Thought I would make a thread to document my loader project.
It is based on a subframe that is bolted to the tractors chassis (pressed 1/8'' steel with flat steel uderneath)
All welded up, guess what, it fits perfectly
Welded the 2 uprights up. They are bolted to the subframe with 2 huge bolts.
Shows the bolts that hold the uprights on, you can also see the bar that stops the subframe spreading and stiffens it all. I can stand on the top of the uprights and it doesnt bend or spread, nor do my welds break, success
A bit of bodywork back on. You can (almost) see the brackets that the diagonal attaches to to stop the uprights bending forwards or backwards. It is now in place and bolted on.
I have no more pics since then. I have done more work but nothing that is noticable particularly.
Next step is to move the front axle 200mm forward and the rear axle 200mm backward. Both the axles will be 100mm futher down from the chassis for more ground clearance in the middle so I dont get hung up.
Hopefully by next weekend I should have a nice shiny new metal cutting bandsaw so I can cut the arms and weld the pivot points on (they are all cut and drilled).
Lots more work after that, hydraulics, ROPS, bucket, widen the rear axle, front axle, 3pt, and so on
Its alot of work but as many of yuo have said, a tractor without an FEL is just a slow way to get around.
Cheers
PS, sorry dial up guys, big pics.
It is based on a subframe that is bolted to the tractors chassis (pressed 1/8'' steel with flat steel uderneath)
All welded up, guess what, it fits perfectly
Welded the 2 uprights up. They are bolted to the subframe with 2 huge bolts.
Shows the bolts that hold the uprights on, you can also see the bar that stops the subframe spreading and stiffens it all. I can stand on the top of the uprights and it doesnt bend or spread, nor do my welds break, success
A bit of bodywork back on. You can (almost) see the brackets that the diagonal attaches to to stop the uprights bending forwards or backwards. It is now in place and bolted on.
I have no more pics since then. I have done more work but nothing that is noticable particularly.
Next step is to move the front axle 200mm forward and the rear axle 200mm backward. Both the axles will be 100mm futher down from the chassis for more ground clearance in the middle so I dont get hung up.
Hopefully by next weekend I should have a nice shiny new metal cutting bandsaw so I can cut the arms and weld the pivot points on (they are all cut and drilled).
Lots more work after that, hydraulics, ROPS, bucket, widen the rear axle, front axle, 3pt, and so on
Its alot of work but as many of yuo have said, a tractor without an FEL is just a slow way to get around.
Cheers
PS, sorry dial up guys, big pics.