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Hello guys,
here's a couple of pics of a tractor implement I came up with in order to break the hard, mostly rocky, ground in the Texas hill country. My tractors FEL alone is not enough and all I need it was an implement that would rip the rocks that are partially burried in order to level some of the spots in my property. I know,,, there are implements already in the market that do the same stuff but being the way I am I used mostly recicled materials & was able to make one for a fraction of the money.
The main "T" is made of a clothes hangin line pipe which was 6' tall and 6' wide. The claw section is only 2' wide with 3 teeth made of a 16" half pipe with a 1/4" membrane in the center for strenth. The pole is still 6' long and the base is also 2' long. As you can see the base is interchangable for another claw I made with a single tooth for trench cutting and burrying small pipes. The side chains are adjustable so the claws cut on 3 different possitions, left, center or right side. The top chain allows the claw to be lifted with the hidrolics.
The handi hitch is store bought, but the quick connect plate I made for the claw is simply 2 holes for the trailer balls and 1 small hole in the center in order to clip a pin to the plate so it doesn't come loose.
Thought I'd share with you'll since I enjoy looking at every pic of homemade stuff you'll make.
Thanks for all the great ideas!!!!
JCR
Fredericksburg, Texas.
here's a couple of pics of a tractor implement I came up with in order to break the hard, mostly rocky, ground in the Texas hill country. My tractors FEL alone is not enough and all I need it was an implement that would rip the rocks that are partially burried in order to level some of the spots in my property. I know,,, there are implements already in the market that do the same stuff but being the way I am I used mostly recicled materials & was able to make one for a fraction of the money.
The main "T" is made of a clothes hangin line pipe which was 6' tall and 6' wide. The claw section is only 2' wide with 3 teeth made of a 16" half pipe with a 1/4" membrane in the center for strenth. The pole is still 6' long and the base is also 2' long. As you can see the base is interchangable for another claw I made with a single tooth for trench cutting and burrying small pipes. The side chains are adjustable so the claws cut on 3 different possitions, left, center or right side. The top chain allows the claw to be lifted with the hidrolics.
The handi hitch is store bought, but the quick connect plate I made for the claw is simply 2 holes for the trailer balls and 1 small hole in the center in order to clip a pin to the plate so it doesn't come loose.
Thought I'd share with you'll since I enjoy looking at every pic of homemade stuff you'll make.
Thanks for all the great ideas!!!!
JCR
Fredericksburg, Texas.
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