3pt scoop "Gnuse Loader"

Rescue11 · #1 03-31-2014, 11:45 PM

I built this. I did not design it...Gnuse mfg out of Arlington Nebraska did in the '60s. It is a scaled down exact replica that works. Very well I might add. They are very handy for light digging but more or less shine in loose material. It is not pained yet but will be. I know its not attached to a cub cadet, but I built one similar for my 1450 cub in high school. Can't find the pix. How ever, i plan to build a few scaled down, cub sized, Gnuses... as I have come to know them by, for cat.0 3pts. Only tractor requirements to operate are cat 0 and aux hydraulics.

Pictures below are kinda random. The snow pile picture is an example of how high it will pile snow. Note it in comparison to height of '76 Ford Highboy. Hafta find build pix sometime to show, but cannot at current time. It has been in R&D the last two yrs which is my primary excuse for not painting. So far out of all my adventures , I have yet to tear it up...

Thanks for looking

Nightow1 · #2 04-01-2014, 12:27 AM

I can contest to its awesomeness! !! He will be building one for my 782 once we get the hydro done. This thing works great.

Berwil · #3 04-01-2014, 09:04 AM

Looks great rescue! Do you need a down payment with an order?

Bill

Sam Mac · #4 04-01-2014, 09:33 AM

Now that is COOL!

andyw · #5 04-01-2014, 10:29 AM

Well this settles it, I'm ordering a 3pt this summer. My main concern with getting a loader was disconnecting the mower every time i wanted to use it. This eliminated that issue, wow! And it will run off the existing hydrolics too! a win win. 80% of the time I use my skid steer I dont lift the bucket more than 2' anyway.

ACecil · #6 04-01-2014, 11:04 AM

Now that is neat!

Shrewcub · #7 04-01-2014, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berwil

Looks great rescue! Do you need a down payment with an order?

Bill

Shoot me a PM if your taking orders

zippy1 · #8 04-02-2014, 12:48 AM

Sweet, way cool, awesome, one great implement.

Rescue11 · #9 04-02-2014, 12:50 AM

Hello all! I am very pleased with the feedback! It means so much. Some history here, and why I have such a passion for this simple scoop. I have wanted a "Gnuse like grandpa has" forever. Since i could remember, it has been used for everything including scooping snow, hauling/spreading rock, packing silage, filling ditches, cleaning the feed lot, hauling fence posts, taking trash to the burn pile, and well you get the picture. I used to try making them for my toy tractors out of wood, plastic, or anything else i could find.

At age 10, I purchased a 129 cub cadet with money saved from helping grandpa. My intentions were to use it for mowing, but after two weeks I was on a quest for other things to do with my new found love. At the age of 13, I bought my very own Hobart 140 welder. This purchase lead to more projects, many of which failed miserably, but ultimately I was still on the quest for a "Gnuse". Due to the different angles and cylinder placement, paired with my gross lack of knowledge I struggled with the first scoop. However, it worked and looked similar to grandpas, so good enough.

Four years ago, we, Phillips plumbing, bought a Case IH Dx 22e sub compact utility tractor. I wanted/needed a way to haul dirt and what not. Loaders are clumsy and expensive. "I want a Gnuse" This time its going to be done right, I said. Two years, many loads of rock, dirt, snow, cement condenser pads, and whatever else, it is still working.

In closing, I intend to post a video of my scoop in action. The draw back for some is the fact you need to face the rear of the tractor to load. The positives IMHO far out weigh the negatives. It is a simple to use, simple to maintain, simple to install/remove general purpose all around the farm/yard tool. Gnuse built these before fwa tractors were common place on farms. Obviously a front end loader takes weight off the rear wheels and axles then transfers it to the smaller front end. From personal experience, loaders are not nice on front ends not to mention arm-strong steering. With a rear scoop, if an operator loses traction, lifting slightly on the 3pt puts weight on the tires providing traction again.

I am seriously considering building a few rear scoops to be for sale by order only at this time.

Again thanks for looking!

Berwil · #10 04-02-2014, 09:23 AM

I Think it's cool you were able to get the design right, I've had my fair share of failed ideas as well. This may be another one, but I had a thought after reading you use it for your plumbing business. If you are out on a site with the tractor, pallet forks are always handy. And looking at your pictures it seems easy enough to beef up the bucket support bars to use as forks. Then you could take the pins out that hold the bucket on, disconnect the cylinder pin on the bucket and fold the cylinder up onto the subframe. Pull 3 pins and have instant pallet forks. Just an idea, love the scoop as it is. If I don't buy a cat 0 scoop for my 1450, I'm definately building this!

Bill