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[mjodrey]

Looking good, Dan. Just keep plugging along, you'll get there. I usually mess up when I get in a hurry to finish.

[IamSherwood]

Measure twice, cut once.

When I reinvented the 3point with stand off bracket for my GT, I did a bit of a mawkup
out of wood and nails, to make sure it worked, before too much fab work.

Keep up the good work.

[DanP]

I worked all day on it and got a lot done on the 3 point. I have to make the lower clevis and bend the lower lift arms. Then all I need is the upper 3 point link. Not sure how I am going to do that yet. I painted the grill also.

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[MH81]

Nice Dan, if it works half as good as it looks, you've got a winner.

What activates / powers the lift? Is it manual or are you adding hydraulics?

[DanP]

I am going to use the electric hydraulic unit that was an option for the MF10

[DanP]

Well I spent all day on it again and only worked on the 3 point. I just about got it done but ran out of steel for the top link. Once I get that done I have to put the lift linkage and power unit in. I wish I was a mechanical engineer so I knew how to figure some of this out. My power unit has a 4 1/2 stroke so I have to figure out if that will raise my lift arms as high as they need. I guess I will just have to be a trial and error engineer. This would make a good pulling tractor as I have added a lot of weight to the back end.

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[IamSherwood]

Lookin better all the time.

[DanP]

What color should I paint the 3 point? Flint so it looks like part of the tractor or red so it stands out.

[ckjakline]

I would say probably the flint.thats what the big ones did.The nicks and scratches wont be as noticably(if you plan on using 3pt).

[DanP]

I worked an hour and a half on it tonight. I put the transmission back on so I could make sure everything fits, wheels etc. It does. I worked on the lift linkage and had to modify the frame a little. my son did some of the grinding for me. Next I have to drill 2- 1 3/8" holes in the frame, any body have a 1 3/8 drill bit I can borrow? I am going to mount bearings in the frame for the lift linkage cross shaft.

[DanP]

I am at a stand still until I get some Bearings so I worked on the Faux front end weights last night. I took a full size weight and traced it onto a paper, then I reduced it 50% which looks to be about right. I cut them out and have to router out the sides to look like the original and then figure out what to coat them with so they look like metal.

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[DanP]

Worked a couple hours on the lift link and the bracket to hold the hydraulic unit. This part is coming along slow. No photos tonight.

[DH1]

Tractors looking good there, I never seen a 3 point on a MF10, keep the pic coming, good stuff.

[JDBrian]

Thanks for the pics of the fab on the 3point. It will make a really nice addition to the tractor.

[IamSherwood]

Just curious, how are you making out with the lift?