Farm Equipment Assembly Business

2011 - Volume #35, Issue #1, Page #08

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Rick Mabeus operates a business assembling farm machinery in his shop for dealers and manufacturers. "The hitches I've built eliminate the need to keep getting off the machine to hook up," he says. Here are some the hitches he's built:

Side Slinger

"In the past I needed two men to carry sections of auger tubing into the shop. My side slinger attachment makes it easy to haul tube sections from an outside storage area into the shop to place on tables for assembly."
    The attachment is made from square tubing and channel iron. It's designed to slip over the skid loader's forks, with a pair of arms extending out to one side. A V-shaped length of sq. metal tubing is welded to the end of each arm.

Wide-Reach Unit

This attachment is designed to make loading and unloading long sections of flighting a quick and simple job. It, too, has slots for skid loader forks. "The width and length of the design allows me to reach all the way across trailers and stock piles. I simply drive up to a section of flighting, wrap straps around it, and lift," says Mabeus.

Forklift-Mounted Mover

He built this attachment to use with a large forklift. "It allows me to move large farm equipment during assembly. The H-shaped frame slides over the forks and is equipped with a turnbuckle securing system."
    The attachment can be fitted with a drawbar hitch for moving pull-type equipment; a skid steer plate for moving 3-pt. mounted equipment; or a 3-pt. quick hitch attachment.


Auger Mover

This attachment was made to move assembled augers around in his shop. It consists of a rectangular metal frame with a pair of angled plates to contain the end of the auger, and a "quick hitch" pin. "I used one of the lower pins on a 3-pt. hitch and installed it vertically to make a quick hitch pin out of it," says Mabeus. "To move the equipment, all I have to do is drive up to the unit, come up from the bottom, and lift."


Forklift Hydraulics

"I use the hydraulics mounted on the side of my large electric forklift to pump hydraulic fluid and also to lift assembled equipment. New equipment has to have the hydraulics assembled, plumbed, and primed to get it to work properly. This setup allows me to hook up 3 completed circuits all at the same time. I can run one set at a time by switching levers.
    "The large tank on back allows me to pump hydraulic fluid into new cylinders and prime them. Once primed, the overflow fluid will come back into my reserve tank. I can get all equipment lifting and folding inside the shop with no fumes, since my large forklift is electric. I can pump as much as 28 gal. into new equipment."

    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Rick Mabeus, 22419 60th St., Winfield, Iowa 52659 (ph 319 257-6764).

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Farm Equipment Assembly Business AUGERS Augers 29B Rick Mabeus operates a business assembling farm machinery in his shop for dealers and manufacturers The hitches I ve built eliminate the need to keep getting off the machine to hook up he says Here are some the hitches he s built: Side Slinger In the past I needed two men to carry sections of auger tubing into the shop My side slinger attachment makes it easy to haul tube sections from an outside storage area into the shop to place on tables for assembly The attachment is made from square tubing and channel iron It s designed to slip over the skid loader s forks with a pair of arms extending out to one side A V-shaped length of sq metal tubing is welded to the end of each arm Wide-Reach Unit This attachment is designed to make loading and unloading long sections of flighting a quick and simple job It too has slots for skid loader forks The width and length of the design allows me to reach all the way across trailers and stock piles I simply drive up to a section of flighting wrap straps around it and lift says Mabeus Forklift-Mounted Mover He built this attachment to use with a large forklift It allows me to move large farm equipment during assembly The H-shaped frame slides over the forks and is equipped with a turnbuckle securing system The attachment can be fitted with a drawbar hitch for moving pull-type equipment; a skid steer plate for moving 3-pt mounted equipment; or a 3-pt quick hitch attachment Auger Mover This attachment was made to move assembled augers around in his shop It consists of a rectangular metal frame with a pair of angled plates to contain the end of the auger and a quick hitch pin I used one of the lower pins on a 3-pt hitch and installed it vertically to make a quick hitch pin out of it says Mabeus To move the equipment all I have to do is drive up to the unit come up from the bottom and lift Forklift Hydraulics I use the hydraulics mounted on the side of my large electric forklift to pump hydraulic fluid and also to lift assembled equipment New equipment has to have the hydraulics assembled plumbed and primed to get it to work properly This setup allows me to hook up 3 completed circuits all at the same time I can run one set at a time by switching levers The large tank on back allows me to pump hydraulic fluid into new cylinders and prime them Once primed the overflow fluid will come back into my reserve tank I can get all equipment lifting and folding inside the shop with no fumes since my large forklift is electric I can pump as much as 28 gal into new equipment Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Rick Mabeus 22419 60th St Winfield Iowa 52659 ph 319 257-6764

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