I think the bottom point closer to the tractor (when bucket is up, start of your video). This way you get a better angle when the bucket is fully tilted forward. Not too much though so that it does not affect the bucket up angle too much.
Front loader for a B7200
- Thread starter Paul Allwood
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Just spit-balling here, but maybe the four-link arrangement bears consideration. You'd have to provide a support for the bottom pivot, but you could keep the single cylinder.
Thanks for the suggestion. More food for thought.
I've never seen that done with a single curl/dump cylinder - maybe it's possible ???
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torch
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Equipment
B7100HSD, B2789, B2550, B4672, 48" cultivator, homemade FEL and Cab
A little time modelling with paper and pencil or CAD software can save a lot of grinding. And there are a number of online calculator websites that can help calculate the hydraulic forces and pressures required. When I built mine I had the geometry pretty much worked out in advance:
www.orangetractortalks.com
NOTE: you will see I played with the link idea and had that geometry worked out but in the end abandoned the plan due to the added weight. The extra steel doesn't seem like much at first blush, but really does start eating into the meager 500# lift capacity envelope I was aiming for.
B7100 FEL bucket size
I'm working on designing (actually, adapting an existing design) a FEL for my B7100. Does a 5 cu ft. capacity bucket sound about right? The owner's manual indicates a limit of 500lbs capacity for a FEL. The same manual indicates a 42" bucket width, but the tractor is wider than that. I'd like...
www.orangetractortalks.com
NOTE: you will see I played with the link idea and had that geometry worked out but in the end abandoned the plan due to the added weight. The extra steel doesn't seem like much at first blush, but really does start eating into the meager 500# lift capacity envelope I was aiming for.
Thanks for all of this. A better drawing before I start grinding is probably a good idea.A little time modelling with paper and pencil or CAD software can save a lot of grinding. And there are a number of online calculator websites that can help calculate the hydraulic forces and pressures required. When I built mine I had the geometry pretty much worked out in advance:
B7100 FEL bucket size
I'm working on designing (actually, adapting an existing design) a FEL for my B7100. Does a 5 cu ft. capacity bucket sound about right? The owner's manual indicates a limit of 500lbs capacity for a FEL. The same manual indicates a 42" bucket width, but the tractor is wider than that. I'd like...
NOTE: you will see I played with the link idea and had that geometry worked out but in the end abandoned the plan due to the added weight. The extra steel doesn't seem like much at first blush, but really does start eating into the meager 500# lift capacity envelope I was aiming for.
Pieces of cardboard and thumb tacks worked for me to play with the geometry of a hydraulic actuator.
That's counts as a version of CAD....cardboard aided design.