Toolbox for 4052R Cab

[RoyJackson]

I'd like to add a tool box for things like a crescent wrench, lynch pins and such...unlike the 4520 with a Curtis Cab, the cab of the 4052 is quite nice and I'd like to keep it that way as long as possible.
I don't see any good place to mount a decent sized tool box...saw a picture of one mounted on the loader masts, but it wasn't Deere tractor and I'm not real crazy about drilling into that heavy cast iron of the H180 loader.
I've also seen pictures of an ammo box mounted on the quick hitch...I'm thinking there's adequate clearance even when the 3PH is fully raised and the QH is closest to the fenders. Right now, since the QH never comes off the 3PH, that would be the best option

I'm open to other suggestions...pictures, if possible

 

[beenthere]

Roy
Put up some pics of your tractor and maybe some ideas can be suggested.. but not being familiar with your particular model, not coming up with anything in mind.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy
Put up some pics of your tractor and maybe some ideas can be suggested.. but not being familiar with your particular model, not coming up with anything in mind.

Here ya go...all four corners...

I'll get a picture of the Quick Hitch mounting this afternoon...

 

[RoyJackson]

Well, got an ammo can a day ago...
Now I got to determine if there's enough clearance between the quick hitch and rear fenders when the 3PH is fully raised. My eyeball estimate indicates there should be.
I rarely remove the QH since my 3 implements (snow blower, flail mower and woodchipper) are all compatable.

 

[beenthere]

So Roy, you going to fasten it to the QH?

Didn't see a pic of your QH mounted yet.

 

[RoyJackson]

So Roy, you going to fasten it to the QH?

Didn't see a pic of your QH mounted yet.

Yeah, I forgot...try to get it tomorrow as well as a pic of the ammo can

 

[RoyJackson]

Yeah, I forgot...try to get it tomorrow as well as a pic of the ammo can

Here you go:



The 3PH was raised as high as it could go and looks like 2-3 inches clearance (just using my hand the approximate the width of the can). I'm going to have to rig some kind of bracket to the QH to support the weight of the ammo can and any tools within. Just bolting the can to the QH probably wouldn't work...although I only expect to keep a crescent wrench, a breaker bar and sockets, some open end wrenches, lynch pins, bungee cords and maybe other odds and ends...maybe 10 pounds, if that.
If I need to use a chain, that goes in the bucket...so the weight of the chain won't be a factor.
The QH, as I wrote, never gets dismounted from the 3PH and I can't see any necessity in the future (unless I buy a newer one some time)
I can't think of any reason this won't work...but other eyes may point out something I missed...
The ammo can is about 7 to 7.5 inches wide

The main need for tools is when I go from the snow blower, chipper or ballast box, to the flail mower. When I rig the mower, the upper hook (on the QH) is replaced by a "U" bracket which allows the Flail mower (a Caroni 1900) to float

 

[beenthere]

Roy
Thanks for the pics.
I'd forget trying to fit the fabrication around the ammo can.. go with something smaller that fits the space just ahead and a bit under the top cross tube of the quick hitch.

I carry most everything on top of the rocks in the ballast box.. logging chains, drawbar pins, bunji straps, bar, small 1/4" chains for hanging deer from the bucket, etc.
Wrench or two nest nicely on a pair of leather gloves beside the seat on my 4300. The 4300 has a fender tool box that I can't open because of the chainsaw holster on the ROPS.
Rare that my 4300 stays outside so rain on the chains and tools is not an issue.

 

[beenthere]

Poking around, maybe the tube-type storage with screw-on lid but larger than the document tubes that are coming with attachments nowdays..
Amazon.com: MOTO4U Motorcycle Off-Road Universal Waterproof Tool Tube Gloves Raincoat Storage Box Cap Holder Canisters Tool Repair Box Document Holder In Green: Automotive

A couple of those on your FEL or one on the QH would keep tools, gloves, etc. dry and accessible..

 

[AKfish]

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Here ya go...all four corners...

I'll get a picture of the Quick Hitch mounting this afternoon...

Dang, Roy you are SET-UP!! I値l betcha you could get me all plowed out in a coupla hours! Here痴 my address - Kasilof, Alaska. I値l leave the yard light on for ya...

 

[AKfish]

Darn, IPad...all kinds of crazy letters with my posts. How do other IPad users get a clean post? Thanks.

 

[JethroB]

Darn, IPad...all kinds of crazy letters with my posts. How do other IPad users get a clean post? Thanks.

Same issue here. Do not (or dont) use the apostrophe. Grrrrr.

 

[RoyJackson]

Dang, Roy you are SET-UP!! I値l betcha you could get me all plowed out in a coupla hours! Here痴 my address - Kasilof, Alaska. I値l leave the yard light on for ya...

I'll head right up!!

At 18 MPH...shouldn't take more then a week if I just catnap in the tractor

 

[beenthere]

LOL
10.3 days... if no stops..

 

[workinonit]

So Roy. Not sure about the 4 series but my 5 series JD has the toolbox mount for the loader brackets. Granted the JD toolbox is not very big but it's better than a coffee can. If they don't have brackets for the 4 series you can make something like I had on my old 5310. It was a bracket that basically sandwiched the loader bracket so I didn't have to drill anything. I used a piece of stainless flat stock and 2 bolts along with the toolbox mount. It was pretty simple and I still have it. Plan to mount it as a second box on my 5090.

 

[LouNY]

If you mount your ammo box on your quick hitch is that going to interfere with getting in and connecting your pto shafts?

 

[RoyJackson]

If you mount your ammo box on your quick hitch is that going to interfere with getting in and connecting your pto shafts?

That's something I've considered...I normally hook up the shaft on the left side of the tractor...mostly due to my weaker right arm and hand (stroke from 20+ years ago)...so I'd mount the box on the right side of the QH.
That would also be advantageous since the 4052 has the rear remotes and controls (rockshaft and the fwd/reverse creeper) on the left rear

 

[beenthere]

What I've found to make connecting PTO shaft to the tractor PTO easier is to remove the shield (PTO guard) from the tractor.
To me, just something else "in the way".

Keep thinking there should be a tool like a lever that will assist pushing the PTO shaft forward onto the stub while at the same time holding the spring-loaded collar back. The combination of pushing the shaft forward while pulling the collar backward will test the arm strength for sure.
Anyone have an idea or a method that works for them?

 

[RoyJackson]

What I've found to make connecting PTO shaft to the tractor PTO easier is to remove the shield (PTO guard) from the tractor.
To me, just something else "in the way".

Keep thinking there should be a tool like a lever that will assist pushing the PTO shaft forward onto the stub while at the same time holding the spring-loaded collar back. The combination of pushing the shaft forward while pulling the collar backward will test the arm strength for sure.
Anyone have an idea or a method that works for them?

Yeah, a lot of foul language as a persuader!!
I really dislike those with a pull back collar...the twist type is much easier to work (don't see too many of those) with and the old pin type worked the easiest.
I use a bungee cord to hold the shield up out of the way. I really don't want to remove it altogether

 

[AKfish]

Roy, I tried the Deere toolbox recommended for my cab 4720. Mounts on the grill guard. Well long story short when the front wheels break through in a 10 foot snow berm that you’re piling snow up with the loader and that toolbox mashes into the hardpacked snow... It results in a significant reduction in size and carrying capacity of the toolbox!
So, I took the dang thing off and still have no way to carry extra tools, etc.
Have a real nice size tool box on my JD 5115M mounted next to the loader frame.
You would like to think that all those high-priced mechanical engineers at Deere would have designed a better mousetrap for the compact tractor lineup...
That said I’m gonna drop by my local dealer and visit with them about the PTO Quik-Knect system. Can handle up to 115hp @ pto!! I’m intrigued...and my wife; the tedder, raker and sometimes brush hog mower operator is WAY PAST ready for an easier way to deal with PTO equipment!
Oh yeah - not alot of snow here just yet - but it’s been chilly. Minus 8F here last night. So, you don’t need to rush up the hill right away...