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The best thing I ever made was this fork to go on the three point linkage of my MF 35x. I originally just intended to use it for moving pallets, but it has proved invaluable at so many things since I made it.
Best thing is that the materials were completely free
. Its made from an old McHale hydraulic bale handler (that I aquired). The two legs with the tines were taken off and I cut the cross members from the frame of the handler. The lower linkage attachment points are tipping hinges from and old KP trailer, and the toplink part was from and old yard scraper, Even the pins I use are made from the pins holding the ram into the handler,... recycling at its best 
Was designed for lifting pallets and it does it perfectly, as the tines are the ideal distance apart, wide enough for max stability, but still lift a euro pallet from the narrow end. Was very useful for moving concrete pipes, loading clamps of turf directly onto a trailer in the bog, and all sorts of general moving and lifting. I'm sure if you had a big tractor on it you would brake it but it can easily handle any weight the 35 can lift, although the tines are rated for over three tons together0 -
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how will the lights work how much of cost compared to standard lights
have you sofd drive on ether of yer loaders ?
i have fitted soft drive ie hydralic acumulator +valve and pipe dident use it much on rd yet so dont know how shell work
bk1991
transmitter
Tractor socket => optocouplers => digital encoder=> TX module => antenna.
receiver
antenna => Rx module => digital decoder =>transistor/relay driver stage=>trailer lights.
This is the basic configuration, haven't fully costed it yet but, I reckon about 30 to 40 euro on top of your normal light set.
Commercially available wireless lights cost between 300 - 400 euro.
I haven't fitted any of the loaders with soft drive, but let us know what you think of yours when you test it properly.that is neat, I've made a few things myself probably the best one is a woodburning stove from the back end of a fordson major. The wood goes in where the lift cover was, air goes in where the brakes were, and smoke goes out where the pto was. It took a year from getting the idea to having it in the lounge! All the photos of making it are before I got a digital camera, I'll scan them and put them up.
I'd like to see that, even a current picture of it in situe. Now that's true guntering:)MrFoxman360 wrote: »The best thing I ever made was this fork to go on the three point linkage of my MF 35x. I originally just intended to use it for moving pallets, but it has proved invaluable at so many things since I made it.
Best thing is that the materials were completely free. Its made from an old McHale hydraulic bale handler (that I aquired). The two legs with the tines were taken off and I cut the cross members from the frame of the handler. The lower linkage attachment points are tipping hinges from and old KP trailer, and the toplink part was from and old yard scraper, Even the pins I use are made from the pins holding the ram into the handler,... recycling at its best
Was designed for lifting pallets and it does it perfectly, as the tines are the ideal distance apart, wide enough for max stability, but still lift a euro pallet from the narrow end. Was very useful for moving concrete pipes, loading clamps of turf directly onto a trailer in the bog, and all sorts of general moving and lifting. I'm sure if you had a big tractor on it you would brake it but it can easily handle any weight the 35 can lift, although the tines are rated for over three tons together
That looks like a handy fork alright. You can't beat free materials. The trailer I am building shown earlier in the thread also cost me nothing in materials. only time, grinder disks and welding rods/wire.0 -
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MrFoxman360 wrote: »The best thing I ever made was this fork to go on the three point linkage of my MF 35x. I originally just intended to use it for moving pallets, but it has proved invaluable at so many things since I made it.
Best thing is that the materials were completely free. Its made from an old McHale hydraulic bale handler (that I aquired). The two legs with the tines were taken off and I cut the cross members from the frame of the handler. The lower linkage attachment points are tipping hinges from and old KP trailer, and the toplink part was from and old yard scraper, Even the pins I use are made from the pins holding the ram into the handler,... recycling at its best
Was designed for lifting pallets and it does it perfectly, as the tines are the ideal distance apart, wide enough for max stability, but still lift a euro pallet from the narrow end. Was very useful for moving concrete pipes, loading clamps of turf directly onto a trailer in the bog, and all sorts of general moving and lifting. I'm sure if you had a big tractor on it you would brake it but it can easily handle any weight the 35 can lift, although the tines are rated for over three tons together
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And a few more things myself and my brother have made over the years to make life easier,
An oil and diesel filter drainer, made from steel shipping crates with a paint roller tray inserted in the middle. A hole drilled in the tray, heated to form a slight funnel type shape and then a drum with funnel underneath
A drill extentsion, which was made for cleaning up the bore of a stationary engine with a wire brush. The drill would only get down half way but the extentsion got all the way with ease. The chuck is a keyless one with the plastic coating removed, so its tightened with a spanner. It came from a broken cordless drill, shaft is a head stud from a ford feista.
A home made starting handle to suit most old vintage tractors. 1/2 inch re bar with an old half inch socket welded on the end so the engine can be turned with a ratchet. Handy for timing an engine, setting valve clearences or seeing if its ceased or not :rolleyes:
A special pullers made for removing tapered keys from keyways. Only works for keys with and exposed head, but that was what it was made for. made from and old starter clutch from a suzuki quadbike and works by gripping the head of the key on the edge of the inner circle and threading in the bolts,
Like this:
And a few of the various pullers we have made for special jobs, the two with the angle iron and the long bolts are especially handy
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Here's a spot sprayer I made up from the frame of an old cone fertilizer spreader and a plastic barrel, the 12v self priming pump was bought on E-bay and 15m of heavy garden hose..
It has a quick release coupling so I can swap the lance for a sprayer nozzle mounted on the back of the frame..
The lance works great but the nozzle is a bit slow..(upgrade to follow).
Extremly useful for about €100
Here are some links to websites I like to keep an eye into...
While the implements are for smaller cat 1 tractors the workmanship and ideas shown here are unbeliveable...
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/
http://www.machinebuilders.net/forum/default.asp
We've bade the usual bale spikes for 3pt lift and front end loader, we even converted an old yard scraper into a "rough" land leveller...0 -
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Here's a spot sprayer I made up from the frame of an old cone fertilizer spreader and a plastic barrel, the 12v self priming pump was bought on E-bay and 15m of heavy garden hose..
It has a quick release coupling so I can swap the lance for a sprayer nozzle mounted on the back of the frame..
The lance works great but the nozzle is a bit slow..(upgrade to follow).
Extremly useful for about €100
Here are some links to websites I like to keep an eye into...
While the implements are for smaller cat 1 tractors the workmanship and ideas shown here are unbeliveable...
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/
http://www.machinebuilders.net/forum/default.asp
We've bade the usual bale spikes for 3pt lift and front end loader, we even converted an old yard scraper into a "rough" land leveller...
id love see pictures of the bale spikes and the land leveler !!!!!!
them websites have ouite good stuff on em
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Thought I'd show this. I made it about 20 years ago and it's still going strong. It's basically a barrell of concrete that can be picked up / dropped without getting off the tractor, no pins, hydraulics or moving parts.
The 'Nine hole Bar' is left on the arms when using and the lower plate swings in against the drawbar. It saves me having to have an extra tractor when loading slurry, gravel etc....
Thats a gate hanging iron on top, in case it falls over and has to be lifted.
must put up pics of the weight we had made years ago much same princable as urs with 9 hole bar but our one is made that u can ad more weight with cage on to plus has hitch on back for pulling trailers
proves great when trying to pull trailers or potatoes out of muddy feilds the amount of traction gained 0 -
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