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A guy tired of the rat race of city life, bought a section of land in Alaska and moved up there to live off the land. Built a nice log cabin and got all settled in. Then one day there was a knock on the door. He opened the door to find a huge, burly man that could barely fit through the door. He...

Working on the pivot end of the outer boom. Made up the 'bearings' out of 1-1/4" steel round stock and also made a spacer to allow for clearance of the extension cylinder. The cylinder and pivot will be using a common pin, made out of 4140 x .750. I'm showing my little positioner that I use for...

Again, thank you for your reply. Very good stuff! Got some research to do.

Wow! Really nice of you to post such a detailed reply. You touched on something that I've got in mind for this build, and that is to try and make it easily removable. It looks like quick disconnects are going to be my friends on this one. I need to get the tractor in the shop to start measuring...

Thanks Vraz! Good Stuff! Yes, I got a Prince pump and yes, I noticed there was no way to retain it to the shaft. I glanced at their instruction sheet and see they recommend a torque arm or something like that. If you could sometime, please post a picture of how you mounted yours. Thanks for...

I'm glad you're enjoying my posts. I'm flattered at how many views this thread has received. I enjoy seeing things being built, and I guess I'm not alone. 'How It's Made' on the Science Channel is my favorite show to watch. I suspect many of you share my same passion.

I'm a semi retired metal fabricator/welder. That explains the water jetting and the forming. Machining is a hobby for me. Ever since I turned a piece of metal on a lathe in high school, I've wanted one. So now I have three, plus a mill and a surface grinder and a hone and.....? Always keep my...

Had to put a slight bend in the tube to aim it back properly, and then tig welded it to the adapter. Looks like it will work. Just need to pressure test before assembly.

I bought the thickest wall 3/8" hydraulic tube to make the tig welding to the adapter easier. The bad part is, it cannot be flared using conventional tools. I found a video on youtube how a guy did it on his lathe, so I decided to give it a shot. I got a machinable collet that I bored and...

Nice looking guard! I like your bed liner finish idea.

Well, I've spent a lifetime (pun intended) getting it to this point.

One thing I noticed on my right angle drive, the vent was going to be in a bad position. So I took it apart and drilled and tapped for a better location. Taking it apart gave me a chance to study the inner works a bit. The shaft, gears, and especially the bearings seem OK. The casting has got...

Thanks Wolf! I'm going to research the joystick thing.

Actually, it is. Started out as 24'x30' and added on to make it 24'x60'.

Found these single acting cylinders with spring return on ebay. Also found a brand new Greenfield 1-1/8-14 tap on there also for a decent price, which was the thread size for the cylinders. Surface ground 3 flats on the tap so I could use it in the drill chuck to tap the holes on the mill...

Excellent! How did you cut the serrations in the channel legs? If you did those with just a grinder, you're way better than me!

Only diabetics will get the humor....pretty funny!:D

Boring cleans up the hole and makes it round. If I didn't have a reamer, I would bore it to size. The reamer makes sure you're at the proper size with a good surface finish. That is, as long as you don't try and remove a lot of material with it. I like to bore to .010" under size and finish...

Working on the outer boom, which is 5"x4"x3/16" rectangular tube. Welded the reinforcement collar on the end and the mounting blocks for the lock cylinders. Next was the boring and reaming holes for the lock cylinder end caps (pictures forthcoming). Also drilled and tapped the holes for the...

I'll be powering it with a separate pump driven by the PTO. I bought the pump and motor from Surplus Center and used their guide to match them up. It will have around a 30 gallon reservoir which I'm hoping will handle the heat issue. There will be a thermometer sight glass so it can be...