Safety locks for front end loader

Dieselbob · Mar 31, 2015

After going back and forth on a couple of different designs, I came up with these, which came in REALLY handy when I was working under the loader setting up my digital tachometer. I took some 1 1/4" ID galvanized pipe, ripped in lengthwise and then added nuts to bolt the two halves together and lined it with some soft rubber to protect my hydraulic cylinders. I made one for each side, and they work good and take up very little space in my tool box.

85Hokie · Mar 31, 2015

Dieselbob said:
After going back and forth on a couple of different designs, I came up with these, which came in REALLY handy when I was working under the loader setting up my digital tachometer. I took some 1 1/4" ID galvanized pipe, ripped in lengthwise and then added nuts to bolt the two halves together and lined it with some soft rubber to protect my hydraulic cylinders. I made one for each side, and they work good and take up very little space in my tool box.

Bob ,

outstanding work ----- now when you said RIPPED......you took a cut off wheel and cut them?

Or did you push a circular saw with a metal cutting blade? Then again, a band saw (metal cutting) would work well!! Either way, that is a great way to protect one's self in a just in case momment!!!

Dieselbob · Mar 31, 2015

I WANTED to cut them on my metal cutting bandsaw, but it would have taken quite some time to properly jig it, so I just cut them with a 4 1/2' angle grinder. You'll notice they are not perfectly straight cuts, but they fit back together as a matched set, so it's not a big deal.

ShaunBlake · Mar 31, 2015

Dieselbob said:
After going back and forth on a couple of different designs, I came up with these...

Aw, DB, you so clever! I'm gonna start a collection of yer 'designs', and start adding stuff to my stash of stuff.

Dieselbob said:
I WANTED to cut them on my metal cutting bandsaw, but it would have taken quite some time to properly jig it...

I'm having trouble imagining what jig you would have had to make that would take long. What make/model bandsaw do you have? And grinding them in two must have taken a *while*! (I think I'd have gotten a 32-tpi blade for my ShopSmith bandsaw if I had to make even one of those cuts!

Dieselbob · Mar 31, 2015

My metal bandsaw (power hacksaw if you prefer) is the type where the saw slowly comes down onto the metal and is really only set up to crosscut. To rip the pipe legthwise, I would have had to figure a way to clamp it down to the saw table. Even then, I'm not sure the the saw throat would be anywhere near wide enough to cut a pipe that length. It took probably 7-8 minutes each to cut with the grinder.

85Hokie · Apr 2, 2015

Dieselbob said:
My metal bandsaw (power hacksaw if you prefer) is the type where the saw slowly comes down onto the metal and is really only set up to crosscut. To rip the pipe legthwise, I would have had to figure a way to clamp it down to the saw table. Even then, I'm not sure the the saw throat would be anywhere near wide enough to cut a pipe that length. It took probably 7-8 minutes each to cut with the grinder.

DB,

A portaband would do it - much like the bandsaw - guiding it straight would be the chore - the portabands offset throat would allow you to cut.....straight would be up to the operator!

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-Deep-Cut-Band-Saw-AC-with-Case-6232-21/203261029?N=5yc1vZc2h4

Dieselbob · Apr 2, 2015

Between myself, my dad and my buddy, we have a LOT of tools, for wood, metal and everything in between, but we don't have one of those. I have never even used one. How in the heck do you cut a straight line with one of those?

85Hokie · Apr 2, 2015

Dieselbob said:
Between myself, my dad and my buddy, we have a LOT of tools, for wood, metal and everything in between, but we don't have one of those. I have never even used one. How in the heck do you cut a straight line with one of those?

doing what we are talking about is a tough job - need two sets of lines vertical to follow - great tool for cutting almost any situation, once the object no longer fits the throat - party over with!!!

great for cutting angle, square tubing, round stock, flat bar.....you name it !!!

Daren Todd · Apr 3, 2015

Must be kubota isn't supplying safety locks for the fel's any more. Dads l2250 with la400 fel came with a set that ride inside the subframe on the left side of the tractor. Never noticed them there till I seen your post. Or are these for something else?

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Tooljunkie · Apr 3, 2015

Kubota has prop stands for removing loader. Many people use angle iron And a strap to hold them in place.

Daren Todd · Apr 4, 2015

Makes sense. We've never removed the fel, wondered if that might be a use for them. Seem kinda thin though to support for storage

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