Raising 30' x 12" x 3 1/8" beam

[Vern2]

You guys know I'm a little crazy, but I think this will be save.

I'm adding 14' onto a 30' x 30' deck. Problem: pad is 2' x '2 x 2' 6" higher then grade. Then 8' x 6" x 6" Post. Then 12" tall beam, total height of 9 1/2'.

Looking at welding 5/8" re-bar cradle to bottom of tractor bucket. I'll tip bucket with cutting blade up. This in only a stick drawing, pic 1. Will come up with an actual cradle design. Bucket is 60" long with cradle brackets welded to ends of bucket.

Build Video

The crane video makes it look hard to do, but I can pick up one end of the beam with my one arm. So the weight would be around 300 lbs. My tractor is 5,000 lbs and can lift 1000 lbs easy. It's a $30,000 New Holland tractor loaded with every thing offered with new tractor. Pic 2 showing New Holland picking up 1000 lb lathe. yes bucket will go high enough.



I hope that's enough information. The crane is $150.

The bracket will be cut off after raising beam into place. Won't be doing this in wind and will be using tag lines.

[SmokinDodge]

Vern if I'm reading you correctly the reason for using the tractor is mainly the height?

My thinking is while the cradles on the bucket would work you would have to have the tractor located perfectly to set the beam. East and west alignment would t be so bad but North and south on each end will be a mother. That and the goobering up of a nice bucket.

Why not just rig up a pole to go on your pallet forks and sling the beam? Someone here recently had a thread about a forklift boom, I think something like that would the ticket.

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[Norm W]

Use the grab hooks on the bucket and a couple of chains. That would give you the ability to "Adjust" the ends of the beam once it is up and nearly in place.

[Walker]

Why not just use the forks? Or the forks and a couple of straps/chains?

[Vern2]

Mike is a young guy I found on craigslist. Bob, owned his own company and owes me for 14 - 9" post holes I drilled for him at his place.

SmokinDodge,

Watch the video, the beam is moved after it's set. Mike hits the end of beam with a 2 lb carpenter hammer to adjust end play. The bracing held columns straight while beam was sliding. While Bob puts a couple nails in the other end "H" bracket.

I'm placing the cradles on the highest point I can get the bucket into the air. I have to be above the "H" brackets nailed on top of posts 9 1/2' in the air, over 10' in the air. The cradle brackets will be welded on stand off brackets. The back of beam can not be touching the bucket. The reason, I will never be able to set beam into middle "H" bracket when I have it in the air.


Walker,

Using forks maybe a little less work, have to look at that. If I use slings, I'd have to weld some kind of attachment point for them. I've got two 6' tree slings for wincing, very heavy duty. It would be a whole lot less welding, for sure.

Still looking at pricing before I start project. Finished electrical for 18,000 btu heat pump. adding some more solar to cover power needs, 2k to 3k more . Addition is 14' to ramada in back yard, some more video below

Painted frame work.

With the right tools you will not see where I welded either cradle to end of bucket. Bucket get's touched up with black paint often, I am a little annal.

[Shade Tree Welder]

Originally Posted by Vern2

...It's a $30,000 New Holland tractor loaded with every thing offered with new tractor.

I have a TC40DA, I have the super steer front axles with it you can get
2-3 inches of "adjustment" either side of center. Which model do you
have?

[Scrapper Greg]

What about clamp on brackets for the forks? Taking two pieces of angle and welding them into an S shape, then welding two pieces of angle to the edges of one of the angle, to where the would slide onto the forks, Drill a hole in that same angle and weld in a large nut. Thread a bolt on to clamp to fork. That way they are removable and adjustable.

[Vern2]

Shade Tree Welder,

TC33DA 2004 - 233 hrs - tip and tilt with double hydraulic control kit and quick disconnects, 4x4, R1 tires, duel steps, hydrostat, tooth bar, land Pride quick hitch, no super steer.

Working it mainly making compost. Bucket and all tools are 60", last summer I got middle buster, hiller, 12" single bottom plow. All modified for quick hitch. Middle buster I had to buy larger plasma cutter to cut some 1" x 5" bar stock. The new plasma is for new toy below.

Norm W,

With my new toy, I have to make something cool for the pallet forks hook, using this.

Like I said, Shop is to hot, got to get heat pump going.

[SmokinDodge]

Vern your videos don't work for me.

Be safe what ever method you use.

[Shade Tree Welder]

Originally Posted by Vern2

TC33DA 2004 - 233 hrs - tip and tilt with double hydraulic control kit and
quick disconnects, 4x4, R1 tires, duel steps, hydrostat, tooth bar, land Pride
quick hitch, no super steer.

Mine is an 2007 just replaced the oil cooler, it sprang a leak, 702 hours on
mine, just did the 600 hour service to it.

I suggest when you need filters for it next; cross reference the parts on
www.wixfilters.com the Wix site will cross CNH part numbers or you can
enter your tractor and it will give a full list of filter it needs. Then order
them on www.fleetfilter.com if I had done that they would have been
$67 for the set of six filters instead of $165 from CNH, the oil cooler was
$350 but only available from the OEM.

I love my super steer, gets you into and out of some very tight spots.