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When you go into a professional shop they will ask you what they are working on, and what kind of forces are involved. You would be surprised at the depth of experience and knowledge that some of these guys have. They overbuild everything because quite literally they are the ones who have to carry the liability if it fails. I am not just talking about a guy who can stick things together. Well worth the trip in my book. David > > Too big to fit in the minivan, even without wheels. This is kind of a > tough spot to be in; those two mounts carry the weight of the pack plus > rider in the vertical axis, but more importantly they carry the force of > the tractor's transmission in the forward-aft axis. > > So they really need to be a solid part of the frame. I was concerned > about this when I looked at the metal; there's a big difference between > holding up the rear of the pack (simple) and providing 50% of the > tractor's power. > > This is probably why the rear tiller bar mounts right to the axles; it > keeps the force of the tiller off the frame which is probably a good > idea in the long run. But still it needs to provide compressive forces > to the front for the snowblower. > > Still thinking. One thought would be to do 1.5 inch angle iron, weld > along the *outside* of the frame, and tie the bottom into the inside > iron with something. Then weld the old mount to the top of the iron as > the mother of all washers, and hook up that way. Could work, except > there is still what's left of the frame between the two parts and I'm > not sure what I could use as filler. Hm. > > At this point it's becoming a "weld for the sheer sake of welding" sort > of project. I can draw a good enough bead for govt work. > > Chris > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Elec-trak mailing list > Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu > https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak > > > End of Elec-trak Digest, Vol 8, Issue 157 > ***************************************** |