Paul Allwood's latest activity
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Paul Allwood replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.Thanks for the info and the pics Chim - it's appreciated. -
I have three that I measured this morning. Dimension "A" is 16" and Dimension "B" is 1-1/2". For the first project that required a...
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Paul Allwood replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.I'm hoping someone can help with some dimensions. My plan is to fabricate a standard SSQA attachment receiver for the front of the...
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Paul Allwood replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.Yeah, all good. I was interested too as I'm new to this stuff and have a lot to learn.
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I think the port relief comment was aimed at me -- a way to limit the lifting force on my loader without affecting the pressure...
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Paul Allwood replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.Ok, thanks again. I do have a valve - 3 spool with float on the raise/lower spool. The 3rd spool is to allow for a 4 in 1 bucket or a...
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Bounce from the longer lever arm acting on the tractor. Twitchier controls from the shorter lever arm acting on the boom. A port...
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Paul Allwood replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.Thanks Dan. Some of the welds look ok, from a distance. Even better with a coat of paint.
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IIRC a B1630 was rated fof ~500#. Unless you are going more than that I think you are more than safe. I wish I had your welding skills...
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Paul Allwood replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.I've never used or built one so I'm interested in what would contribute to bounce and being hard to control ? Also, what are port reliefs ?
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He builds pretty stout so bending is probably not a concern. My thoughts were more bounce and harder to control. He will know more once...
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Paul Allwood replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.Thanks for the comments. You're right about the location of the bending force on the arms. Hopefully I've reinforced it enough - I guess...
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Very nice. I also bought 2" diameter cylinders because they were on sale when I built mine. However, I bought 16" stroke ones. I think...
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Paul Allwood replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.A bit more progress on the loader over the last few days, mostly on the arms. It doesn't seem to matter how hard I try to make things...
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Very nice work! I'm not sure bracing the tops of the towers is necessary -- you have them very well braced at the bottom. They do look...
