3 point hitch tower for dethatcher

[ChadRat]

I like that just tack it up and make it work. That is how I do most of my projects. No plans just tack it up and make it work.

[deere_x475guy]

Originally posted by GWOL
Neat project!

what type of JD is that. Looks like a diesel, but not a 18hp one. Is this a 400 series. Yes I have been looking at them. I have a 10 acera horse farm and need to upgrade to a real piece of farm equipment. Oh, by the way, neat design!

HI Gary, Its the new X475. It has the liguid cooled 23hp Kaw. I got it last April. Currently it's way more tractor than I need. Last year when I was looking for a new tractor the wife decided it was finally time to move back to the country and build that log cabin we have been dreaming about. Well...I knew that meant more property and thus the need for a bigger tractor .

Thanks for the complement on the design. I really hadn't built anything yet for the 3 point and had a lot of stuff I needed to figure out. This one took some thought and a lot of tack welding to test fit up and lift. After several attempts I finally enede up with something that worked.

Bob

[deere_x475guy]

Originally posted by Will
Bob, Nice work. I guess you got a good jump on the season! The welds look good. Hope it will pull without the tire chains---they are tough on the turf.

I was at BOC to pick up a new welding jacket. My old one looked like it had been hit with buckshot, and it had shrunk after 10 years of washing....new one fits better.

It looks like we will need to make a trip to Aaron's place next weekend to try out his new TIG welder.

Thanks Will, Whenever Aaron is ready for a demo I am ready.

BOC gave me a good quote on the Hypertherm. Lower then what I have seen on the internet. They say Hypertherm days are do the second week in April so I will probably wait till then.

Bob

[Dave Haak]

Avitar

Aaron,

I don't know about the creative side but Pic of you and the new machine would be nice. That might be a challenge to fit into the allotted space. Look at this way: Now you have yet another project.

Dave

[Dave Haak]

Hey Aaron,

Is it about time to change the text above your avitar?

[GWOL]

Neat project!

what type of JD is that. Looks like a diesel, but not a 18hp one. Is this a 400 series. Yes I have been looking at them. I have a 10 acera horse farm and need to upgrade to a real piece of farm equipment. Oh, by the way, neat design!

[Will]

Bob, Nice work. I guess you got a good jump on the season! The welds look good. Hope it will pull without the tire chains---they are tough on the turf.

I was at BOC to pick up a new welding jacket. My old one looked like it had been hit with buckshot, and it had shrunk after 10 years of washing....new one fits better.

It looks like we will need to make a trip to Aaron's place next weekend to try out his new TIG welder.

[deere_x475guy]

Re: nice work

Originally posted by jniolon
nice work bob...

but does the snow get so thick there you have to dethatch ??

you should think about centipede... much easier to deal with

but then again it doesn't melt off either

like your work and your welding puts me to shame

john

HAHA....John we haven't had much snow here in Mid Michigan this year. So far all the bad stuff they predicted for us never made it. Figures, I get the tractor and blade and we get no snow.

I plan on a building a core aerator yet and a Johnny type bucket with hydrolics. Should be some fun projects.

Thanks for the complements. My welding seems to be improving with time. Practice, practice and more practice seems to be paying off some.

Bob

[jniolon]

nice work

nice work bob...

but does the snow get so thick there you have to dethatch ??

you should think about centipede... much easier to deal with

but then again it doesn't melt off either

like your work and your welding puts me to shame

john

[deere_x475guy]

Re: Nice project!, Bob

Originally posted by Dave Haak
That looks like a job that you can draw, measure, draw measure but there is no substitute for putting a piece in place and seeing if you get the desired result.

Keep the Pics coming!

Dave

Your right Dave, I had a hard time visualizing what I was going to do exactly. I really just started grabing scrapes and tacking things together till I had the geometry working.

Bob

[Dave Haak]

Nice project!, Bob

That looks like a job that you can draw, measure, draw measure but there is no substitute for putting a piece in place and seeing if you get the desired result.

Keep the Pics coming!

Dave

[deere_x475guy]

Originally posted by Arbo
Nice job! It's amazing what you can do with a little ingenuity and a welder.

Arbo, thanks. This was a fun quick project to fill my day off today. I have several implements I want to build for the 3 point. I will post as I get them completed.

Bob

[Arbo]

Nice job! It's amazing what you can do with a little ingenuity and a welder.

[deere_x475guy]

the last one...
This one kinda shows how my welding is coming along


Painting will come as soon as the weather breaks...

[deere_x475guy]

and another

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