You helped me decide. For the limited use I will require from this, it's a no-brainer. THX

NICE TOP WELD! 150.00 CANT BEAT THAT But that said you could have made it :)

Great project!!!

Man! Don't weld with piston out! You can ruin chrome coating 💥

I gave you a thumbs up for your thumb . lol

I bought one from ebay. Cost about 170.00. It was a bolt on. I did weld it on. I put on sub compact tractor backhoe. When I need it it's there. It's a lot heavier than that one

Just ordered one for a backhoe. When you say you bent it a couple of times, I assume you were able to bend it back and what part bent (guessing the legs on the piece welded to the stick)?

I’m wanting to convert mine to hydraulic, anyone else done this yet I’m sure it can be done with a few mods or bushings to the weld channel and getting the cylinder size , throw and stops just right . I just don’t care for the restrictions if you need to reach and have it plowing into undisturbed soil having the relief of the cylinder & thumb to be less destructive picking and placing with out dropping or crushing the thumb floats like a hydraulic spring of sort. Haven’t found a conversation of this type yet .

Hi there what is the size of your bucket? Was considering picking one of them up

Dave, is it still easy to dig with the thumb extended? I want to use a thumb for clearing trails and will need to bench the trails into side hills. Or, do you need to hop off to pull the thumb back to dig. I do have hydraulic hoses at the end of the boom so that’s an option but I’d rather stay simple.

@TheMechanicDave

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not bad to dig with just move closer to where your digging, I have a video of it in action kzread.info/dash/bejne/iY13y8ikZt3AdZc.html

Thumbs are great and makes the excavator much more useful! What equipment are you welding with (Welder/electrodes) That top weld looked great!

@TheMechanicDave

3 жыл бұрын

Lincoln ranger 8 and 1/8 7018

@samirmanuel8944

2 жыл бұрын

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@enriquecharles6826

2 жыл бұрын

@Samir Manuel Instablaster :)

@samirmanuel8944

2 жыл бұрын

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@samirmanuel8944

2 жыл бұрын

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Saw you welded across the dipper stick. Most people don't recommend that because it can weaken and cause the dipper stick to break. How's it holding up?

@TheMechanicDave

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty good, I’ve bent the thumb a few times doing things I shouldn’t have been, but it hasn’t broke

@timjohnson3649

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMechanicDave hey not bad for an ebay thumb. I looked at that one as well. I ended up going with a gentec one. I'm gonna weld it on this weekend.

Nice

Wish we could get these in the UK Cheapest is about £850

@flat6fever680

Жыл бұрын

Good lord just make one. Or make 50 and sell them.

Its been a year. Still on there any regrets over a hydraulic one.

@TheMechanicDave

3 жыл бұрын

Not really it’s cheap and does the job

It is a manual thumb. Not a mechanical thumb. There is no mechanical device that operates the thumb. 😀

What size is that? 18”?

@TheMechanicDave

3 жыл бұрын

24”

You had the hole for a cylinder.. and it's a bobcat so probably already plumbed for hydraulic thumb why didn't u go that route?

@TheMechanicDave

4 жыл бұрын

That machine isn’t worth a hydronic thumb

@ImaginaryMachines

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMechanicDave You need to be more appreciative of that excavator, I would kill for a machine like that!

@TheMechanicDave

4 жыл бұрын

Hard to appreciate something that’s always broken

@capitolrefrigerationheatin7501

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMechanicDave how many hours on it? I am looking for a Yanmar

@flat6fever680

Жыл бұрын

Current cost on Bobcat brand thumb is $1,800 and 16 week back order. Hoses and fittings may be extra but 18 was the number they gave me as of 2-5-23.

Once you have a thumb you cant go back.

@flat6fever680

Жыл бұрын

Once you have two you are really cooking with gas 😉