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EdMaine
- MC crawler

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by EdMaine » Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:07 am
Added brush sweeps to existing homemade ROPS. No more knocking off muffler while woods working. Finished up late so tried out my newly installed lights.

Ed
Central Maine
57 JD420C
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gus
- 2010 crawler

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by gus » Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:45 am
Nice setup. I had a D4 with a blade setup like yours. My problem was brush breaking hose fittings right at the cylinders. I put street els on the hoses and a hose clamp holding the hose tight to the cylinder. Reduced the problem greatly. Still carried easy out and extra fittings!

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EdMaine
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by EdMaine » Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:02 am
Gus,
I know what you mean concerning the cylinder hoses; in the thick brush really have to keep eyes on them. Have not broken one off yet, but your comment will set me to fab some guards for cylinders.
Thanks
Ed
Central Maine
57 JD420C
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gus
- 2010 crawler

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by gus » Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:28 am
A pipe fitting between hose and cylinder serves as a weak point. Better to break a cheap fitting than tear up a hose. Street els served to put the hose parallel to the cylinder and allowed easy clamping. Might make building a guard easier too.
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