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I have 'most' of a 3pt setup on my parts tractor, and i might be willing to do some trading.. I've got to think about whether i will ever make this one operable with a 3pt again. I have some goofy ideas to do something with it but that thing may or may not involve the 3pt at all, so i'm...

Well, it's been a crazy 8 months since i left this thread in limbo. I did continue working on the tractor in fits and starts and accumulated a lot of pictures and story, but didn't keep up with posting it. The tractor actually got done enough to 'go home', so now i have no reason to leave this...

Yeah, sounds like easy digging for a smooth blade. I’m guessing the ripper youre talking about is a single large shank, but if youve got a box blade with several rippers on it that would make faster work of it since itll rip a path as wide as the bucket in one go. Have fun, im jealous of the...

Well, all the mounting points are going to depend on the blade and cylinder that you have. If you dont have the cylinder yet then you get to pick based more on what’s best rather than ‘what ya got’. In general i would say try to get a cylinder with a thick rod diameter because once its...

With HST i cant see a use for cruise control unless your foot actually gets tired or something. I have it on one of my tractors and ive literally never touched it, as in never even put my hand on that control, in the over a year ive had it.. A well used L245DT sounds right up my alley.. but i...

Ok, so it happens while lifting an actual load. Does it only stutter on the way up and once you stop raising it it stays there normally? It probably has something to do with position control. I dont know if theres a way to disable that function in order to test that theory. I dont know if its...

Kinda figured 2” square tube would be real bulky for those diagonal braces but, ya know, ‘using what you got’. 🤷‍♂️ Turns out my skin is more ‘FR’ than my clothes, and id almost rather get burned than get soggy working here in south texas so my usual welding attire is shorts, and most of my...

Yeah, the SSQA system is not all that great, it just became the 'common denominator' over the course of decades. But tractor use in general has as a truth that we are usually using or doing not-ideal things that are only safe or workable by making up for it with operator skill/caution. So, in...

You're correct. On a double-acting cylinder with a rod that only comes out one end of it, in order for the cylinder to change position the total amount of fluid in the cylinder must change. Leakage across the piston seals in the cylinders is irrelevant because fluid cannot move from one side to...

Wait.. what hydraulic rubber belt? Do you have an external hydraulic pump that is driven by a belt? I guess powering your loader? We never got pics of that stuff, so hard to offer much help. It is not a factory part as far as i know.

I wouldn't be THAT much work to cut all the extraneous stuff off. Glad you're making progress. I just gave back my buddy's tractor i posted pics of after working on it off and on for a year, and now i find myself searching for the next 'welding on a tractor' thing to do around here.. feels...

I think someone with the fab skills is absolutely justified to buy a 3k or less towable and convert it to a BRAND NEW tractor backhoe with a free hydraulic power pack (lol), vs waiting around for a worn out one that already fits but needs other metalwork anyway to not be a piece of crap, or...

With a regular top link that will help you empty the box because it will tilt it forward as it raises, which will 'dump' the box forward a little by raising the rear, making it easier to get the load out and also more likely to clear it without dragging the top back off the pile you just...

Just looked at the specs.. 2.7gpm pump. Yeah sounds slow to me!! Something like that is a great thing to have, i wouldn't turn my nose up at ANY similar digging machine if its the only practical option for someone who wants to own a digger, they're ALL better than shoveling! As far as turning...

Yeah, if you assume 1/2 is the worst case scenario its still over 500 lbs off the ground. But usually as the loader lifts the leverage gets worse.. even though the cylinder ends up pointing near vertical, it ends up being more lateral distance out past the cylinder than behind it. Generally...

Well you're using the calculators and doing the actual math so you're probably way ahead of me already. But im thinking that 686/ea or ~1370 total is at the pins right in the crook of the loader arms, so i believe you would take the distance from the upright/tower pin to the pin there at the...

You might be happy to know that the cheapest going rate for 100ah pre-built 12v lifepo4 is now ~$270. But the cheapest thing is always to get the most life out of what you've already got. :)

Coming along huh! If you want more than 60" lift height you would probably move the tower/upright end of the lift cylinders upwards, but in doing so you lose a bit of lift force. The factory hydraulics have a relief valve in the 3pt assembly which i believe is set at something like 1700psi...

The one weird thing about npt which has bit me i think twice over the years is since its a tapered thread, when you first start threading 2 things together you’re threading the smallest part of the male thread to the biggest part of the female thread and that makes it possible to start it...

So with my automotive experience i actually like NPT whereas it seems to be most people’s least favorite. I think it just comes from getting VERY comfortable with how much torque you can get away with on things before bad stuff happens. Using NPT without getting comfortable tightening it...