[AT] Good tractor day

[charlie hill]

That would work Richard but I don't think it is necessary.  Much easier just 
to modify the mount points on the backhoe.  That way I can disconnect from 
the backhoe and go to another 3pt implement without having to remove and 
replace the lower 3 pt arms.

If I were going to a permanent mount I'd use the hard point on the axle 
housing.

My D-14 has the draft control (Traction Booster) actuator built into the 
lower 3pt mounting assembly so there is some inherent lost motion at that 
point even if I did it as you suggest.

Thanks for the idea though.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Walker" <richardwalker at pobox.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Good tractor day


>
>>It attaches just like any other 3 pt implement.  The only problem is that 
>>the 3pt frame that is on it does not fit my tractor.  I need to move the 2 
>>lower pins forward about 6 inches to get the backhoe to set up straight.
>
> Charlie - What about fabricating a dedicated rigid frame to couple 
> together the tractor's lower arm mounting points and the backhoe's lower 
> mounting points?  So you won't need to use the tractor's lower arms at all 
> to mount the hoe.  Take 'em off and substitute the dedicated frame.  Two 
> members running roughly parallel to the tractor with welded cross pieces 
> tying them together.  Front part of the frame is pinned to the tractor's 
> existing arm mounting points; rear part pins directly to the lower hoe 
> mounting points.
>
> Several advantages (I think):
>
> 1) A much more rigid mounting method, as you would eliminate a lot of the 
> inherent slop present in two independent arms, plus the slop in the ball 
> joints
>
> 2)  By making the frame six inches longer that the existing tractor lower 
> arms, the hoe unit would now set level
>
> Now you can tell me what I'm not understanding and why this idea wouldn't 
> work! <grin!>
>
>
> Richard
>
>
>
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