ridgerunner Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Every once in awhile I got to take a tranny or a truck axle from the barn up to the garage or any thing else thats heavy.I always end up struggling. I have a full size wrecker but many times its just to big to get what I need. So I came up with this idea and built it over the weekend. Used a 4 ton bottle jack for the lift and various steel tube for every thing else. For ease of installation the undercarriage mounts underneath then, bolt on the boom. It lifts up 150# with boom fully extened without any counterweight. I then made a front weight out of 6x8 tube filled with steel shot(195#'s) With the front counterweight it will easly lift an engine when not extended. I will keep in mind that the fork lift option lifts 500# at the very back of the tractor. Boom hight is about 6' 8" and extends from 30" to 56". Theres also a nub so I can still use the trailer. It'll be usful to load and unload heavy suff from trucks too.
ZippoVarga Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Paul, Impressive as usual. I wish I had your time and if memory serves....all those tools in them thar wallsworth of tool cabinets. Sweet looking set up be sure!!
ReedS Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Your fabrication is indeed impressive I can only dream to do that sort of thing in my own garage. I would only like to point out 1 potential problem that you may not have seen as of yet, that is that area where the bgb bolts to the frame is a weak point in the allis/simp design. I have seen more than 1 or 2 that have broken the frame in that area, hence the sub-frame that is required when mounting a loader on these tractors. Beyond that kudos to a job well done.;)
toad270 Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 nice work but I have to agree about the frame mine is weld there
ridgerunner Posted March 14, 2005 Author Posted March 14, 2005 A rear end is about the heavyest thing I plan to lift, about 200 to 250# at the most, hadent hung a 1 ton an a scale yet. I was woundering about the bgb mounting when making it. Where do they generaly crack? by the bolts or the plate where it attaches to the frame sides?
ReedS Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Paul they usually crack at the welds on the sides (verticals) where the bgb mounting plate butts up.
JoeJ Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Paul, Very nice from design to fabrication. You did a real top notch job. Joe
comet66 Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Very nice work Paul, that should do the job. I was also wondering about hanging that 195# on the front with out connecting the two subframes.
tractormike Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 VERY nice work! An excellent job of fabing up equipment! I would also think about fastening the front and the rear frames together. I have had to weld a frame back together that cracked where the verticle welds where and as far as I know that tractor only ever had a mower deck under it.
Just_Me Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Hello Paul!! Excellent work!! You must have alot of experience with fabrcating equipment Nice Job!! Will you be chomeing this??
SimpleMan Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Very nice. I especially like the nice clean welding on the frame. It's easy to see that you've done that sort of thing before. Gord
Chris727 Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Nice Rig! What kind of tires are on the rear? Thanks. Chris
MPH Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Nice job and great idea Paul. Can sortta forsee my engine hoist getting a remodle job done too it.
D-17_Dave Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Very impressive handy work there. And added to a nice looking Big-Ten. I agree, kudos.
johnmonkey Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 A year or so ago there was someone who posted some pictures of a beefed up bevel gear box. I think they may have a pattern of the design. That fabrication job is fantastic. JH
BLT Posted March 16, 2005 Posted March 16, 2005 quote:Originally posted by ridgerunner A rear end is about the heavyest thing I plan to lift, about 200 to 250# at the most, hadent hung a 1 ton an a scale yet. I was woundering about the bgb mounting when making it. Where do they generaly crack? by the bolts or the plate where it attaches to the frame sides? I think that if you get into some heavy lifting, you might want to make some sort of support on the rear pedestal so you don't over tax the axle tubes. I think those might be more questionable then the BGB if the BGB bolts are torqued up. This would inhibit traveling with a heavy load but be more useful in a statioary state. Just a thought. Good job on putting it together, and I just want to see it last a long time.
toad270 Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 mine cracked on the vertical weld where they welded the plate to the frame rails
AGCO918 Posted March 21, 2005 Posted March 21, 2005 Very nice tractor & crane you have there.I like the detail you have taken in making the crane & weight on the front of the tractor.
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