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This may not apply, as I have a 20 year old B7100, but I played with the unlatched brake pedals when I got it. I found that yes, I could lock up one side or the other and yes, when I did it *almost* (+ 1 tire width) pivoted on that wheel, however, in doing so it tore out the grass under that...

I rarely rent things, but a couple of years ago I rented a walk-behind snowblower (wanted to make a rink on the lake but the ice wasn't yet thick enough for the tractor). I got it home and found one auger didn't turn and one track was free-wheeling. Talked to the rental shop on the phone, all...

Ah, rental equipment. Say no more. :p

Is this in your tractor??? My God man, when do you sleep? There's only 700 and change hours in a month to begin with!

Since you have to repair/replace the headlights, why not go LED there too? The total current draw of 3 or 4 LED lights could be less than the draw of the 2 original incandescents.

I will need a cross-member between the arms in any event. However, I'm not sure what the advantage would be to mounting the cylinders inside the arms as compared to over the arms. Mounting them inside the arms would likely require having the arms further apart (to clear the air intake and...

Yes, Yes and a conditional Yes. As far as power goes, I think a single cylinder would likely be adequate. However, there is some method to my madness. My plan is to replace the bucket in the winter with a front-mount blower, so I want to leave the centre, between the lift arms, as uncluttered...

That photo is quite helpful, providing a better sense of proportion. I think my links at the bucket were too long in comparison, possibly putting too much stress on things. I've shortened them up in my design to be more similar in proportion. I lose about 10° of dump angle at the top and about...

So the amount of curl is important, as I kind of suspected. Based on the input received thus far, here is the Mark III design for your critique. It's definitely more complicated, but has the added advantage of keeping the bucket angle constant as the arms are raised and lowered:

I don't even design buildings. I just try to put them out. ;) I can readily see how to increase the dump angle, but at the cost of the curl. I don't see a way to get more than 180° of rotation. If the radius set by the distance between the bottom pivot and the cylinder mount is equal to or less...

Thanks for the feedback guys. The total bucket movement has to be less than 180° (and almost 90° of that is eaten up by the arm travel). So any extra dump with the arms up must come from curl with the arms down. Where is the sweet spot? How much curl can you get out of your FEL with the arms...

I just wanted to bump this in case someone had any design insights (good or bad) before I start ordering metal.

So I think I've got the arm and bucket geometry worked out. Designed for 2"x16" cylinders. Having researched other design comments on this board and elsewhere, the bucket can sit 3" below the grade and is positioned within one front tire diameter of the front axle. Initial lift angle is 10.2°...

How is the land plane at dealing with hills in the driveway? I have a considerable change in grade part way down the drive and then it levels out again beyond that.

Ok, comparing your bucket profile to the tire size, I'd estimate it to be around 18" tall. And that the flat bottom is around 13" wide before it rounds up into the back. So, at 42", your bucket is probably somewhere between 5 and 6 cu ft. capacity? In which case, I should be in the right...

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...

Another thought: does yours have a decompression lever? Perhaps it's stuck open on the cold cylinder?

White smoke = unburnt diesel. Cold cylinder suggests no fire there. Hows the compression on the low temp cylinder compared to the hot cylinder? Any blow-by out the crankcase vent? Another possibility is a bad glow plug. Other possible causes such as clogged air filter, bad fuel or injector...

I dealt with the speed wobble today. First, I followed the WSM instructions for taking up the excess play in the steering box. Then, as I attempted to measure the toe-in I discovered the starboard tie-rod end and the tie-rod itself were both bent -- obviously hit a pole or tree at some point in...

By "crusher run" I refer to crushed granite up to 3/4" down to dust. By "glacial till" I refer to mostly sand, up to baseball sized rounded stones, as deposited by the glacier on it's retreat. This guy did. Although, for some reason he didn't angle the blades. The tractor he's pulling it with...