Check this, Skeets. I made it back in 2012 not long after getting the L3200. It was still working well when I sold the tractor last year. The lower end of the plain rod is held by a damper swivel. Pictures leave a bit to be desired. A couple things worth mentioning:
If I did it again, I'd locate the damper swivel farther from the pin the bucket swings on. Someone mentioned that would make it easier to watch the rod because it would move farther for a given rotation of the bucket. Kinda like the seat on a merry-go-round travels a greater arc distance than 4" away from the hub.
It was suggested that the end of the clear PVC pipe I used should be cut at an angle for better visibility. As time passed and the inside of the clear pipe became scratched up it was hard to watch for the rod. To get around that, I cut the pipe in half lengthwise for a few inches at the top end.
The pipe is held in place with one eye bolt into the plate on the loader frame. The eye bolt was pressed closed to grip the pipe tightly. The pipe could still be tweaked up/down for adjustment.
Damper Control Swivel 1/4-28 X 9/16
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Here's a really simple item that made life easy. I was recently moving lots of dirt to bury a 1,000 gallon propane tank. The lower part of our yard became the donor area because it is bottomless topsoil. There's a large area that I cut down from nothing at one end to maybe 18" at the other...
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