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I've been looking for a front rack for quite some time. OEM racks are discontinued. The one-size-fits-all racks didn't suit my needs or my budget. So I decided to fabricate my own to mount a herbicide sprayer.
I had intended to shred willow bushes growing in the beaver swamp on my property this winter when the ground froze solid; but it never did. My next best hope is to kill them to eliminate the beaver's favorite food. No food=no beavers. My ASV Posi-track weighs 5 tons with the 72" Brushbuster on it and would sink easily even though it has 18" rubber tracks. Same with my Ferguson farm tractor; it has calcium filled drive tires making it extremely heavy too. Once again the Max II comes to the rescue.
I already had some 1x1x.125" 6061 T6 aluminum square tube on hand. And a piece of 3/8" square rod and 1"x.125" flat plate were left in inventory too. It's TIG welded using 5356 filler rod 3/32" diameter. It goes on and off with 2 bolts of the new winch mount. I can just remove the 10 gallon spray tank to access the gas fill cap.
The only thing that's not finalized yet is the 12VDC power connection. I could simply hook up to the Max's battery. Or place a spare 200 CCA garden tractor battery in the foot well; but it would slide around on the plastic floor. I have a Cobra brand JumPack that doesn't see much use. I'm going to give it a try first.
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With the wireless remote winch and the sprayer front rack, I think the immediate upgrades to the Max II are complete.
I've been looking for a front rack for quite some time. OEM racks are discontinued. The one-size-fits-all racks didn't suit my needs or my budget. So I decided to fabricate my own to mount a herbicide sprayer.
I had intended to shred willow bushes growing in the beaver swamp on my property this winter when the ground froze solid; but it never did. My next best hope is to kill them to eliminate the beaver's favorite food. No food=no beavers. My ASV Posi-track weighs 5 tons with the 72" Brushbuster on it and would sink easily even though it has 18" rubber tracks. Same with my Ferguson farm tractor; it has calcium filled drive tires making it extremely heavy too. Once again the Max II comes to the rescue.
I already had some 1x1x.125" 6061 T6 aluminum square tube on hand. And a piece of 3/8" square rod and 1"x.125" flat plate were left in inventory too. It's TIG welded using 5356 filler rod 3/32" diameter. It goes on and off with 2 bolts of the new winch mount. I can just remove the 10 gallon spray tank to access the gas fill cap.
The only thing that's not finalized yet is the 12VDC power connection. I could simply hook up to the Max's battery. Or place a spare 200 CCA garden tractor battery in the foot well; but it would slide around on the plastic floor. I have a Cobra brand JumPack that doesn't see much use. I'm going to give it a try first.
JumPack.jpg
With the wireless remote winch and the sprayer front rack, I think the immediate upgrades to the Max II are complete.
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