Ideas for new Dingo Mini Skid Attachments

[Venturewest]

I have an idea for a dingo attachment I would like to fabricate for my own use.

Let me know what you think, and if any of you have made an attachment or would like to.

I would like to make a boom lifting attachment that would have about a 1000# or more capacity to lift and place boulders and trees with precision.

I plan on doing this by using another set of heavy duty wheels under the attachment. This would serve as the new fulcrum point and keep the dingo from tipping over. The tilt and height of the bucket would control the boom by leveraging off the wheels.

I may need to scan a photo so everyone will know what I am talking about.

I also made a sod big roll attachment for my dingo. I didn't use any wheels so my capacity is about a 200 sq. ft bermuda big roll with the counter weights on the dingo. My big roll attachment would also be better with the wheels as a fulcrum.

I have seen Forkster's lifting accessories for the dingo and obviously they are incredible. I however only want to spend $150 on metal and weld up a simple reliable attachment that increases my ability as a one man crew if I chose.

An obvious problem is that you could not easily turn if the wheels were fixed. If the wheels were able to pivot like on the front of a zero turn, you could turn, but you would not be able to drive on a side hill very well. The weight on the front of the boom would dangerously steer you down hill.

I can see limited application, but very useful in those situations.

[jasonlandscape]

hmm that seems cool.

what if you had the same design setup...but to lower and lift your boulders you fab some type of conection for a hydrolic winch you can conect to the dingo. a winch would lift like a couple thousand pounds.

[SOUTHERNGREENSCAPES]

leave it to the pros and buy a bigger machine. lol

[joesimoes2]

How much steel can you get for 150 bucks?

[Venturewest]

How much steel can you get for 150 bucks?

Is that a rhetorical question? I don't really know to tell you the truth. How much can you get?

Hopefully enough to build my attachment.

[AceFinish]

I have an idea for a dingo attachment I would like to fabricate for my own use.

Let me know what you think, and if any of you have made an attachment or would like to.

I would like to make a boom lifting attachment that would have about a 1000# or more capacity to lift and place boulders and trees with precision.

I plan on doing this by using another set of heavy duty wheels under the attachment. This would serve as the new fulcrum point and keep the dingo from tipping over. The tilt and height of the bucket would control the boom by leveraging off the wheels.

I may need to scan a photo so everyone will know what I am talking about.

I also made a sod big roll attachment for my dingo. I didn't use any wheels so my capacity is about a 200 sq. ft bermuda big roll with the counter weights on the dingo. My big roll attachment would also be better with the wheels as a fulcrum.

I have seen Forkster's lifting accessories for the dingo and obviously they are incredible. I however only want to spend $150 on metal and weld up a simple reliable attachment that increases my ability as a one man crew if I chose.

An obvious problem is that you could not easily turn if the wheels were fixed. If the wheels were able to pivot like on the front of a zero turn, you could turn, but you would not be able to drive on a side hill very well. The weight on the front of the boom would dangerously steer you down hill.

I can see limited application, but very useful in those situations.

All you are doing is moving your tipping point out farther it does not really accopmlish all that much and as for the steel not much at all if you want to make it heavy duty.

[Venturewest]

hmm that seems cool.

what if you had the same design setup...but to lower and lift your boulders you fab some type of conection for a hydrolic winch you can conect to the dingo. a winch would lift like a couple thousand pounds.

Hydraulic would be really nice of course. With time, money and a decked out shop all kinds of cool things would be possible for sure.

I like the idea of a simple cable winch for sure for precise stuff.

[jasonlandscape]

Hydraulic would be really nice of course. With time, money and a decked out shop all kinds of cool things would be possible for sure.

I like the idea of a simple cable winch for sure for precise stuff.


aren't there extra hydraulic hose connections on the dingo?

a hydraulic winch by ramsey is like $700

then all u gotta do is fab a steel plate with 4 bolt holes in it

weld the plate to the base of your design

bolt the winch to the plate and run the cable up to the tip of the boon with a pulley and your done.

[Venturewest]

aren't there extra hydraulic hose connections on the dingo?

a hydraulic winch by ramsey is like $700

then all u gotta do is fab a steel plate with 4 bolt holes in it

weld the plate to the base of your design

bolt the winch to the plate and run the cable up to the tip of the boon with a pulley and your done.

The problem isn't with figuring out how to lift a heavy object, it is how to provide an "outrigger" of sorts to act as the fulcrum so the dingo doesn't tip over. The wheels are needed so the whole thing is half way manueverable.

If you put a boom on a dingo and lifted even a 600 lb rock on the end of a short boom it would just tip the dingo over.

[jasonlandscape]

The problem isn't with figuring out how to lift a heavy object, it is how to provide an "outrigger" of sorts to act as the fulcrum so the dingo doesn't tip over. The wheels are needed so the whole thing is half way manueverable.

If you put a boom on a dingo and lifted even a 600 lb rock on the end of a short boom it would just tip the dingo over.


oh i know, thats why i said keep ur design u already have, just add the winch and pulley

[Bigred350]

Better yet put some hydraulic cylinders on it. Put on on each side on the part that goes from the tire to the boom. You can get some pretty cheap at tractor supply.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y41/Bigred350/Boxerboom.jpg

[Venturewest]

That's pretty cool, I like the illustration.

I have noticed the cylinders at the tractor supply, I wish I know more about how to hook the hydraulics up to make some cool attachments. Would like to make my own hydraulic tree fork too sometime.

[Bigred350]

call your dingo supply hose and order a set of hydraulic quick coupling fitttings that hook to your dingo. Then build your contraption and take it all to a hyrdaulic hose shop and they will make all your hoses up.

[Venturewest]

That is good to know. We have a great hose supplier where I have bought stuff for my hydroseeder but never thought about them figuring out all the hydraulics. Maybe I will go into the mini skid attachment business.

Thanks for the info.

[Bigred350]

Go here they have all kinds of hydraulic parts and tires for cheap.

http://www.surpluscenter.com/