FEL Loader Platform

[dandeman]

I built the platform shown below that bolts into the bucket of my Kubota 2230.

We are recarpeting the upstairs of our home and trying to move furniture downstairs is a real pain..

Since we have a sliding glass door on that level of the house, I'm using the platform raised up to the door and remove the furniture and store it in our basement while new carpeting is being installed.

It can also be turned up vertically to use as a work platform, handy especially to reach over shrubs and other obstacles close to the house.

It fits in the bucket sufficiently deep enough that one eye bolt on a bucket hook, once torqued down to the platform steel, locks it in place; can not rotate out in either direction.

 

[Billdog350]

Looks great! Nice clean design and weld job!

Keep in mind lifting high will increase risk of rollover, and the LA 211 is only rated to lift approx 464lbs at the pins...way less 4' out on the platform.

 

[D2Cat]

Looks nice. Saves a lot of work. Be safe with all that weight out there.

Isn't re-carpeting fun? It's like moving out and then back in, and you didn't go anywhere!! Just a practice drill for when you do move.

 

[dandeman]

Looks nice. Saves a lot of work. Be safe with all that weight out there.

Isn't re-carpeting fun? It's like moving out and then back in, and you didn't go anywhere!! Just a practice drill for when you do move.

Boy that is the truth and why we waited far longer than we should have to recarpet. Of course can't re carpet without re-painting, re-staining trim work, etc. etc... I'm a ham radio operator and one room has a large amount of feedlines, misc cables coming up through the floor which has to be pulled down and redone.

As you mention, any FEL operator quickly learns to be very careful with weight high up in the air... especially on a narrow track tractor like the 2230.

I do stay very conservative on the weight and tip the load back away from the house and lower it down before moving the tractor..

Got plenty of weight on the back end to keep those tires well planted since even 4 wheel tractors can behave like 3 wheel tractors since the front axle is a pivot mount.

I saw a friend of mine almost roll his tractor having too much load in the FEL, too high and the front axle started to pivot, lifting one of the rear tires off the ground.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Can be scary when the load does someting otherwise anticipated. Please be safe.

 

[DADL3901]

Amazed at the things we can find to do with a tractor once we have one.

 

[ShaunRH]

See that done with forks, but never the bucket... nice!