JohnnyHville
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I am fabricating a sprayer rig for a 55 gallon tank. The rig itself is made from the pipe frame of one of those ugly yellow finish mowers (you know the kind, made by that company that makes those green machines to pull it with).
Like this one, but way more beat up:
I took this scrap mower from our reserve surplus pile in the woods. Cut the deck off, flipped it upside down, reconfigured the 3 pt hook up and braces, and re-installed the caster-style wheels through what used to be the top.
After a few grinder cutting wheels, some acetylene, and some welding rods, it looks real good. The pipe frame, attached to the 3 pt, with casters on ground, sits just a smidgen higher than the bottom of the 2N (since the up-curve to the wheel support is now a down curve).
I'd estimate the tank, filled with water, chemical, surfactant should weigh in around 460 lbs. Diesel and chemical filled should be somewhere shy of 400 lbs.
I'd guess, the frame and all probably 250??
I have reservations about dragging it around with those caster type wheels load bearing. Was thinking they hold more of a support role.
The 3 pt should be able to lift and hold fine (based on other stuff about this weight I move around).
Was thinking about using limiter chains to hold it as to take some stress off the lift cylinder, and such that the wheels just lightly set on the ground (would bear more of the load load going up hill, over bumps, etc - or if the front gets light on a full tank).
But when I started talking up this hot mess to a few buddies, they started telling me the top link wasn't made to hold a vertical load and would break???
But, I use limiters on my shredder, it probably is in the 600lbs range, and TAKES A BEATING. Haven't broken a top link bracket yet.
Opinions?
Like this one, but way more beat up:
I took this scrap mower from our reserve surplus pile in the woods. Cut the deck off, flipped it upside down, reconfigured the 3 pt hook up and braces, and re-installed the caster-style wheels through what used to be the top.
After a few grinder cutting wheels, some acetylene, and some welding rods, it looks real good. The pipe frame, attached to the 3 pt, with casters on ground, sits just a smidgen higher than the bottom of the 2N (since the up-curve to the wheel support is now a down curve).
I'd estimate the tank, filled with water, chemical, surfactant should weigh in around 460 lbs. Diesel and chemical filled should be somewhere shy of 400 lbs.
I'd guess, the frame and all probably 250??
I have reservations about dragging it around with those caster type wheels load bearing. Was thinking they hold more of a support role.
The 3 pt should be able to lift and hold fine (based on other stuff about this weight I move around).
Was thinking about using limiter chains to hold it as to take some stress off the lift cylinder, and such that the wheels just lightly set on the ground (would bear more of the load load going up hill, over bumps, etc - or if the front gets light on a full tank).
But when I started talking up this hot mess to a few buddies, they started telling me the top link wasn't made to hold a vertical load and would break???
But, I use limiters on my shredder, it probably is in the 600lbs range, and TAKES A BEATING. Haven't broken a top link bracket yet.
Opinions?
