LOL yeah. The foundry wants $850 for that piece and interestingly he said 410lbs but at 705lbs per cu ft for cast iron, I did the math should be ~600lbs. But anyway. Too much $$$
Still wondering about those rear wheel bearings. The front will be upgraded to 1" spindles w 5 bolt hubs and wheels. (spindles and hubs is on the way but lost in limbo by the USPS!). I dont think the front pivot pin will be an issue but if it causes any problem I'll beef that up too.
BTW I am famous for getting off to a quick start then taking a year or two to finish... but this will be finished! Tractor will be running in a few weeks hopefully with the cheapo agrifab plow I just got off FB. The lowder will take a lot longer to build and pay for the materials....
I have a friend out west who has built I think 2 loaders and 3 backhoes for small tractors, and has some great tips for it all.
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Originally Posted by sawdustdad
A small loader bucket of gravel weighs about 700 lbs I think. +/-
I'd install a rack and add smaller incremental weights as needed. Handling a single 600 lb chunk of iron could be problematic. Might drop in on your toes. LOL.
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Model 100 Dec 2020 - Running condition, has snow plow!
Model 123 Nov 2020 Hydro needs much work, or resto, building front end loader for this one
Model 100 Feb 2019 apart for total frame-off / sandblast etc resto
Model 70 Sep 2020 needs total resto and an engine, or for parts
Model 70/100 Mar 2021 buried in rust, frozen engine, got free for parts.
two spare hydro rears
"in for a penny, in for a pound!"
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