Ok the gears have been turning

[Quartlow]

Since the cousin put the 2940 JD in the paper this week I'm going to be with out a loader tractor.  >:(  I have a 500c IH bull dozer with a 6 way blade. Since the blade comes of easy I was thinkig of mounting a forklift mast out there

The control for the blade lift would stay intact , that whay raisng the existing arms would give you tiltback. Attach the angle cylanders to either side of the mast and you could rotate it some to compenstae for not being lined up suare. and the tilt cylander hydraulics could run the mast up and down.

Think it would work? I don't think picking up big logs would be a problem anymore. I think I see a monster gargae sesion coming on>

[woodmills1]

the fork attachement would have its own up and down I am assuming, cause the blade lift would be way too low.  Also its on tracks wich are not quite the same as tires.  Just thinkin!

[Frank_Pender]

What a neat idea. 8)  I had thought of doing something similar with by D5, only not removing the blade, but simpley hanging forks off the blade. ;D

[junkyard]

Quartlow

No reason it won't work. But dozers have seperatly oscilating tracks and loaders have both track frames tied together. I had a D4 with add on loader it worked , but you had to work with it.
It had ideas of it's own, not particularly stable. Also tracks will  tear up your yard.  
,                        Junkyard

[Quartlow]

hmm interesting point Junkyard, I don't think the IH has seperate oscilating tracks though, I'll have to go look, you got me thinking now

[J_T]

I put a mast on a cotton picker so on a dozer would be better yet  8) Found an old battery lift with a three stage mast lift 190" for 250 bucks it has a spread system up to six ft wide hyd.The rest of the lift will scrap out for your money back.

[shopteacher]

Quartlow,
    I got the front end off a forklift I'm willing to sell.  It has the lift cylinder and both tilt cylinders, pump and valve and a real nice set of forks.  I was once going to use it on the three point hitch on my Massey. Then I was going to use it for an elevator in the barn. Haven't done neither. So it's for sale,
$250 will take it.

[Furby]

Hey Teach, does the pump have any drive to it (motor)?
How long are the forks?

[shopteacher]

No motor, I'd plan to run it off the PTO.  I'll have to check the lengt of the forks tomorrow. Will get back to ya.

[Furby]

Ok, thanks!
Can ya take a guess on weight as well?
Been looking for one for a while, but you are a ways away.

[bighoss550]

its not really that far:) about 7 hrs from GR to pitsburgh and i believe charleroi is just below that......

and its a beautiful drive

[Furby]

Yeah, but my truck is getting worse and I really don't have time to fix it.  :-/
Wouldn't mind the trip, the only traveling I did this year was to the piggy roast. Had planned to spend the WHOLE summer on the road, but it didn't happen. :-/

[bighoss550]

i seem to have missed the roast..... am a newby i guess:)
i spend ALL my time on the road, drivin my truck haulin freight. i have a F550(thus the name) that i actually bought up dere in GR. from borgman ford:) great people to deal with.

by all means, if u guys strick up a deal, let me know....ill be glad to bring it up to ya! i get loads wherever i want to go from loadboards, and am rarely fully loaded(prefer it that wayover here in the hills, but u are flatland). another couple ton aint much for the big hoss:) all i want for it is a little advise from time to time, and maybe lunch

[Gilman]

BigHoss,
You wouldn't happen to have a twin brother that runs up and down the I5 do you?  ;D  Wow, what an offer.

[Quartlow]

called my brother, the guy who throws nothing away. theres a mast at his house may swing by there tommorrow to check it out. no forks though but thats a minor issue

[bighoss550]

BigHoss,
You wouldn't happen to have a twin brother that runs up and down the I5 do you?  ;D  Wow, what an offer.

well, i will be gettin paid from the shippers both ways......so no need to "shoot the bystanders", right??
besides i need all the good karma i can get!!!! haha

[Furby]

DanG right that's a good offer!!!!!!!!!!
Stick around BigHoss, you may come in handy with some of the things some of us get ourselves into!  ;) ;D :
Really, thanks for the offer! At this point Teach has the mast on the For Sale section as I'm not sure I need it, waiting to see what happens with Grandpa.
Thanks again!  ;)