Stormy the 1056

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I figured out why the belt slips so bad...  it was designed to!  I have the correct starter belt going on Stormy and I imagine the squeal will go away.

 

I also found the spec plate on the engine, K241 so it’s the correct 10 horse not the claimed 12.

 

 

 

[8ntruck 6,991]

Looks like it is cleaning up pretty well.

 

Think that is original paint?

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18 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Looks like it is cleaning up pretty well.

 

Think that is original paint?

 

Regarding the paint... it was redone at some point.  I sprayed SD-20 degreaser on it and the rags wiped away paint with the bird poop!

[Pullstart 62,784]

So I was at my brother’s house this weekend and he shower me the new plow on his Honda 500 side by side. It has an electric winch but no left or right movement (from in the cab, maybe you can get out and adjust it?).  He says it was a steal.  

 

I ask how much a steal is to him?  “$650.  Can you believe it was that cheap?” He says.

 

I told him about Stormy that it runs and drives and plows great and adjusts from the driver’s seat.  He wasn’t so proud of his “steal” any more.

 

 

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Decided to “mow” a shooting lane for hopes of a late season doe.

 

I realized my “solid lift link” may not be so original and I’m playing with the angle of the plow too.

 

 

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I gave Stormy an ignition system overhaul today, with a new set of points, a coil, condenser and new plug wire.  I pushed a bit of snow, but I sure am smoother with my plow truck!

 

I noticed the tower has been welded on the left side before too, if that hasn’t been mentioned yet.

 

I’m still happy with the way this  runs!

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Stormy is stepping in for a while to run the ARK 500 FEL while Scoop gets some R&R.  The only modification needed was to straighten the PTO lever a bit in the vice.  It was in the way of the loader valves.  Since this 1056 has wheel weights and tire chains, I’m curious as to how it’ll perform with the weight box full and if it truly does have a limited slip!  I’ll make sure I bring tire pressures up, especially with the 6” front wheels.

 

 

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Here is some proof that Rylee was a huge help!  She drove the hilo and we even missed our high five ( @PeacemakerJack‘s high five trick fail  )

 

 

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[Tractorhead 9,064]

Hey Buddy, Fantastic setup - it confirms my thoughts, you can definitely continouseley use the 10HP Engine.

 

To reduce the slip while diggin, you can deal with more Counterweight.

 

I won‘t bother you or **** smart, but i like to give you some experiences, i collected with my 2 Loaders

 

About the Frontaxle Loads

i found here a Source for spare rims, even with ballbearings, the offered a Load of 300Kg each Rim.

That will means a total of nearly 600Kilo can be handled by the Rims - so i think also by the Frontaxle,

but i would protect it for that weight with enough Counterweight.

I think a max. Of 350Kilos shall never exceed for longterm lasting.

before each work grease the Frontaxle to reduce lasting.

 

Each more of Weight you put in the Back, each more Load you have on the rearaxle and Gearbox.

especially in heavy Push, that care not overload your Gearbox.

 

I tested my Loader on the Beast now several times while digging, with different Weight Setups.

The best experiences i had with a balance of 30% on Fontaxle and 70% on Rearaxle (except driver). 

This tests was done all without 4WD.

 

As long as you’re not in a hurry, have Fun with that Setup.

if both Tyres Slips it tells me, you have enough Power to deal with.

 

Diggin a Pond can be made definitively quicker with a excavator,

but i bet it will be much funnier with the own Loader.

 

Again 👍

 

[Pullstart 62,784]

12 minutes ago, Tractorhead said:

Hey Buddy, Fantastic setup - it confirms my thoughts, you can definitely continouseley use the 10HP Engine.

 

To reduce the slip while diggin, you can deal with more Counterweight.

 

I won‘t bother you or **** smart, but i like to give you some experiences, i collected with my 2 Loaders

 

About the Frontaxle Loads

i found here a Source for spare rims, even with ballbearings, the offered a Load of 300Kg each Rim.

That will means a total of nearly 600Kilo can be handled by the Rims - so i think also by the Frontaxle,

but i would protect it for that weight with enough Counterweight.

I think a max. Of 350Kilos shall never exceed for longterm lasting.

before each work grease the Frontaxle to reduce lasting.

 

Each more of Weight you put in the Back, each more Load you have on the rearaxle and Gearbox.

especially in heavy Push, that care not overload your Gearbox.

 

I tested my Loader on the Beast now several times while digging, with different Weight Setups.

The best experiences i had with a balance of 30% on Fontaxle and 70% on Rearaxle (except driver). 

This tests was done all without 4WD.

 

As long as you’re not in a hurry, have Fun with that Setup.

if both Tyres Slips it tells me, you have enough Power to deal with.

 

Diggin a Pond can be made definitively quicker with a excavator,

but i bet it will be much funnier with the own Loader.

 

Again 👍

 

 

I do happen to have a set of race car scales in the shop Stefan.... so I should be able to jack it up and weigh front to rear.  Should I have the bucket resting on the ground or in the air for that 30/70 figure?  I’ll be working to add more weight and more traction.  I have another 100 lbs of wheel weights I might be able to add to the rear, but it would be difficult.  I could bolt them together to clamp them on the edges of the weight box.

 

Thanks for the confirmation on the power rating.  It didn’t seem to chug too hard when I put the load on it.  

[Tractorhead 9,064]

Lift the Bucket while balancing.

 

That releases later the Frontaxle and you be fine, even with a full Bucket, do not overload it.

 

to get a feeling of the Load Balancing, put a measured weight in the Bucket and rescale.

i. Eg. 30Kilos than you can see how much this results to your Frontaxle.

 

in my case a added weight of 30 Kilos in the Bucket results in 58Kilo‘s on the Frontaxle.

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6 minutes ago, Tractorhead said:

Lift the Bucket while balancing.

 

That releases later the Frontaxle and you be fine, even with a full Bucket, do not overload it.

 

to get a feeling of the Load Balancing, put a measured weight in the Bucket and rescale.

i. Eg. 30Kilos than you can see how much this results to your Frontaxle.

 

in my case a added weight of 30 Kilos in the Bucket results in 58Kilo‘s on the Frontaxle.

 

If I were to move the loader mount rearward, that would help too with balance, right?  It seems there is a ton of room between the hood and the bucket.

[8ntruck 6,991]

58 minutes ago, pullstart said:

 

If I were to move the loader mount rearward, that would help too with balance, right?  It seems there is a ton of room between the hood and the bucket.

Yup. Moving the bucket closer to the hood will move the center of gravity back on the tractor.  I would think that the limiting factor for moving the bucket closer to the hood would be front tire clearance.  Might restrict clearance to the front of the tractor for dumping the bucket when it is fully raised, though.

[Tractorhead 9,064]

@8ntruck yes, you‘re right.

 

but another issue you have to take care is, the clearance of the Font swingaxle.

 

On my First Frontmount witch i built, i designed it a bit to close over the swing,

so if i drove a bigger slope, the Tyres can touch the stiffner while Swing way of the swingaxle can reach more as i thought.

i measured, but ain‘t imagine, that the Axle uses this complete huge swing way.

a fail as i know now.

if my Tyres are straight, i be fine in each situation, but not if i must steering complete to left or right.

 

That is an pending issue i must once rework.

At normal work the Tyres passes the Stiffner easily, but on higher slopes tyres get in touch with them.

As long as i have plenty of place to move, i‘m fine wit that, but if i must do a maneuver is small area i lost.

 

 

@pullstart to find a good position, lift the FEL to it‘s max with an empty bucket in unload position and measure the lower end of bucket 

to the Front of the Hood.

I would suggesting a minimum clearance of 20cm, otherwise gravel or dirt can hit your hood.

 

Maybe you be able to extend only the rear bucket a bit more, that also moves the gravity center backwards.

Edited March 26, 2020 by Tractorhead

[Pullstart 62,784]

The bucket at full height / dumping into a truck or trailer is a great point Stefan!  

 

Hey Jim @SylvanLakeWH you were pretty close about getting forks on and using it for a first row hilo!

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,490]

Looking and working good!!!

 

 

Now I understand how “you” did it so quickly and correctly... Your “helper” did all the work!

 

 

Man...I want a toy shed like yours when I grow up...!

 

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6 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Looking and working good!!!

 

 

Now I understand how “you” did it so quickly and correctly... Your “helper” did all the work!

 

 

Man...I want a toy shed like yours when I grow up...!

 

 

And to think, my in-laws practically forced us to consider buying the place!  I just didn’t want to have to do all the work on the house again...  

[953 nut 55,065]

I love my front end loader and it is a great attachment, but it has its limitations.

There is no way a loader on a light weight garden tractor will dig into virgin soil like a large tractor. With my GT-14 if I want to remove some soil from one place and fill another the first thing I need to do is use the moldboard plow to break it free and allow it the opportunity to dry out.

My GT-14 had some wheel spin until I added tire chains,  90 pounds of wheel weights on each side, loaded the tires with 12 gallons (about 100 pounds each) of RV Antifreeze and built a weight box filled with rocks and chain. Now it has so much traction that it will stall the engine rather than spin tires. Side benefit is a good deal greater stability when the bucket is raised.

[Tractorhead 9,064]

@953 nut Dig into virgin Soil can be made much easier with few tines on the lower front on the Bucket,

but you’re right, it ain‘t be a big Tractor in any Way.

As long as you ain‘t stress the material to much, and use a bit more seattime, 

you will wonder, what this machine is able to do.

 

On this point i love my 4WD Beast 😎it ain‘t stalled, it just digs with all 4 Wheels.

 

Hey Buddy, if you have no time to play, hand it over to Rylee,

i bet you get in shortest Time a Olympic sized Pool in the Backyard.😂

 

 

The biggest advance i see, is in the less space that is required to work in small Areas.

Well balanced it is a great Tool for a lot of things around the Property, and to Save your Back.👍

 

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58 minutes ago, Tractorhead said:

 

Hey Buddy, if you have no time to play, hand it over to Rylee,

i bet you get in shortest Time a Olympic sized Pool in the Backyard.😂

 

 

 

 

I totally thought about that today!

[8ntruck 6,991]

Tractorhead mentioned a minimum distance to keep the bucket ahead of the hood in the dump position to prevent dirt/rocks/gravel from hitting the hood.

 

In your case, the first thing that came to mind was chicken poop. 

Edited March 27, 2020 by 8ntruck

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The loader could easily move back 8-10” and still have plenty of room in front of the hood.  The bucket is further away than the width of my shoulders when it’s fully raised and tilted all the way down.  I’ll play with more measurements soon 

[8ntruck 6,991]

4 hours ago, pullstart said:

The loader could easily move back 8-10” and still have plenty of room in front of the hood.  The bucket is further away than the width of my shoulders when it’s fully raised and tilted all the way down.  I’ll play with more measurements soon 

What about maintenance access when the hood is open?  It could get inconvienent if you need to raise the bucket to get the hood open.  Could be a safety issue too, working under a raised bucket.

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4 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

What about maintenance access when the hood is open?  It could get inconvienent if you need to raise the bucket to get the hood open.  Could be a safety issue too, working under a raised bucket.

 

Thought about that..  I wouldn’t be against a more user friendly hood hinge quick release to remove the hood for maintenance.