Hello Guys
You have an interesting forum going here.
I have a Cat D2, just a straight crawler tractor, and since thats what shes been all her life, thats how I'd like it to stay . . . so I don't want to add a blade (not much use anyway with the small iddlers and short trackframes) or a 3 point hitch (which can be done but is also not totally satisfactory on a D2). If I can ever score a rear PTO uni I'd add it in an instant. Currently I have a mole-plough (old style with "wheels" to pull it out) and a set of bush and big discs, with a swamp plough to come. I also have a front PTO hydralic pump that I can add.
However to get to the point, I'd still like to shift dirt with this machine so have been looking at scoops, land planes, and box blades.
I was thinking that maybe I could use the basic geometry of something like the Denngleman Scoop but make it multi functional by using more of a tool bar appoach. I envisage a tool bar that could take 2 to 3 subsoiler points, or a box blade/scoop, or a bale spear. As mentioned it could use the wheel geometry of the Dennglemand scoop to hydralically raise/lower the tool bar.
Anyone ever seen anything like this or have thoughts (good, bad, indifferent, or just plain stupid??).
Cheers - Foster
You have an interesting forum going here.
I have a Cat D2, just a straight crawler tractor, and since thats what shes been all her life, thats how I'd like it to stay . . . so I don't want to add a blade (not much use anyway with the small iddlers and short trackframes) or a 3 point hitch (which can be done but is also not totally satisfactory on a D2). If I can ever score a rear PTO uni I'd add it in an instant. Currently I have a mole-plough (old style with "wheels" to pull it out) and a set of bush and big discs, with a swamp plough to come. I also have a front PTO hydralic pump that I can add.
However to get to the point, I'd still like to shift dirt with this machine so have been looking at scoops, land planes, and box blades.
I was thinking that maybe I could use the basic geometry of something like the Denngleman Scoop but make it multi functional by using more of a tool bar appoach. I envisage a tool bar that could take 2 to 3 subsoiler points, or a box blade/scoop, or a bale spear. As mentioned it could use the wheel geometry of the Dennglemand scoop to hydralically raise/lower the tool bar.
Anyone ever seen anything like this or have thoughts (good, bad, indifferent, or just plain stupid??).
Cheers - Foster