well i have tor the tractor apart again this time i am rewelding the tank as it weeps i a also moving the operating area to the rear of the machine and putting the fluid tank up front. while it apart i will also add 4 wheel drive. and on the weekend i will be heading up to buddys shop to rebuild the articulation to one similar to the one pictured.

Here are some photos the new joint.first is my friends lathe an than various machining pictures an he finished assembly

A few more turning a round bar into a square one and the finished assembly.

as a comparison here i a picture of my first articulation joint i built when i was only 14.

Andre good to see you're still at it..hadnt heard what happened with this project in a while.Just to keep you motivated,think about this..
Here's a pic of my artic hinge that I made in 1989.


Here's a pic of the artic hinge I used in 2010 when I built my artic loader.Didnt change much.Took 21 years to finally get it together,sometimes life gets in the way.Stay at it,Keep us up to date with your project,I know you can build it faster than I did.

Good job Andre. This one looks a lot better. The first one scared me a little.

Make sure you make your buddy let you run the lathe and Mill. I wish I had mine earlier. Things would have been straighter on the loader.

Give us an overall picture of your new hinge when you get it together.

HI all just checking in not much work has been done since i fitted the new articulation joint I have just started a fitting and machining apprenticeship so I don't have much free time anymore.

stick with the apprenticeship,don't quit whatever the cost..you'll always have work,and work you love to do.
That tractor will be still be just where you left it,and maybe you'll have a new idea or two for it..best of luck

I added some bracing what do you guys think ??

Give us some different angles for perspective. It's been awhile since we looked at this. Point out what is new. Good to hear from you.

thanks Gator it's abit hard to take overall shots as I have only 3 feet between the wall of the shop and the tractor. I am trying to get the machine operational again but have to make a new smaller hydraulic tank that doesn't leak and build the mounts for the backhoe ( If I still want one) and build the 4 wd

I see you angled up some braces to the loader arms and added the bumper that is tied to the original frame. That should stiffen it up. I would go ahead and fill in the gap from the original front frame to the loader frame. Keep it up.

I see you got some new toys.