Cat 0 Hitch on My 1450

[clay1811/44c]

Tip of the hat sir, good job. Great pictures and write up.

[sawdustdad]

Wow, what a nice job!

[Redblower]

Originally Posted by 1811woody

Wow That looks great! good job It looks like you have some skills. I'm sure if your price was right you could sell them. Or at least the plans Any idea of the lift capacity or downward force? I'm sure its more then enough for what we do with our cubs. Nice tiller also

Originally Posted by clay1811/44c

Tip of the hat sir, good job. Great pictures and write up.

What they all said, Tip of the hat for sure!!! Plans for this would be great, I've started this process but am tired of working on it in the cold. Will pick it back up when it's warmer after a lot of reading and looking at your post.(so far I can understand why it took as long as it did, angles etc. are not that easy)
Thanks!
Vic

[Berwil]

Thanks guys. I do have a degree in welding and fabrication engineering, it helped a little. But acess to machine tools at work was the biggest help, I built 90% of it there 20-30 min at a time.

FFGino, I with you. I don't have that much time in, but I've worked with plenty of "engineers". The more initials they have in their title the less common sense they have!

1811woody, I don't know capacities yet. Haven't done much with it, too stinkin cold. I do know it lifts my 160 lbs at a fast idle no problem. I would guess a few hundred lbs max. If I recall, quietline lift cylinders aren't all that powerful. I assume it would pick up the back of the tractor pretty easily if I block underneather the arms and push down. Probably make taking chains on/off easier?

mjsoldcub, I agree. I don't like the look of the plate across the back either, I like to see things working.

I would love to start turning these out, but I don't have a shop to do it in anymore. I left my job two months ago to raise my then 3 1/2 month old daughter so my wife could go back to work. I'll work on gettting measurements and a few drawings together.

Thanks again for the kind words

Bill

[IHinIN]

Great job Bill. I've thought about building a Cat 0 for one of my Cubs someday.

[ken6x6]

very nice work.

now get that tiller on there!! we need action shots

[chris hall]

Originally Posted by Berwil

Thanks guys. I do have a degree in welding and fabrication engineering, it helped a little. But acess to machine tools at work was the biggest help, I built 90% of it there 20-30 min at a time.

FFGino, I with you. I don't have that much time in, but I've worked with plenty of "engineers". The more initials they have in their title the less common sense they have!

1811woody, I don't know capacities yet. Haven't done much with it, too stinkin cold. I do know it lifts my 160 lbs at a fast idle no problem. I would guess a few hundred lbs max. If I recall, quietline lift cylinders aren't all that powerful. I assume it would pick up the back of the tractor pretty easily if I block underneather the arms and push down. Probably make taking chains on/off easier?

mjsoldcub, I agree. I don't like the look of the plate across the back either, I like to see things working.

I would love to start turning these out, but I don't have a shop to do it in anymore. I left my job two months ago to raise my then 3 1/2 month old daughter so my wife could go back to work. I'll work on gettting measurements and a few drawings together.

Thanks again for the kind words

Bill

i cant wait for the measurements !!!!! i am going to make something similar for my 105.

[john hall]

Speaking as a 20+ year machinist, I respect your work.

[kostendorf]

You got my vote, Very nice work.

[Rescue11]

Originally Posted by mjsoldcub

You hooked that s$!% UP!!!! very nice!! Ive been thinking and looking around at how i was going to do something similar one of these days, but you just road mapped it for me!! That is awesome, and looks better than the ones requiring the whole "plate", like it was oem equipment!! Great job....

X2! I don't like the plate look either. The big toys don't use one, the little ones shouldn't either! Very nice job!!