Recent content by Paul Allwood

It's 2.5" bore x 8" stroke. This model of cylinder does use an internal stop, without it it's the same as a 10" stroke cylinder. I can only assume they do it so they have more common parts in manufacturing. So with the internal stop in place, it still gives a stroke of 8" (LA344 spec is 7.7")...

Thanks Hugo.

Thanks Paul. You're right, I'll probably make the implements I'm going to use initially, at least for now. I hadn't considered the older style, and chose to make the SSQA style so that it is compatible with other things here in Australia if I do need to buy something, or even borrow an...

Thanks for your comments. I reckon if it works for Kubota, maybe it can work for me too. PS - it's the same 2.5" x 8" dump cylinder spec as used in the Kubota LA344. As far as losing strength goes....it's only a small tractor and I'm not planning on moving mountains with it. PPS - as far as...

Many thanks again Chim - this is all super helpful.

Thanks, outstanding might be over-stating it a bit, but I really appreciate your comments.

Just measured what I've got so far - about 111 degrees from full curl to full dump. 30 degrees less than the LA344. No progress today - distracted with car trouble.

PS - I used to model things like this in Solidworks which takes out a good bit of the guesswork, but since struggling pretty bad with PTSD for several years from 25 years as a volunteer fire firefighter here, a lot of things seem way more complicated than they used to be. I've now resorted to...

I've just measured the range of motion for a LA344 (which is roughly what I'm copying) from screenshots from a video I found on YouTube. Best I can estimate it moves about 140 degrees from full curl to full dump with no additional linkages. I've currently got a little over 90 degrees and I...

You're right, I will be building my own bucket, maybe a grapple, probably also light duty forks, don't know what else.

Thanks Hugo. I did consider those extra linkages and even self leveling, but struggled to come up with something I was happy with for all of the extra effort. I also remembered a comment in the back of my mind from someone on here recommending to try to keep the weight down as it's a small...

If I understand your description, that gives a total range of motion between curl and dump of 150.5 degrees ? Another question - can you tell me the thickness of the sheet steel used for the body o of your bucket ?

Thanks Chim

I think I'm going to need to slightly adjust the location of the centre bracket holes for the end of the dump cylinder to slightly increase the range of motion of the bucket. It doesn't need to move much (probably somewhere between 5-10 mm) to get a useful increase. When working out hole...

Strewth - I think I've made it public. Does that work ?