Since I bought my BX2230 and having to do maintenance and repairs on it, I wanted to make a safety stop for the loader. So, Saturday after installing a new air bag on the rear axle of my Transcraft stepdeck, I decided it was time to make one up.
For the tube, I used a 13.5" long piece of 1.5" square 11ga tube. I cut one side out with my plasma cutter so it would slip over the ram. On one end I took a 1" flat washer and cut a section out, making a big "C", so it would also slide over the ram. For the end of the ram with the pin, I took a 1.5" shaft collar, removed the set screw, mounted on a 1.5" aluminum shaft, made sure it's square and cut it in two on the band saw. I took one of the narrower collars and cut out the area for the set screw, about 15° or 20°, then cut the remaining piece in two equal pieces. Then I welded the "C" washer to one end of the tube and the collar segments to the other end. Even after I tried wire brushing and bead blasting the cad plating off the washer and collar, it still gave me fits when I MIG welded it together, so don't look at the welds closely. They're Gorilla welds, ugly but tough.
Now I can put this in place when I need to work under the front of the tractor without trying to get a 4 X 4 to stand up while I lower the bucket on it.
I even built a second one for a friend who has a BX just like mine, who had mentioned making a similar stop.
For the tube, I used a 13.5" long piece of 1.5" square 11ga tube. I cut one side out with my plasma cutter so it would slip over the ram. On one end I took a 1" flat washer and cut a section out, making a big "C", so it would also slide over the ram. For the end of the ram with the pin, I took a 1.5" shaft collar, removed the set screw, mounted on a 1.5" aluminum shaft, made sure it's square and cut it in two on the band saw. I took one of the narrower collars and cut out the area for the set screw, about 15° or 20°, then cut the remaining piece in two equal pieces. Then I welded the "C" washer to one end of the tube and the collar segments to the other end. Even after I tried wire brushing and bead blasting the cad plating off the washer and collar, it still gave me fits when I MIG welded it together, so don't look at the welds closely. They're Gorilla welds, ugly but tough.
Now I can put this in place when I need to work under the front of the tractor without trying to get a 4 X 4 to stand up while I lower the bucket on it.
I even built a second one for a friend who has a BX just like mine, who had mentioned making a similar stop.
