Great job, I have been thinking about doing this but with hydraulics as I wasn't aware an electric actuator would have enough power, well done

That is great thank you for sharing this. you did an outstanding job. I am building one for mine! THANK YOU!

very good i think you only need some wait on the back for good traction , i going to make one. thank you for sharing . hello from MIami Florida

Nice job,wow ,I was looking for something electric for a zero turn to lift much , thank you

Awesome Job Bud!! I would love to add this to my "Projects to build" list!!! I am currently looking for a similar lift type system or was going to design my own with wiper motors to run a scissors jacks type of system. Or maybe even buy a 12v hydraulic type setup, so I can run front and back equipment that I build for my Quadrunner. What ever I do, I will make and post video's after also!! +1 Sub !! Thanks 4 sharing bud.

great job!

superb work man, I love it. I'm heading toward the same thing now after watching. awesome.

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

Naithan Williams thank you its a fast easy biuld and worked out very well

That has got to be one of the most creative, coolest things I have ever seen on an Mtd mower, I give you much props brother, that's genius

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

thank you. it really has proven itself as a usefull tool. im glad i made it

@717_goons3

7 жыл бұрын

no problem man, now that its been a while since you made it, how has it held up?

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

thatwhite4.0hh guy its worked out very well and has proved itself over and over. i just used it to grade the driveway after a storm came in and washed out part a good bit of my crush and run. i couldnt be happier with it

Nice build!

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

We’re do you get those sleeve bushing to weld in we’re the pins go???

I would throw away that control circuit board and install a 4-way toggle switch for independent lift and tilt your fab skills are great slick looking and well designed

How did the main structure attach to the chassis of the mower? Great build, extremely well done.

Very impressive I wish I had the know how and patience to do that myself

How much do you think it would cost to build if I had to purchase all of the material?

Finally someone explains the controls for once

best vid ive seen in awhile.. awsome job .. givin me ideas .. lol .. backhoe hahhaha

Some should get together and pay him to do another video on specs and assembly. Donate button or go fund me Nice video I was thinking of this type of deal for some snow removal I'm here in Wisconsin I seen a video of one earlier but the dump bucket didn't rise high enough eventually it would just pushing plowing the snow. No problem with plowing the snow but just want to be able to get a good dump when needed.. don't want to plow and eventually have a mountain of snow that I can't move. Nice video

i am looking to add a motor hoist similar to that but with a shorter stroke to my boat motor for an electric tilt option

wow, that is great. I've wanted to buy a bucket for years but my old garden tractor has a Peerless manual transmission so no hydro. do you find the tractors alternator/generator keeps up with the demands of the loader?

@workingcountry1776

7 жыл бұрын

Oh disregard question, I see electrical addressed elsewhere in comments. again thanks for sharing.

nice job! saved yourself about 2 grand. that's American ingenuity.

@offgridandhappy2743

6 жыл бұрын

Robert S thanks for the positive feedback

Thanks for sharing this video. I am going to build one for myself. I have 2 questions; A how did you attach it to the tractor? B are the " lifting arms " were the actuators are attached, right angles to each other?

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

I used an old motor lift for my steel and purchased my actuators from northern tools. When I started the biuld one of my concerns was attaching the lift to the fram which is what i ended up doing. I wanted it to be removable so I ended up cutting small notchs in the cross member I made which supports the uprights in order to clear the main pully that hooks to the mow deck. I then got the crossmember essentially bolted with four 3/8 inch bolts derectly to the mower frame. I have been really happy with my bucket loader and consider it a complete success. I can try and post another more detailed video for you but I honestly just went from a plan I invisioned and didnt have any initial plan or lay out

how about putting a list on here with description if parts and where to get them as I'd like to build this

@offgridandhappy2743

4 жыл бұрын

I used an old cherry picker bi had laying around for all the steel and the actuators I bought from northern tools catalog. The actuators were 500lb capacity

@rich.trails

3 жыл бұрын

The actuators look a little underpowered for this application, I at 500lbs static and 110lbs dynamic load. With the leverage of the pivot locations, they will see substantial load. Nice build though! www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200520508_200520508

Well done.

Nice, Did you weld the tubing to the side of frame? did you need to add any supports where it is mounted the frame? thanks for the video.

@offgridandhappy2743

3 жыл бұрын

I did not weld to frame it was a full bolt on to frame yet all the loader armed were fixed and welded . I should have welded additional frames supports in because after years of heavy use and abuse i eventually bent the frame. It was a simple repair that i never made having sold Lauder for what i invested. I didnt need it any longer and it served me very well and guy who bought it was happy to have it. He actually watched my KZread videos and when i listed it drove several hours to purchase at asking price. I wish i never sold it

Great engineering and fabrication work

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

Eugene Harmon thank you very much

Any signs of frame warpage? And what the heaviest thing you've lifted with it?

@offgridandhappy2743

5 жыл бұрын

Sold it about 4 months ago. It handled 300 to 350 regularly. I bent the frame pretty bad uprooting a stump but it wasnt a hard fix and came after several years of straight up abuse

nice great job mate

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

69muscat thank you

them 12volt actuators are just too slow... looks nice

That's pretty awesome where did you get your linear motors from

@offgridandhappy2743

3 жыл бұрын

Northern tools catalog

What size actuator did you use for the one that controls the roll of the bucket?

@Paiadakine

3 жыл бұрын

At 0:55 he mentions a 300 lb actuator.

Great job!

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you it has been very useful

I have the same tractor looking for the same thing. That is awesome

@offgridandhappy2743

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I built that thing to scrape and refresh my old driveway and dog lot. It worked out great and that lil tractor took serious abuse for years. It would move between 250 to 300 lbs but could have handled more if I had counter weight on the rear. I never did that though as I was already pushing the tractor itself to it's limit. I eventually did bend the frame digging up tree stumps but it was repairable. I sold the tractor last year when I needed some cash eventually I will buy myself a loader with back ho

@curve5746

4 жыл бұрын

@@offgridandhappy2743 I would have bought that from you in a heart beat. Craftsman stopped making them. Huskavarna is the only one who makes them now and I am thinking hard about getting one but for almost 700 dollars it is a hard decision. I have a woodshop and was thinking about making one out of wood

what size are the actuators?

How long a stroke are them actuators?

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

Tom Few 16 inch

Zach wants that

it would be better if you have the video show how you build

Hallo Können Sie mir die genaue Maße vom Zylinder sagen !??? Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Any problems with durability or trouble with the actuators

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

No works great. I bought those actuators at northern tools and purchased a three year replacement plan just in case but so far they work perfect. I am very happy with my bucket it does everything I want it to do with no issues

@HomesteadOC

7 жыл бұрын

How do you keep the lift actuators from binding? Dont they lift and slightly different speeds even though they are the same model? What does your chair lift controller do other than provide wireless control? Do you have any problems with dead batteries when lifting heavy loads?

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

OCPermaculture it has had zero issues at all the actuators seem to move at the same speed and i know their limitations they never bind up or even seem stressed. the battery holds up and has never seemed to lose any charge from use of the loader. i domt like the chair lift control and plan on changing it. i used it because it had relays which stop the actuators from ober extending but i dont like how its intergraded on the lift and tilt

Do you have problem with transsmison on mtd ?

@offgridandhappy2743

4 ай бұрын

Nope never one

I want to build one for a craftsman gt2250 would you be willing to give me a little advice?

@offgridandhappy2743

3 жыл бұрын

As much as I can give for sure . Make sure you support the frame at attachment points I didn't do it and it may have taken a few year eventually that's were I had an issue. I was pretty abusive and worked it to it's max capabilities at times

@mustangmadd3172

2 жыл бұрын

@@offgridandhappy2743 I just now seen that you had commented back. I appreciate the advice. Very much. I'm actually getting ready to get started. Me and my daughter started on it today. I'm kinda winging it to be honest. Any way you could get me some dementions on that?

@offgridandhappy2743

2 жыл бұрын

Lol sorry I have no dimensions. To be honest when I built it I was just winging it lol

Do you the brand of hoist that you used? Did you have to use to of them?

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

Grady Rigby it was a cheap one i bought from harbor freight years ago

@gradyrigby2851

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Lamm did you have to use two hoist to build it?

@gradyrigby2851

7 жыл бұрын

Would you be able to send me plans on how you built this?

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

I had no plans just kinda laid it out as i went

Can u demonstrate how u built it??

@offgridandhappy2743

3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could honestly I kinda just winged it. I had an old motor lift I wasn't using and needed a small loader to fix my stone driveway cause rain always washed it out so I came up with this little machine. It served me well

Yowa,how much were actuator around 200 each?..

@offgridandhappy2743

5 жыл бұрын

Hmmm. Been a long time ago but i think they where around 250$ each with a replacement plan

Cool idea, but I'm not a big fan of that lol

What grade steel did you use?

@offgridandhappy2743

3 жыл бұрын

I used an old motor lift for the steel that i bought at harbor freight for like 99$ which was less expensive then buying the steel to build it. I know it was heavy

A massive machine. You can load 10 wheelers, start your own gravel pit, load 48 trucks a day.

@offgridandhappy2743

6 жыл бұрын

Doug Copson lol maybe not but has seriously saved my back. I use it often and for light duty stuff it serves the purpose i biult it for. I live my little machine

what strength of actuators did you use? Do you find them quick enough?

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

Jerry Craig i used 500 pound 16 inch actuators frim northern tools. they are fast enough for me and have worked well. i just graded my driveway the other day

What brand of linear actulator did you use ? Model numbers? Thank you

@offgridandhappy2743

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly can't remember all I know is they were purchased through northern tools.

@mattslandscapeservices7473

3 жыл бұрын

@@offgridandhappy2743 does 8in stroke sound familiar ?

@mattslandscapeservices7473

3 жыл бұрын

Also if you remember by any chance the size of the smaller one for bucket tilt

@offgridandhappy2743

3 жыл бұрын

No they were longer then that I believe they were 16 inch stroke I'm sorry I can't remember I built this rig years ago all I know is they were super strong they could handle way more then I used them for

Any battery issues with it on?

@offgridandhappy2743

7 жыл бұрын

nope actually the battery is two years old and foing strong

What horse power is troybuilt

Nice idea and all but these little lawn tractors were not designed with this intention. Only do this if you don't care about your Waruntee.

@offgridandhappy2743

6 жыл бұрын

MadMetalManiac74 my tractor ain't had a warranty in like five years. I needed a small loader and this worked out perfect. I realize it's only good for light duty but it had served me very well since I built it and could not be happier with it

@MadMetalShop

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Lamm you took good care of it then because alot of these economy tractors tend not to last 5 years with this kind of use.

@offgridandhappy2743

6 жыл бұрын

To be honest it's be seriously abused. Maybe I been lucky but I have had it since 2012 and it was already two years old when I got it. Its never had an oil change. I've honestly replaced two belts and put gas in it. I love my tractor and plan on changing the tires and oil some day soon lol

@drewdane40

Ай бұрын

If you're worried about warranties, I'm going out on a limb and saying you're probably not the kind of guy who's going to build a DIY loader bucket for your lawn tractor.

were can i buy one for how much and when 342bonavista st rockland ont k4k1n7 send me by mail were can i order please asp

Incredibile come si può fare per averne uno?

Run it moving dirt please

@offgridandhappy2743

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry but i sold it about a month ago.

Price?

@offgridandhappy2743

4 жыл бұрын

I think I had about 400$ all in excluding price of tractor

why all the uuummm's ???

@offgridandhappy2743

3 жыл бұрын

Ummm cause I do siimply unscripted unprofessional videos on my cell phone and possibly drank umm a 6 pack before hand lol