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Thanks Vigo very thorough thread lots of information on things I should be watching in general, like those stripped out factory holes from using factory bolts with the subframe. Amd definately gave me some idea for a stop

U Yes the wooden 2x4 is definately temporary, I have a peice of 2x4 steel square tube for that brace. i jjst didnt want to tie the two loader arms tugether till i had 99%of the other welding done on them as its going to make that contraption quite awkward to maneuver. And yes I will...

Made some major progress today got the curl cylinders "roughed in" not particularly thrilled but unless I make major changes I'm kinda stuck with what I have. I'm going to see how the current setup works and if I have to revisit it in the fall when it's time to switch the loader for the plow...

I 'll get some side shots maybe over the weekend, they are going to be tight becuase the garage is such a giant mess from this project and others. I didn't get a measurement on bucket height just yet but I think it's somewhere between 66 and 68 inches could be a few inches off from that, I'll...

Made some progress this week, evenings after work,the result is my scrap metal "bucket" hanging from the lift arms (kinda) its only got one bracket on each side tacked on enough to raise it and lower it and get a feel for how the final product is going to work. With any luck I'll get those...

You need more rocks/boulders pulled from your trench to male it a bit more of a challenge 🤔

Happy Easter all, I'm not accomplishing anything this weekend between family time and a day in NYC yesterday (yuck). Hoping to get back on it this week. Question on hose diamter, will 1/4" be enough for the entire runs being that im using 1" rods on the cylinders? Or should I run 3/8" until the...

I read that as."if you must wear clothes" 😆 😂 😆, I'm like no I'm definately wearing clothes lol in all seriousness I try to wear only cotton, the pants I was wearing in the demo saw incident where a thin canvas poly blend and they melted as much as they burned, it didnt feel great. Also a...

I do not like sweating either, at all but thankfully the weather up here hasn't been shorts and t shirt weather just yet, but it is getting closer by the day and I'm not too excited about it I prefer fall/winter My skin is also flame retartedant, but not very burn resistant as I found out in...

That looks good, and makes me feel better about my build (it's a compliment, if you don't mind me asking what size cylinders did you use (length, rod diameter, bore diameter)

Got a little more dome this afternoon before it was "quittin time" got one side of the tower to front bumper "brace/strut" roughly figured out. Still some neatening up to do with it but the basic plan is laid in stone. My original calculations must have been off as the square tube I'm using...

I'm late to this party, but congrats on 60 years Magic. We just celebrated a dear freind of ours 50th yesterday, and I'm only getting ready to end year 12 in a few months, so 30,40,50,60 years is quite a feat. Again that's amazing in today's anti marriage anti family anti value anti moral (need...

I will probably end up cutting off the extra stuff after I get everything bombed in , it's just not high on my list right now. Oncce I catch something on an edge while working on it , im sure itll be moved up the priorty ladder (lol) . Seriously though a few extra cuttoff wheels is not a big...

I wasn't sure, if I was gaining anything, but it was more of a "what material I acquired at low/no cost, now that I know im not gaining anything I will likely at minimum radius the corners or completely cut those off all depends on how ambitious I feel, I'm sure they are going to be the Bain of...

Made a little bit of progress between last evening and this morning, got all the lift cylinder brackets tacked on as well as the tower to arm brackets tacked on. Got my lift cylinder set to 19 degrees which should give me a decent lift capacity , I was aiming for 15 so anything more is a bonus...

Thanks Barts, it's the angle that kills me and being able to slide my arm along the surface and keep my movements consistent.

Hard to believe the same guy with the same welder made these, they may not be perfect but way better then at the start of this project IMHO. now if only I could nail down consistently getting these results

My top handle is a old stihl 019 I got some chains off Amazon last year chineseium skip tooth(upstart components is the brand I think) they are great for. Bucking not so great for felling, too grabby but I think I paid 30(something) for 3, barely worth sharpening which I also haven't mastered...

Absolutely it will, arguably one of the best $ for $ prosumer saws in the 60 cc range, sorry stihl fanboys lol I know this is an orange site but the echo is orange as well

For us laymen, there is the Echo Timberwolf, which I have and happen to love I need to get a 24 or 30" bar for it though.