Estimated Costs & Specifications
How much will it cost to build?
Front-end Loader
| Imperial | Metric | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall weight: | 325 pounds | 148 kg |
| Lift capacity: | well over 500 pounds | well over 226 kg |
| Lift height to level bucket: | 73 inches | 1854 mm |
| Bucket width: | 42 to 54 inches | 1067 to 1372 mm |
| Bucket capacity: | 0.21 to 0.27 cubic yards (yd³) | 161 to 206 liters (L) |
| Bucket roll down: | 50 degrees at maximum lift | 50 degrees at maximum lift |
| Built-in oil reservoir | ||
| Spin on oil strainer element | ||
| Joystick control option | ||
| Estimated cost to build: | $1200 (Before COVID*) |
* Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices for steel vary considerably from one place to another place.
Micro Hoe
| Imperial | Metric | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall weight | 350 pounds | 159 kg |
| Digging depth | 5 1/2 feet | 1676 mm |
| Reach | 8 feet | 2438 mm |
| Hydraulic stabilizer spread | 7 1/2 feet | 2286 mm |
| Boom swing | 170 degrees | 170 degrees |
| Bucket width | 10 inches | 254 mm |
| Built-in oil reservoir | ||
| Spin on oil strainer element | ||
| Proportioned hydraulics for simultaneous cylinder movements without a pressure drop |
||
| Estimated cost to build: | $1700 (Before COVID*) |
* Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices for steel vary considerably from one place to another place.
Log Splitter
| Imperial | Metric | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall weight: | 1000 pounds | 454 kg |
| Hydraulic Cylinder size: | 4" or 5" bore × 24" stroke, 2" rod diameter, with clevis ends | 101.6 mm or 127 mm bore × 609.6 mm stroke, 50.8 mm rod diameter, with clevis end |
| Hydraulic pump: | 13 or 16 Gallon Per Minute (GPM) two-stage pump | 49.2 or 60.6 liters per minute (Lpm) two-stage pump |
| Engine power: | 6.5 mechanical horsepower (hp) | 4.85 kilowatt (kW) |
| Oil reservoir: | 14 gallons | 53 liters (L) |
| Cylinder speed options: | 5" bore cylinder @ 13 GPM = 10 seconds one-way 5" bore cylinder @ 16 GPM = 8 seconds one-way 4" bore cylinder @ 13 GPM = 6.5 seconds one-way 4" bore cylinder @ 16 GPM = 5 seconds one-way |
127 mm bore cylinder @ 49.2 Lpm = 10 seconds one-way 127 mm bore cylinder @ 60.6 Lpm = 8 seconds one-way 101.6 mm bore cylinder @ 49.2 Lpm = 6.5 seconds one-way 101.6 mm bore cylinder @ 60.6 Lpm = 5 seconds one-way |
| Work table dimensions, with log lift: | 34" wide × 72" long | 864 mm wide × 1829 mm long |
| Estimated cost to build: | $1500 (Before COVID*) |
* Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices for steel vary considerably from one place to another place.
Pin-on Mini Payloader
| Imperial | Metric | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall weight: | 230 pounds | 105 kg |
| Lift capacity: | 350 pounds | 159 kg |
| Lift height under a level bucket: | 55" | 1397 mm |
| Lift height to the pivot pin: | 59" | 1498.6 mm |
| Bucket width: | 44" | 1117.6 mm |
| Bucket capacity: | 0.25 cubic yards (yd³) | 191 liters (L) |
| Bucket curl (roll back) angle: | 45 degrees | |
| Bucket dump (roll down) angle: | 75 degrees | |
| Self-leveling bucket linkage | ||
| Estimated cost to build: | $500 (Before COVID*) - using tractor’s on-board hydraulic system $1000 (Before COVID*) - using an external add-on hydraulic system |
* Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices for steel vary considerably from one place to another place.
Scissor-lift Dump Trailer
| Imperial | Metric | |
|---|---|---|
| Trailer weight: | 850 pounds | 386 kg |
| Weight carrying capacity: | 3000 pounds (1.5 tons (US)) | 1361 kg |
| Dump capacity: | 3000 pounds (1.5 tons (US)) | 1361 kg |
| Dump bed size: | 40" x 78" x 16" | 1116 mm x 1981 mm x 406 mm |
| Dump bed capacity: | 1.07 cubic yards (yd³) / 28.9 cubic feet | 818 liters (L) |
| Onboard hydraulic system | ||
| Fold-down side gates and removable tailgate | ||
| Hydraulic scissors lift with a pair of 2.5" bore cylinders | ||
| Walking beam suspension | ||
| Estimated cost to build: | $2000 (Before COVID*) - using tractor’s on-board hydraulic system $2400 (Before COVID*) - using an external add-on hydraulic system |
* Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices for steel vary considerably from one place to another place.
