MF30
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You're welcome, bring a hard hat and a pair of goggles!I’m going to have to call to your place some day, for nothing else but to have a look around!!!
You're welcome, bring a hard hat and a pair of goggles!I’m going to have to call to your place some day, for nothing else but to have a look around!!!
The fact that your brackets are in front of the weight keeps the weight further back and even more of a cantilever effect for better balance.Was looking for a weight for the tractor and loader but they seemed dear so said I'd cobble my own... Wanted to be able to tow a trailer as well with it on. Used the front part of a old mchale block cutter for the quick attach, its coming in at 970kg. Only bit of concrete is at the top to level it off. Must put a sheet on the top to finish it off and spray it sometime. Keeps the back down well!
Exactly, might sort out something so that I can put 4 ferguson weights on their side at the back, would give a extra 180kg and not much extra length to it. Giving the front axle a easier life is the main reason for it.. It has to be a help :scratchhead:The fact that your brackets are in front of the weight keeps the weight further back and even more of a cantilever effect for better balance.
My one fabricated by my brother, steel casing mainly filled with old bolts being thrown out at work and infilled with concrete, 775kg towing hitch each side as it is reversible. Can be turned out or in depending on amount of overhanging weight you need. Hitch handy for moving trailer with seed.Was looking for a weight for the tractor and loader but they seemed dear so said I'd cobble my own... Wanted to be able to tow a trailer as well with it on. Used the front part of a old mchale block cutter for the quick attach, its coming in at 970kg. Only bit of concrete is at the top to level it off. Must put a sheet on the top to finish it off and spray it sometime. Keeps the back down well!
That's a fine job.... A bit more polished than mine!My one fabricated by my brother, steel casing mainly filled with old bolts being thrown out at work and infilled with concrete, 775kg towing hitch each side as it is reversible. Can be turned out or in depending on amount of overhanging weight you need. Hitch handy for moving trailer with seed.
Your one will do the job fine too. To be honest I have yet to use it in the reversed position (less overhang) but when making it I thought it would be handy to be able to turn it both ways. If I was doing a bit of loading in a tight yard I may turn it in.That's a fine job.... A bit more polished than mine!
The fact that your brackets are in front of the weight keeps the weight further back and even more of a cantilever effect for better balance.
Everyone has their own way of thinking, the theory behind ours was making it wider rather than longer would be more helpful for keeping the back wheels on the ground and wouldn't restrict maneuverability too much. Also setting the lifting points in the concrete would result in less strain on the welds, hopefully meaning there was less chance of it pulling apart. Time will tellExactly, might sort out something so that I can put 4 ferguson weights on their side at the back, would give a extra 180kg and not much extra length to it. Giving the front axle a easier life is the main reason for it.. It has to be a help :scratchhead:
The main observation I've had on tractors with heavy weights swinging around on the lift arms is that the balls on the lift arms where they connect to the tractor trumpet housings are nearly always worn out, if possible try to keep check chains tight to reduce swinging and to increase stability. Not easy I know, unless there's a quick attach system involved.Everyone has their own way of thinking, the theory behind ours was making it wider rather than longer would be more helpful for keeping the back wheels on the ground and wouldn't restrict maneuverability too much. Also setting the lifting points in the concrete would result in less strain on the welds, hopefully meaning there was less chance of it pulling apart. Time will tell
There are no check chains on that Deutz, there are stabiliser blocks, and there's a standard Cat 2 width cross shaft in the weight block so when you raise the arms fully there is no sideways movement. The bigger ones have quick-release stabilisers that again are always set at a standard width and lock when the arms are raised. I wouldn't like to have that kind of weight swinging around with a bale of silage on a raised loader, it could have the complete opposite effect to the one intended :eek3:The main observation I've had on tractors with heavy weights swinging around on the lift arms is that the balls on the lift arms where they connect to the tractor trumpet housings are nearly always worn out, if possible try to keep check chains tight to reduce swinging and to increase stability. Not easy I know, unless there's a quick attach system involved.
I’m going to have to call to your place some day, for nothing else but to have a look around!!!
Have you a toddler?I'm going to shoot the bloody cat.
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Have you a toddler?
Send it through in wellies following the cat tracks. Then itt'l be cute!!
Mate of mine did it on his garden path.... It is cute!
Giving a mechanic a hand at the moment.
Theres some crazy amount of work involved in this transmission
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Thats a Komatsu is it, a reasonably old one
Is there a mechanic Tralee direction who can repair transmissions or now that its removed are you sending it further afield? Castledermot direction maybe
Chinese pump has plastic gears, Stihl has steel gears?Just in from stripping down the ms180 to replace the oil pump.
Put a Chinese pump in it 2 years ago and it did a few tanks is all before it calved.
Genuine stihl was about 5 times the spurious one but will probably outlive the saw
how much did it cost for the steel to make the bucket? I adapted a secondhand bucket to the matbro last winter, and found it difficult to mount the bracket at the correct angle. I managed to get it done in a rush by welding a worn out dung fork to the bucket. I wouldn't mind doing it properly if I had dimensions to work off.Finally finished the bucket today, not sure whether it looks odd with curved sides or not. Its done now anyway!!
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@BasilSeal was there much of a saving making your own compared to buying one
You could shorten the bottom of the crowd rams where they mount to the frame, looks like the last bit is solid steel so wouldn’t be a big job. Just be careful welding a ram, extend it fully, drain it of oil and have hose removed so it can vent gas/heat.Started makeing the q/w headstock for the small ih loader of the 475. Think I’ve left the arms too short and will have limited crowd on it might gain a smal bit by nicking something from the plates . Would it be a bad idea to try move the cross beam up a bit on loader ? Have to chop some more off orignal arms and plate them in on the sides and have to put some bits on top bar of q/a and mount the locking pins.
Be about £550 for the steel, anything secondhand needing work with a worn out cutting edge seemed to be around the same money and new around £1000.how much did it cost for the steel to make the bucket? I adapted a secondhand bucket to the matbro last winter, and found it difficult to mount the bracket at the correct angle. I managed to get it done in a rush by welding a worn out dung fork to the bucket. I wouldn't mind doing it properly if I had dimensions to work off.