lol, thanks. Haha, that's one way to know, for sure!
Ok, good. Don't forget that step, it'll prevent a headache later (if in fact they would break when the pins are worn).
Stump grinder build
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Ok, good. Don't forget that step, it'll prevent a headache later (if in fact they would break when the pins are worn).
Tacked up the shorter main frame and checked for fit. This one is within 1/2" of the lowest part of my tractor and that works for me. Finished the welding and next up will be welding on the swivels.
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That looks great! I can't wait to see this thing finished and a video of it operating!
Mounting the swivel clevises to the main frame. The ones for the boom and vertical cylinder are pretty straight forward. I want to mount the boom with the cylinder attached to the main frame to locate the other end of the cylinders. Just the old school way I still prefer.
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Got the boom mounted and the cylinder plate located and welded. I knew it was going to be close to the grease fitting, but made it with a little room to spare.
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Thinking ahead, I would like to powder coat this when done. Has any body tried to match the rops gray up to an RAL chart?
Got the boom mounted to the main frame with the cylinder and starting to work on the swing cylinder swivel. Mounted the motor and drive just to make sure there will be no clearance issues.
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Lil Foot
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Man, this thing looks more & more awesome every time you post! Can't wait to see it in operation! Hope you've got lots of stumps to chew up.
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Remebered there has been a handful of threads on powder coating. Hopefully one of them has the RAL # you're looking for. Can't search by RAL .. too few characters... 4 is minimum
Below is search using keywords "powder coat" not sure how long it will store that search id. Only finds about 8 threads though
http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/search.php?searchid=1832727
Trust me. No lack of stumps. We'll know by the end whether we have a good machine or not!
Thanks coachgeo!Remebered there has been a handful of threads on powder coating. Hopefully one of them has the RAL # you're looking for. Can't search by RAL .. too few characters... 4 is minimum
Below is search using keywords "powder coat" not sure how long it will store that search id. Only finds about 8 threads though
http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/search.php?searchid=1832727
I found a site that has a good match for the new orange, or so they claim. Ordered some today to try it out. Orange would be my first choice anyway, but I know from trying a couple different orange RAL colors that there isn't a good match for the new, redder orange.
Working on the end mount for the swing cylinder. Looks like 10 degrees will give me a 90 degree angle when the boom is straight. Cut and threaded some round stock and then milled it at 10 degrees. Tacked in place and looks like the angle will work well.
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Got the swivel made for the swing cylinder and the mounts located. Tested the swing and all looks good.
Installed the lock cylinders to check for clearance issues and all look OK, except that I see a guard coming for the bottom ones in the future.
Installed the lock cylinders to check for clearance issues and all look OK, except that I see a guard coming for the bottom ones in the future.
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skeets....
here one that is similar, I have one of these little buggers, they do things in a tight spot well!
https://www.amazon.com/Liftmaster-H...TF8&qid=1468261887&sr=8-3&keywords=floor+jack
The fittings at the swivel end of the boom are for the extension cylinder, correct?
What are the fittings in the side of the boom?
What are the fittings in the side of the boom?
I bought them at Fleet Farm, which I believe is only in the Midwest. Handy little guys for sure!
Those are my lock cylinders for taking the slack out of the boom when grinding. They are single acting cylinders with spring return that I found on EBay for $10 each. It would be ideal if I can come up with a system that would release the pressure automatically when extending and retracting the boom.