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The Uranus model 342 S##t Scraper is completeAdded lift rings at the center balance point, and a patented easy latch system to hold the landing gear up for travelStill too muddy to try it out, and another storm on the way in two days  Paint has to wait, other things need doing right now. Attached ImagesLast edited by farmersamm; 01-24-2010 at 08:51 PM.Reason: spelling"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Another great product from Uranus!Looks great, looking forward to seeing that thing sling some s##t!Miller Millermatic 212... and that's about it... for now...
Reply:I think it's gonna be a winner, Samm. Only thing I see to watch is the two long tubes just ahead of the blade gussets. If they start to bend I'd just add some 1/4" x6" flat on edge on top of the tubes from the blade to about 1/2 their length where the leverage wouldn't be so great.                       JMHO,                                 MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Looks awesome Sam.  Now for some shots of it in action!MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Thanks all, it's been a strange oneFirst time I've taken suggestions and used them (Duane).  Why I didn't originally plan for gussets is a mystery to me.  Not very good design on this oneMike, I'll look for deflection in the long tube run on it's first time out.  I hope I didn't underestimate the resilience of the tubing.  It is a long run.  I might opt for a full width piece of flat to tie it to the shoulders and strengthen the bearing point, and add the strongback on top of the flat.  And it probably would be on the underside of the tubing.  I've had the best luck when I've reinforced the tension side of a member."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:nice job sam
Reply:Originally Posted by bartels_metal_worksAnother great product from Uranus!Looks great, looking forward to seeing that thing sling some s##t!
Reply:Originally Posted by metalpoolI wonder if you can see Uranus from Mianus, CT  ?      look it up, its there
Reply:"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:There is a Mount Joy, PA, I can only imagine the pionees around Lancaster back in the day were putting things together, but I don't think they were welding.
Reply:Not trying to continue the hijack, but there is good ol' Athol, Id.                                       MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Meet the Fokkers (the mooooovie)"Daddy Fokker, and Mother Fokker"  yes, something to that effect was part of the dialogueI better get my yuks now, probably gonna be a lot of sniffles when the stupid blade rips off the frame"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:I don't think you're gonna hurt that unless there's a"loose nut" behind the wheel that starts rammin' and jammin'!!!! That's what we always said about a catskinner that could break a D-8.                                 MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Just a couple of comments, Samm.  Realize, of course, I didn't follow this build from beginning to end.One.   More cross members.   Think a truck frame.   At least one, more probably two, crossmembers between the one you have, and the blade.    Two.   Gussetts.   Granted, a "tension" type gusset would be far stronger, with thinner material, however, being in the area of the material being scraped up, no matter how thin, would tend to ride up on the matted hay, straw, manure, etc. Think about cutting a slot in the flat going across the top of the blade, it's not doing much good anyway, laying a couple of tubes along the top of the pull tubes you have already,   hang them out the back one or two feet, run a couple stiff braces down to the back of the blade. In back, a strong-back type structure.  DON'T run a weld, across the bottom of where the run tubes cross the cross-tube, you are asking for a crack there.Yes, with a strong-back like that, it will limit how close you can get with this contraption, but you can pull 90% of the matted stuff out, go back in later, with a simple three point blade, get the rest out.   Or just wait for the cows to pull it back themselves.   Where you start the double tube, depends a lot on your observations, looking at the flexing, the first time you try it out.Last edited by jsfab; 01-26-2010 at 02:52 PM.
Reply:Originally Posted by metalpoolI wonder if you can see Uranus from Mianus, CT  ?      look it up, its there
Reply:Originally Posted by jsfabThink about cutting a slot in the flat going across the top of the blade, it's not doing much good anyway, laying a couple of tubes along the top of the pull tubes you have already,   hang them out the back one or two feet, run a couple stiff braces down to the blade. In back, a strong-back type structure.
Reply:If it matters enough to you, duane,,,,,,  you can have the credit.