Does anybody take their loader on and off regularly? How bad is it? I'd want to switch back and forth between the loader and a snowblower.
On 10/8/22 12:42 AM, Tom Owad wrote:
Wow, that's beautiful. Where's the hydraulic system in the factory version? It hadn't occurred to me that it isn't visible in the photos, until I saw yours.Do you have the heavy duty spindles?I've attached photos with measurements. The closer I look at it, the more reservations I have. I think it's just too small. Not pictured is the cylinder for the bucket and the control valves. I don't have the long cylinders for the arms. I'm not committed to using this loader if it's a bad choice. I just found it for really cheap and was hoping to save money.I'm also putting together a 48V solar panel system with LifePO4 batteries. Now I'm wondering about storing my battery packs in the Elec-Trak with a buck converter, probably with some extra on the back. It would save me from having to buy batteries just for this, and would give me a portable power station.Tom On 10/6/22 1:08 PM, Dean Stuckmann wrote:Hi,I bought a beat up loader on eBay that I rebuilt and modified to fit my METI (the METI is based on the GE tractors). I don’t think photos will post to the ET site but hopefully you will see them. I had to straighten the arms and reworked/bushed all the pivot points. This loader must have had a million hours on it as the bucket’s wear bar was replaced at least once. Even the pins in the hydraulic levers were worn out!It is nice as it lifts quite high and the bucket is self leveling like the ET loader was. I’m not sure how you plan on using your loader but keep in mind that ETs have an incredible amount of push force (especially with lug tires) and can bend small loader arms. I added a bar from the cylinder mount towards the bucket to beef mine up from the get-go. I built the mounting brackets and mounted the uprights inside the brackets to clear the foot rests. The mounts are ultra heavy duty as I did not want any issues down the road.The lift cylinders are 2” in dia. and have 2’ of stroke. The pump that came with it has a pressure relief set to about 600 PSI which provides about 1800 pounds of force to each of the lift cylinders and it lifts to full height in about 7 seconds. I’m guessing it lifts over 600 pounds as I could easily lift the rear of my E16 off the ground. I searched the internet and lots of homemade loaders stick out front WAY too far. Way to much load on the front wheels and axles unless you are just moving leaves! Plus it can make the tractor dangerously light at the rear.I would like to go with electric actuators as well but everything I’ve seen are very very slow and ones that may do the trick are over $1000 apiece. I recently added a pressure gauge to my hydraulic system so I think I can do some calculating to know how much force electric actuators would need provide to lift let's say 500 pounds. I’ll keep you posted on that.Please send some photos of what you are working with. Good luck with your project! Regards, Dean Stuckmann 5432 County Road U Newton, WI 53063-9624 920-901-2288On Oct 4, 2022, at 12:33 PM, Tom Owad <mail schnitz com> wrote:Thanks, Stewart. I'd really appreciate that. Eyeballing photographs, I think 22" is probably wide enough for the front battery compartment (I almost said engine!), but too narrow to extend past the foot rests. But maybe the arms could be mounted on the inside of the uprights. It looks like mounting in front of the footrests would put it too far forward.I'm also open to buying a loader, if using this one is impractical, and I can find one for sale. I was thinking it would be fun to use this one and make the design all electric, though.On 10/3/22 11:11 PM, Stewart Wells wrote:Hi Tom, I have one of the original Elec-Trak loaders. I haven't used it in 40 years, but I could get some pictures and dimensions if it would be of any help. Stewart Wells, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. 306-773-6852.-----Original Message----- From: Tom Owad [mailto:mail schnitz com <mailto:mail schnitz com>] Sent: October 3, 2022 7:47 PM To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu Subject: (ET) dimensions for a loader Hello, this is my first post to the list. I have a small loader, and amwondering if it would fit on an Elec-Trak. I'm having difficulty finding dimensions and have never seen one in person (although if anybody's nearCarlisle PA, I'd love to!). Distance between the loader arms is 22" and distance from the mounting brackets to the first bend is 48". Does that sound like it might be a reasonable size for an Elec-Trak? Are the dimensions for GE's loader available anywhere? I appreciate any advice. Tom _______________________________________________ Elec-trak mailing list Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak_______________________________________________ Elec-trak mailing list Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak
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