Home-Built Loader For WD

Home-Built Loader For WD TRACTORS Antiques Don Ramberg needed a light-duty loader for his Allis Chalmers WD He built it himself using old 2 by 4-in rectangular tubing some well casing and some 1/2-in flat steel plate he had lying around The only parts he bought new were the three hydraulic cylinders I used the æcut and try method he says I laid out what I wanted on the shop floor and marked it out with chalk Once I cut it out I put the bucket flat to the floor and tacked everything in place to get the right angles Once he was satisfied he made the final welds The uprights attached to the tractor frame and the top arch were made from the rectangular tubing and carry the brunt of the hydraulic lifting He welded the flat plate to the bottom of the uprights and bolted them to the frame Well tubing was used for the lower arms and 2 by 2-in tubing to brace the uprights Various pieces of old pipe were used to fabricate a bucket mount and pivot points I made it a trip dump when I first built it but that is so unhandy for picking things up and moving them says Ramberg I added a single hydraulic cylinder in the center of the bucket It s fine for hauling some gravel and light dirt Ramberg says he would add a second cylinder if he was using the bucket for heavier loads As it is it s a small bucket and was even smaller when he got it off another old loader I made extensions for the sides and bottom he says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Ramberg 33501 155th Ave S E Mentor Minn 56736 ph 218 637-2595

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