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Loader Bucket With 12-ft. Telescopic Boom
I modified the loader bucket on my Versatile bi-directional tractor so I could mount a 12-ft. telescopic boom on it. I drilled two 2 1/2-in. dia. holes in the steel reinforcement ribs in the bottom of the bucket and inserted pipe sockets in them where a pipe fits in. A "T" head in the middle of the pipe is used to supp
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Loader Bucket With 12-ft. Telescopic Boom TRACTORS Loaders 30-2-42 I modified the loader bucket on my Versatile bi-directional tractor so I could mount a 12-ft. telescopic boom on it. I drilled two 2 1/2-in. dia. holes in the steel reinforcement ribs in the bottom of the bucket and inserted pipe sockets in them where a pipe fits in. A "T" head in the middle of the pipe is used to support the boom. A chain supports the boom to keep it from bending the bucket lip. By raising the loader all the way and extending the boom as far as possible, I can lift an 800-lb. load up to 24 ft. high.
I paid $2,000 for a 12 by 20-ft. shed and moved it 20 miles to my yard. The shed was too wide and tall to be transported legally, but I was able to sneak it over back roads on a low-boy trailer using oversize load permit signs. After dropping the shed off in my yard, I used pipe rollers to move it 100 feet all by myself to a site. A tree served as an anchor. I hooked chains around it, then used come-alongs to pull the shed to its permanent location. I did all the work by myself. (Dave Nicholas, Box 146, Martinsville, Ohio 45146 ph 937 987-2710)
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