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zling 10-24-2014 09:48 PM

Rear weight bracket/cargo rack
 
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had this weight bracket I made a while back to hold 2 cement blocks for help with plowing snow. This summer I got a FEL 128 so it ended up on it and I've been messing around in the woods with it clearing trails and cutting firewood so i decided i needed somewhere to carry my saw, fuel can, oil, tools, ax etc. So heres what i came up with just painted her up will get it all mounted up tomorrow. let me know what you think

bocephus1991 10-24-2014 10:43 PM

Looks like it should work! That second to last pic it looks like a BBQ grill! Put done burgers on and grill supper while you mow or move dirt!

zling 10-25-2014 12:19 PM

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finished pics or at least finished for now

Sam Mac 10-25-2014 05:33 PM

Looks like a well thought out solution to me. :beerchug:

zling 10-25-2014 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam Mac (Post 292962)
Looks like a well thought out solution to me. :beerchug:

Thanks it go a lot of use today works great for firewood duty pulls logs really well but for that work I prefer my 148

IHCadetCollector 12-22-2014 08:08 PM

Good idea but, too much weight abd every time you hit a bump you'll be popping wheelies!

zling 12-28-2014 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by IHCadetCollector (Post 301539)
Good idea but, too much weight abd every time you hit a bump you'll be popping wheelies!

too much weight? no such thing especially with a loader on the front.

J-Mech 12-28-2014 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by zling (Post 302339)
too much weight? no such thing especially with a loader on the front.

That's what you think..... till the thing between the loader and the rear bracket decides it wasn't made for that kind of weight. :bigeyes:

zling 12-28-2014 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 302342)
That's what you think..... till the thing between the loader and the rear bracket decides it wasn't made for that kind of weight. :bigeyes:

I beef up everything on my tractors they are far from stock underneath. I like pushing the limits of these old cubs

J-Mech 12-29-2014 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by zling (Post 302359)
I beef up everything on my tractors they are far from stock underneath. I like pushing the limits of these old cubs

On the frame? Or did you install larger bearings in the rear axle tubes, maybe larger diameter axles.....
In your pics I don't see 5, or even 4 bolt wheel hubs on front, so your still running on a 3/4" axle shaft. Even if you upgraded to a 1" one, it's still too small for all the weight of a loader with a load on it. How about the front pivot rod on the axle? Is it larger?

As far as I'm concerned, a FEL on a stock GT is just an accident waiting to happen. Just not big enough for that kind of load. SGT.... they are a little better to put one one. If nothing else, longer WB makes a huge difference. I just hope you don't find the weak point when you have 7-800# hanging on the front. It is a tractor, but not a big tractor.


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