312 front scoop pipe dream

[wallfish 16,980]

I don't have the ability to drill out the axle stubs so DOM tube was something I could do. You need to get the 1" ID piece too for doing the inner seal.

Eric's stub idea has that plus it has the threaded end and castle nut on the axle stub

https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/alloy-steel-round-tube-4130?q=%3Aprice-asc%3AMaterial%3AAlloy%2BSteel%3AShape%3ATube-Round%3AInnerDiameter%3A0.76%22%3AOuterDiameter%3A1%22&sort=price-asc

 

Edited Tuesday at 02:35 AM by wallfish

[wallfish 16,980]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

I agree. 

These have been on like that for several years with LOTS of use. 

No signs of looseosity. 

 

Might toss a  couple 6011 tacks on there. 

Everything is good until it isn't. Loosing a front tire ain't fun if that stuff cracks and sure isn't going to happen while it's right in the shop

[oliver2-44 9,678]

If you raise the front of the tractor up 5” you need to work out how the lift system is going to lift it or let it down that extra 5” 

 

With the regular tractor height and the scooping from the back it seems like it would work in most uses. 

Edited Tuesday at 03:58 AM by oliver2-44

[b00mhower 14]

Just now, oliver2-44 said:

If you raise the front of the tractor up 5” you need to work out how the lift system is going to lift it or let it down that extra 5” 

I won't be using the tractor lift. Depending on which is gonna be easier for a proof of concept I'll either plumb in the small 2 way hydro cylinder I have (via aux pump) or linear actuators, or both.

 

The tractor lift is staying dedicated to the sleeve hitch because ideally I'd like to be able to dump/scoop and grade/rip/spread what have you in one operation 

[ebinmaine 67,229]

On 11/11/2024 at 8:43 PM, b00mhower said:

If you're willing I'd greatly appreciate it. Currently seems fairly straightforward but I've been bit by that thinking before lol

 

Here's what I use for doing a front 5 lug conversion. 

@wallfish 's method is perfectly fine too.  

I went this direction because I knew I'd be running the tractor heavy all the time and also because someone offered to bore the spindles for me.  

 

[b00mhower 14]

12 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Here's what I use for doing a front 5 lug conversion. 

@wallfish 's method is perfectly fine too.  

I went this direction because I knew I'd be running the tractor heavy all the time and also because someone offered to bore the spindles for me.  

 

Excellent! Thank you. 

 

Hopefully by the weekend I'll have the plow mounted again and some sort of direction worked out for the time being.