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Post by steelin81 on Jan 15, 2012 13:13:09 GMT -5
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TwoTone
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Listen to metal. Its good for you.
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Post by TwoTone on Jan 15, 2012 13:28:16 GMT -5
Nice work man. Could be handy for picking up rocks and trees on our farm
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Post by 70ds on Jan 15, 2012 13:33:13 GMT -5
That is a dang nice bucket and grapple. You do some really good work. If you get bored you can build me a full size one to put on my F-11 Farmhand. ;D
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Post by drtycaseihsprckt on Jan 15, 2012 14:17:02 GMT -5
Great craftsmanship there! Remind me of the projects my grandfather used to do daily for his customers! Like they say, that thing is stout!
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Post by miniskfarm on Jan 15, 2012 15:23:56 GMT -5
looks pretty mean. Are you going to paint it?
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Post by syrenen on Jan 15, 2012 16:17:12 GMT -5
That thing looks spectacular for some metal fabrication It's really fantastic.  |
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Post by CRFarms on Jan 15, 2012 17:31:31 GMT -5
That's a sucker. Does the compact handle it well?
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Post by AGrall on Jan 15, 2012 17:58:59 GMT -5
Wow that is pretty impressive, for everything scratch built!
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Post by steelin81 on Jan 16, 2012 1:31:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments, It is going to get a coat of black put on it (Green cost's too much). The tractor has no problem with handling the bucket. The loader will lift alot more than the back end can hold down. I also made a counterweight for the back end to fit the 3pt hitch.
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Post by putsie on Jan 16, 2012 7:42:31 GMT -5
One look at that and you can tell, welding is more than a hobby  Well built, very impressive bucket and grapple. I like that a lot. Those little tractors are fantastic little rigs too and the loader on them makes em all the more cool in my opinion. I'd love one for around the yard. |
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Post by treymo on Jan 16, 2012 9:04:48 GMT -5
That is sharp. Your reasoning on welders, Older because you can get that much of a better bead run with them or your just that used to them?
Trey
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Post by steelin81 on Jan 17, 2012 20:35:44 GMT -5
Trey, I'm a fan of the older machines because of how simple they are. The four cylinder flat head Continentals are very low maitenence and fairly trouble free. My 57 Sa-200 has around 20,000 hrs since the last time the engine was rebuild in 1998. They are mag driven and easy to start in cold weather. They are smoother because of how the generators are wound. Plus they don't have all the digital readouts and microchips to screw up on them. On the downside they don't produce AC power so you have to be careful when you buy power tools.
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Post by raynaud on Jan 18, 2012 19:27:46 GMT -5
Nice work,Would love to have one for our kubota
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Post by steelin81 on Jan 18, 2012 19:52:26 GMT -5
Brendan depending what size your Kubota is you could probably buy one. You can get them for the next biiger size Deere, but not for the 2305 like this tractor is. If you are intersested let me know I could build another and ship it your way.
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Well built, very impressive bucket and grapple. I like that a lot. Those little tractors are fantastic little rigs too and the loader on them makes em all the more cool in my opinion. I'd love one for around the yard. 
