Fabricating 3-Point water tank platform for a tractor

Good call metalman, I thought the same thing with the eyebolt. It definitely is the weak link in the chain.

Ran into a slight problem before making the pour. Went to my local rental yard to get a pigtail (vibrating whip) to relax the concrete and remove air pockets. Unfortunately they didn't have one, YIKES!

So I did the next best thing and headed to our local Adult Book store (sex shop). As I walked in the door I heard a womans voice from behind the counter politely say, hey Mike good to see you again? ........ confused since I've never been there before (honest cross my heart) I turned around to see another guy waving back at her. Using my above average intelligence, I figured he was also named, Mike.

Anyway, I proceed to the counter and tell the young lady I'm looking for a vibrating dildo. Told her it was needed for a concrete pour. Needless to say, she rolled her eyes in disbelief and said follow me. $14 dollars later I was walking out the door with my new and improved Turbo Maniac.

Turbo Maniac protected and taped to a stick for the pour.
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Set the form up in the yard and braced it off for the pour.
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Mixing and pouring concrete
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Topped out
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For Sale: Used once, Turbo Maniac concrete vibrator $7.00 dollars plus shipping.

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crashtech said:
Back of napkin math gives me about 350 lbs or so? Major guesswork on dimensions.
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Good guess not knowing the dimensions.

Cylinder was 12" in diameter x 4'-2" length. Roughly 490#'s plus rebar around 10 pounds give or take a pound.

500#'s is a close estimate.

It'll do what the weight was intended for, and best of all, cost less than $100 dollars.
 
Tungsten said:
Some cool fab work,why a 3 pt and not a trailer?
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I used a three point in lieu of a trailer due to the three point yielding a higher amount of stability. My property has uneven ground and slopes. My thought is the water sloshing back and forth could cause 600 plus pounds of water, on a at best, 200 pound trailer, to tip over due too terrain. A 2,000 pound tractor carrying that weight has a better chance of not tipping over.

That was my deciding factor using a three point for the water tanks.
 
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slightly confused here, if this is a counter weight, how will it attach to the tractor?
also you can buy overhead lift rated eyes, they will be considerably more money than hardware store eye bolts.
 
MJM said:
I haven't thought that part out yet, maybe velcro or bungee cords?

I'm always open to suggestions.
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The self adhesive on the velcro won't stick to the concrete, so skip that. Use the multicolored bungee cords fro the dollar store, at least two, four if you want to splurge. :cool:
(I am going along with the joke)
 
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If it was mine it would probably be held in part with tie down straps meant to be temporary, but would remain in place until close to failure. I expect something different here.
 
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