This weekend was supposed to be outdoor seasonal stuff. You know setting up lights, wreaths and stuff. Well, we got the tree on Friday (vacation day) and it was miserable in the mountains, rain, rain and more rain. Got home and it all followed us to wreck the outdoor plans after putting the tree up Saturday morning. So, switch to plan B for the afternoon, "Garage Time"!!!
I was able to finally work on a few items I was planning to do to the tractor. Nothing major just three things that would make some jobs a bit easier.
1 & 2 : Hooks and D-rings
The 3/8" hooks I bought earlier this year, the rings just last week. For the hooks I used 1/2" bolts and backing plates. The rating is way above the loader capabilities.
The D-rings are just to keep large items in place while in the bucket. They are light duty rated at 3k lbs but they'll only see about 500lbs. The pic is just of one side...
3 : Safety Shield
The loader hydraulic lines run across and above a tube. I've ocasionally have rocks and such roll over the top of the bucket. Nothing has hit the lines yet, but a few times it was close. I just keep imagining lines getting dammaged. Using a 4" wide 3/16" thick scrap sheet I cut it to 25" long. For the front edge I used an 3/16" 1"×1" angle. Welded the angle on top of the sheet metal to form a protective lip that covers the lines. The welding is not the best but I was able to clean it up and paint it. Turned out to be real sturdy.
I was able to finally work on a few items I was planning to do to the tractor. Nothing major just three things that would make some jobs a bit easier.
1 & 2 : Hooks and D-rings
The 3/8" hooks I bought earlier this year, the rings just last week. For the hooks I used 1/2" bolts and backing plates. The rating is way above the loader capabilities.
The D-rings are just to keep large items in place while in the bucket. They are light duty rated at 3k lbs but they'll only see about 500lbs. The pic is just of one side...
3 : Safety Shield
The loader hydraulic lines run across and above a tube. I've ocasionally have rocks and such roll over the top of the bucket. Nothing has hit the lines yet, but a few times it was close. I just keep imagining lines getting dammaged. Using a 4" wide 3/16" thick scrap sheet I cut it to 25" long. For the front edge I used an 3/16" 1"×1" angle. Welded the angle on top of the sheet metal to form a protective lip that covers the lines. The welding is not the best but I was able to clean it up and paint it. Turned out to be real sturdy.
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