. but what about outside edge forces of the extensions... you just can put the bucket you cut in half. and just bolt sides of each half to sides of main bucket. that would most likely rip things apart for sure. you would also need to beef up the side of bucket that is facing forward....
EDIT>>> buy another heavy duty bucket, and splitting it in half. then adding some metal for reinforcements on current bucket, and each half of other bucket. and some how bolting or pinning them together might work out nicely. to restate it again, you will most likely need to reinforce the sides of current bucket pretty good. more so the front edge of the sides.
