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I started making the plywood template for the subframe. The vertical plywood (wrapping around the axle housing) will be 5/8 inch plate while the rest will be 1/2 inch. Maybe I'll I can get better clamps and just leave it as plywood. Do you think it will be strong enough?
I'm in the process of designing the subframe. I'd like to slip a vertical plate over the square axle housing. In order to do so, I would need to remove the star shaped hub shown in the second picture. Does anyone know if that's a difficult process? Do I just remove the 5 hub bolts shown in the first picture?
It will be some time before I get to that stage, but then I'll know for sure how to deal with the seat. I'll let you know if I need it at that time if you haven't sold it by then. Thanks.
Steve,
Thanks for the heads up. The subframe will bring the backhoe about 20 inches closer to the tractor. With the current configuration, the tractor & backhoe seats are at roughly the same height. I was planning on a swivel mount seat with an extended track. The only problem is the tractor's hydraulic vent would need to be reconfigured.
Wow!(I wish they had one of those green with envy smiley faces to paste) I'll be over in a little while to start my subframe . How will we start without an Equipment Service Disconnect?
Hi Steve,
Thanks. I saw the pictures of the HW04X you posted on TBN. It has given be some additional insight into designing my subframe.
Thanks Rich,
When it comes to expensive tools, it's always helpful to have an opinion from some one you respect.
Until I bought a tap and die from http://www.victornet.com/index.html , I had no idea what a quaility tap and die was like to use. I didn't want to make the same mistake by buying a plasma cutter from Habor Freight.
The arrows point to the 5 bolts I referred to in the above post.