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Originally Posted by Matt G.
Wow! I hope you've got that very securely attached to the frame and rearend in a lot of places...that's A LOT of weight hanging quite a ways out with no bracing. I hope nothing breaks.
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The fabricated bracket attached to the tractor is angle iron,
being 2 pieces of 3/8 thickness, 4"x6"x 10" long.
They are welded together to make a "C" shape which snugly slips on either side of the tractor frame.
It attaches to the frame with the existing 3/8" bolt holes on the frame sides, below the sleeve hitch piviot, it also attaches to the lower sleeve hitch "U" brackets 1/2" holes on the Differential housing
That gives me 4, 3/8" bolts and 2, 1/2" bolts in a shear configeration.
Welded to that, and protruding out 24" is a 1/4" thick 4"x8" piece of truck frame,that the weights sit on.
The fabrication is brutally strong and it ties the dif. casting & tractor Frame together.
As I see the leverage effect, the weight is pulling the frame rearward & downward and pushing the diff.casting foreward.
Without the QA42 attached I'd say there is maybe #100 +_ on the front axle.