Plan B much better

Adirondack case guy

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My first plan for the chain guides on the toggle on the top of the lift cylinder on my new firewood trailer were functional, But they were crude, and not up to my standards. I cut them off and built this cover which bolts on, this afternoon. It encloses the roller bearings for the chain to run over and keep all the weather and debries out.
Loren
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Looking good Loren, nice new orange paint on there too! Orange is one of my favorite colors, even if my wife does say it's a hideous color.
 
I bet your wife likes to see the orange trucks that you drive go by your driveway on snowy winter days. Federal Orange and Yellow trucks and equipment rule the roads around here in the winter.
 
The chain is attached to the base of the body of the trailer and ancored to the weldment at the top of the cylinder.When the piston rod is extended, the chain rolls over the toggle bearing assy, and raises the bottom of the body to the top of the fully extended cylinder. 6' of lift from 3' stroke cylinder.
Loren
 
I was thinking it had something to do about the angle of the cylinder when dumping . I was thinking that cylinder sure is close to the front of the dump. When going up it would hit. I understand it now . Good Job....
 
Yessir she does. Some other counties around run red, green, and other trucks. Must just like to be different I guess. She says I'm crazy liking yellow as well...
 
Loren you sure do good work and you don't waste any time getting it done. If my feeble brain remembers right the upright cylinder on the front of the Simonsen wagon hoist had a flat plate on the bottom that was bolted to another flat plate with spring loaded bolts so the cylinder could rock side to side a bit. The Simonsen hoist was made to be used with wagon boxes on four wheeled running gears though so I am more or less comparing apples to oranges. Your sub frame stays rigid so a need for flex probably isn't needed.
 
I always enjoy your posts, and love the pictures and projects you tackle. And I know its none of my business, but please move that can of PB Blaster off your welding table. An old boss I once worked for had a can of WD-40 get into the currant path and it went off like a flame thrower. He lost most of the skin off his left arm and that side of his face.

Hope to keep reading your posts for many years to come!

Beagle
 
Nice work. The one thing I wonder about though is, does the cylinder shaft need some kind of guide? When it's fully extended could side forces bend the rod?
 
Your work bench looks like mine. Start out clean and before long I just have to stop and clean things out so I can continue. Just a bad habit I got into.....well you know you need the tools close by while you are in a project so you can get to them.

When I was enjoying the suds, I always had one close by. Don't know how many over the years I knocked over because they were right by what I was doing. But I enjoyed 'em and that was that. Funny how the threat of coming down with Type 2 Diabetes can change your whole way of thinking. Last beer was Feb 16, 2015. Still have an unopened 30 pack from that era in the frige. Date code say 90 days for best taste. I don't even wonder what they'd taste like after going on 2 years; don't want to know.

Went to the Dr. on Feb. 17, 2015 and she told me my blood sugar was 136; max permissible pre-meal is 130. Didn't take a rocket scientist to figure what caused that. Thus my favorite pastime abruptly ended; and what's funny, I haven't missed it one bit. Really couldn't believe mind over matter could be that powerful but it is. All you need is the right stimulation. But gotta decide what's important and go with the flow. Haven't looked back.
 
Dunno what your profession is, but that right there is just how small successful start-up businesses get it going.
 
I'd say you're in the minority, just skip the post and move along and don't be so grumpy. Maybe consider posting something "tractor" yourself that we can all enjoy !!! I like looking at other guys' projects, lots of skill out there.
 
The top of the chain shield will ride in a rail attached vertically to the front of the body. With the chain ancored to the top of the cyl barrel and hinged at the trailer toung It will follow the arc of the body as it rises. Another reason for the change in design.
Loren
 
Chuby Pics just for you. My Case 440 and 930 taken last week, and the uncles going past my house after harvesting a field of corn yesterday.
Loren
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That is one nice looking trailer, wish I had the time and inclination to build something like that. I am still trying to get the trailer built from the frame of an old camper I salvaged from the neighbor. First glance says you have built everything "hell for stout" except for the #50 roller chain. It only has a max working load of 1400#. For safety reasons, I would think you would want a heavier chain. Hope you have already checked that out and that I am wrong.
 
As always--looks good Loren. I will give cuby another picture of a tractor---keep them pics comming!---Tee
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I had googled roller chain/wikipedia. The chart there showed standard #50 roller chain had a tensil strenght of 4880#. #60 has a 7030# rateing.
I had some #50 chain here, but #60 can easily be installed. Time will tell.
Loren
 

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