Quick-Tach Bracket Built For Mini Excavator

Quick-Tach Bracket Built For Mini Excavator MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Earth Movers Ian Carolla made a special bracket to easily mount different tools to the swing arm of his SANY mini excavator The heavy-duty bracket uses two 14-in long pieces of 6-in C-channel welded together with one piece of 8 1/2-in long by 2 7/8-in dia round stock on the inside top corner of each flat surface A 6 1/2-in by 9-in piece of 3/8-in plate steel is welded to the top of each C-channel on the opposite end Carolla bolted a pillow block bearing to the plate which holds a 1 1/4-in pin from the saddle bearing on the excavator’s arm “The bracket is very strong and simple to make and works with the 27-in push mower that I mount to the swing arm for mowing ditches and around ponds ” Carolla says He also uses the bracket to mount the spring tine rake he bought to clear debris from ditches and edges of ponds That tool has 21 curved-steel tines bolted to a piece of 1/2-in thick by 6-in wide steel plate welded to a 6-ft long piece of channel iron He reinforced the tines with rebar and diagonal anchor bracing on the ends to handle more challenging conditions The tines are spaced 3-in apart “I could’ve paid more than a thousand dollars to buy a mounting system like this but making it myself took just a few hours which saved me a lot of money ” Carolla says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ian Carolla Carolla’s Compact Construction Eau Claire Mich carollascc@gmail com

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