To the
Group:
All the current talk
about lift straps breaking prompted me to send this message. I too was
plaqued with those darn straps and the limited support that they provide.
A few weeks back I posted messages about using a Satellite Actuator arm to
replace the front lift on my E-20 tractor. I have since modified the rear
lift to use an actuator in place of the strap, etc.. I used the actuator
this weekend on my rear tiller and it works great! Basically I removed all
the et lift assembly stuff, i.e. motor and strap, down to the actual rear
mounting bracket. The actuator mounts directly to the upper pin assembly
of the rear bracket, with the end mounted to the tiller pin bracket.
It does not require the chain to support the tiller, nor any
straps that were crummy and under powered to say the least. The actuator I
use is a Jack Venture 18" unit, that is powered by 36 volt from the aux power
plug, through a dpdt/switch on tractor firewall. The actuator arm is rated
for moving up to 800 lbs and easily lifts and lowers the heavy tiller on back of
tractor. I used this same unit on the front of tractor to lift my modified
dozer blade with great success. In fact I like these units so well, that I
just ordered another one on ebay, so that I can leave both of them on the
tractor, without having to move them from front to rear, etc.. I am
going to wire two power receptacles, one in front and one in back, on tractor
that I can plug unit(s) into as needed. The only down side that I have
found with these actuators is that they are slow in operation, but who
cares. "No more lift strap problems." Do a search on ebay for
satellite actuators to see what is available. Got mine for $39.95 -
sweet!
Bob
Bob
Kleinbrahm
Senior
Network Engineer
First
Republic Bank
San
Francisco, CA.
415-288-1478
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