Recent content by selftot

I’m an amateur welder. With that in mind here are some tips: - Dont weld. Just make the plates big enough to fit the cylinder. 5elevendesignz got it right - in the link above. - If you want to weld something for adjustable length like I tried, add it to one of the plates, not the cylinder...

Nice looking kits ! Although i prefer gray over those colors.

A 10” cylinder made sense to me. 1.5” bore because thats what was available at Princess Auto (similar to Harbour Freight). A longer cylinder allows for more tolerance for any small errors I make on the plate design. To do it again, I might add more material on the plate so the cylinder attaches...

I unplug the SSQA hoses once the grapple is locked in place and plug in the grapple hoses. Reverse when taking it off. I have to get off the tractor to connect/disconnect grapples hoses anyway so there's no value in having both circuits active at the same time. This upgrade doesn't help a lot...

I thought about using the factory handles but decided to use "handless" handles for 2 reasons. 1) The factory handles do not extend down far enough, so the pivot point of the cylinder would be higher (less mechanical advantage). I just didn't like the idea of the cylinder pushing between the 2...

I finally got around to my hydraulic SSQA. It works better than expected - i thought there would be some messy around with the dimensions / movement. Measured multiple time before i started. I can get the factory handles back on and working in minutes if i ever need to - just 2 factory bolts...

I started with 500lb on my 3400 plus 75 for the quick hitch. When i went up to 700lb it felt much more stable. I tend to run heavy loads on the FEL. Gravel, logs, forks.

Nice! Would be great to see a picture from the other side with the jack up.

When a song sparrow sings, i stop in my tracks and listen - instant trance. My wife says it looks i hit a critical error and takes a few minutes to reboot.

Mine spins several rotations but the useful adjustment is within about a quarter turn.

I also have the free version of Intego VirusBarrier. Scheduled to scan once a day.

I use uBlock Origin in Firefox on my Mac No issues.

Mystery solved. Below is the back of a new site glass for my tractor and the plastic i found behind the hydraulic filter. Kudos to the tech at the dealership for recognizing it and suggesting that that might be why I'm seeing more foam. I think he's right. The white would "hide" foam and since...

This tractor does not have an intake screen - not sure - it might make it thru that pipe.. With that piece removed it's still bubbling.