Stress Test fail (a laugh for you)

[KHW59]

This is totally my fault. Back when I bought the BX1850 I got this CountyLine subsoiler which I modified for trenching and cut through roots. Today I needed to dig a trench and put it on the current tractor an L3901. 1850 would stop on a stump....Not the L3901.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

This folks is how you make scrap metal!

 

[SidecarFlip]

This folks is how you make scrap metal!

Yep..............

 

[KHW59]

This folks is how you make scrap metal!

And that second pic is next to the said scrap pile.

 

[NHSleddog]

It looks like you went just a little bit past "git er done". HP is awesome.

 

[Nicfin36]

Be proud of your L3901. I bought a subsoiler from Everything Attachments. I have not used it yet, but it is quite beefy.....or at least appears to be to me. I don't think you would hurt it. It has a shear pin anyway.

I'm going to test it out one day, if it ever dries up around here.

 

[pauly]

Impressive! ***128520;

 

[old and tired]

It is for a cat 1 but in the specs. it listed Maximum Horsepower: Not to exceed 35 HP tractors.

 

[KHW59]

It is for a cat 1 but in the specs. it listed Maximum Horsepower: Not to exceed 35 HP tractors.

Yepper, blew right past that. Did not consult specs in the heat of the moment. Now looking for a correct one.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

KHW59,

I'm giving you my BOW of the day award, not many come on here and totally admit to pulling a bone head move!

I'll buy you a virtual drink and toast you!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

The 'wonderful' Powder coat paint failed, allows water to rust the steel, weekening the structure....causing the failure...
NOT the tractor's fault....

BTW, you should rebuild it NOT scrap it

 

[Sammy3700]

Scrap piece of 4 or 5 inch channel and a stick welder you get to practice your fabrication skills. She will be better than new.

 

[D2Cat]

Build it with a shear bolt, and it'll save you future work.

 

[KHW59]

Scrap piece of 4 or 5 inch channel and a stick welder you get to practice your fabrication skills. She will be better than new.

I went another route as I did not have the time to repair. Made this from stuff laying around to use on the 3point receiver. (just be careful......right )

 

[KHW59]

The 'wonderful' Powder coat paint failed, allows water to rust the steel, weekening the structure....causing the failure...
NOT the tractor's fault....

BTW, you should rebuild it NOT scrap it

I looked at the weld that failed, it was crap
More like it was tack welded and never finished. Other side was fully welded on both sides. The one that failed was only on one side and it was a small bead.

 

[old and tired]

....(just be careful......right )

Good luck, hope your box blade rippers are stronger than mine. Mine bend pretty easy...

I bought a "Fred Cain" subsoiler... I do believe the back end of my tractor would fail before the bolts break. Have not used it yet but @ $100 I could not, not buy it...

 

[donm1]

I did the same thing to my subsoiler that looks similar to yours. Mine held up fine for several years when hooked behind my 2WD JD 1050 but I managed to break a weld and twist the frame the first time I used it on my 4WD MX4700. I replaced the horizontal piece of angle iron and straightened the A-frame with a torch. Used my stick welder to add reinforcement and beef-up all the welds.