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4-In-1 Skid Loader Quick Tach Plate
I modified the quick-tach plate on my skid loader to make the machine more versatile. I use it to do everything from backing up trailers, wagons and gooseneck trailers to grading my driveway, says Mark Majerus, Farmington, Minn.
He uses the quick-tach plate on his Case 1835B skid loader. The plate is equip
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4-In-1 Skid Loader Quick Tach Plate TRACTORS Miscellaneous I modified the quick-tach plate on my skid loader to make the machine more versatile I use it to do everything from backing up trailers wagons and gooseneck trailers to grading my driveway says Mark Majerus Farmington Minn He uses the quick-tach plate on his Case 1835B skid loader The plate is equipped with a 2-in ball hitch plate a drawbar pin hitch a gooseneck hitch and a 6-ft long 5-in high grader blade The grader blade located about 2 in below the plate is welded to 4 vertical lengths of 1 1/4-in square tubing welded onto the plate I use the blade to dig up ice and to level out hard washboarded gravel says Majerus I can tilt the hitch plate down to keep the blade from digging or gouging or position it straight up and down to use as a backdrag The ball hitch plate is bolted to a receiver hitch thats welded to the center of the quick-tach plate Majerus drilled a hole on the end of the ball hitch plate so that it doubles as a drawbar He also welded a receiver hitch for a 2 5/16-in gooseneck ball on top of the quick-tach plate All the hitches are located close to the skid loader which provides a lot of leverage when lifting and moving heavy gooseneck trailers says Majerus I added two homemade weights on back of the skid loader that total 640 lbs which helps keep the machines front end from tipping up Majerus added 3 homemade steps to the quick-tach plate by cutting pieces of rectangular tubing lengthwise in half and then making zigzag cuts on both sides to form serrated edges that result in a good grip He then welded the steps to the plate Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mark Majerus 1731 230th St E Farmington Minn 55024 ph 651 463-7084; markmajerus46@hotmail com
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