Not a loader but !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hi New Member from tractorbynet.com site. Thanks for the invite. This started out as a Swisher bucket with a trip dump and a winch lift for a small lawn tractor. I welded up a mount for my 1989 John Deere 420 Garden tractor. and added hydraulics for lift and dump. it only lifts about 20" so not a loader yet, but I'm working on it. It doesn't look like much but it has saved me countless hours of back breaking shovel and wheelbarrow work on my 500' driveway. I the past 4 years it has moved 5 tri-axle dump trucks of gravel.Still very much a work in progress. I have a few other projects that I will try to post later.
Dan

 

[Sherwood]

That's a great idea, if it picks up and dumps its a loader in my book ~lol~, keep up the great work.

 

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THANKS

 

[poncho62]

Nice work adding the hydraulics. I built my own bucket from scratch, am still using the winch and trip dump. Would love to convert to hydraulics one day.
I am doing about the same as you right now with the gravel.....lol

 

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Thanks I'm using to onboard hydraulics for now but would like to add a tank and front PTO pump at some time. Would like to lift high to load my dump trailer. (Another project in progress).
Dan