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Old 01-05-2014, 11:21 AM
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Yesterday, after I fabbed up a rockshaft brace for the 2182 there were requests for pictures.
I made the brace because I was aware of the possibility of shearing the arm off when using a front blade and hitting something solid.
Because I used material on hand, the brace is a lot heavier than necessary. I heated the brace and bent the offset to fit between the two rockshaft arms. Then I drilled holes in the brace including a 3rd hole to bolt the brace to the inner rockshaft arm. To use this third hole, I had to also drill a hole in the inner arm. I had to do this because my brace is too thick to use a hitch pin on the inner arm peg. I actually think by bolting the brace to both arms it's a lot stronger. What's your opinion?
I hope the pictures better explain why the third hole was necessary.

This is not the finished product. I'll refine it and paint it so it looks pretty for visitors!
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Old 01-05-2014, 11:26 AM
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Looks pretty stout to me.
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Old 01-05-2014, 11:32 AM
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It sure does look heavy duty but r u sure that it will move on the rockshaft with the bolt and the pin? Im thinking u might just want one or the other so things dont bind up. I want to hear how it works cause i need to make a few of these. Dave
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Looks good Tim!!!

Dave, they move together, they won't bind.
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Looks good to me also, Tim.
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Looks Good!! Thanks for the pictures!
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Very nice!
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The OEM Haban part is stout also. Whenever I take mine off I'm going to make a bunch of them also.
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The OEM Haban part is stout also. Whenever I take mine off I'm going to make a bunch of them also.
Yeah, yeah, yeah I heard that last year LOL.
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The OEM Haban part is stout also. Whenever I take mine off I'm going to make a bunch of them also.
I'll take one of those, but only if you throw a Haban 54" blade in with it. I already have the cylinder, so it can be a manual blade. They're not worth as much, so I'm sure folks just give them away.
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