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Thanks again Chim, the pics are very helpful.

Thanks Chim - that makes sense

Thanks Dan

I've found a couple of references that suggest the wedge pin diameter is typically 1.25". Does this sound right, or since it's dimension isn't included in the drawing, does that mean it can vary ?

Excellent, thanks. I had found a version of this drawing but it was so blurry that I couldn't read any of it.

Thanks for the info and the pics Chim - it's appreciated.

I'm hoping someone can help with some dimensions. My plan is to fabricate a standard SSQA attachment receiver for the front of the loader. I've seen a few drawings that show widths clearly enough, but I'm struggling to find anything that isn't too blurry to read that would give dimensions 'A'...

Yeah, all good. I was interested too as I'm new to this stuff and have a lot to learn.

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 grapple down the track, but I'll make a basic bucket first.

Thanks Dan. Some of the welds look ok, from a distance. Even better with a coat of paint.

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 ?

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 I'll find out if I haven't.

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 "not too heavy", they always seem to end up heavy. For the arms I've used mostly 100x50x4 mm RHS. I've used 2" bore x 10" stroke cylinders for the lift and...

Thanks - I like your description of aging.

There is more to come. What you can see so far is the support frame that stays attached to the tractor. There are posts that fit into the towers that will allow me to fit and remove the loader, hopefully reasonably easily. I've attached an earlier pic that shows the removable uprights fitted...

Thanks mate

Today I got the loader sub-frame bolted in place. Still planning to add a brace across the top between the two towers - need to sit and look at it for a bit to work out what I'm going to do first. Next I'll start on the loader arms, then the bucket and hydraulics.

Nice job, looks great.

Thanks. I used this....

Don't know if it's "Kubota Orange", but it's close enough for me.