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Building a Mini Excavator Ripper Tooth / Root Ripper UNDER $200
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2021
- Video showing my home-built root ripper for under $200. Video of the ripper in action is now showing here: • DIY Root Ripper on Kub...
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Absolutely bad ass! Im going to be modeling mine off of this
Thank you for the inspiration
Thanks for the comment! Yes this is definitely the way to go if you can fab a little. They charge over $1000 for these simple rippers.
Also, you can turn up the heat a lot more when welding thicker material and adjust the wire speed as necessary for better penetration and stronger welds.
I think she was all the way up! It's a Hobart 190.
With material that thick, grinding a chamfer on the edges before welding will add some extra strength. Takes a couple more passes but well worth it!!
Yes good point. I wish my Milwaukee metal cutting saw could cut at a bevel.
@Neal O'Russa I usually mark with dykem blue, scribe a line on the top and the side with dial calipers, then use a grinder to take the excess off. Those are bada$$ saws though, I used one in the aerospace industry for cutting 2" thick aluminum plate... never bogged down
That Milwaukee saw is a beast.
Yes it's one of my favorite tools for metal work!
What model is it?
@@RobbZilla9Million it is a Milwaukee
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I need to get a Kubota, so on these ears have you had any issue when welding that they distort? I would assume due to their thickenese it would be a now. I weld some think metal before but not keep the hear in the same spot for to long to ensure no distortion
Hey thanks for the comment! I didn't have any issue with distortion from welding. They're 3/4" and I think my base plate was as well. I might have jumped around a little to spread out the heat 2" at a time.
Nice Job😉
Thanks David! It's been a great tool for sure! I also really enjoyed building this one. Appreciate the comment
Great Job Neal. Nicely done sir
Thanks Doug! I have a few other videos of DIY fabricated attachments. Please subscribe & check them out!
Love the creativity! Nice work
Thank you for the comment! I hadn't seen the fangs on the back of a ripper before like i installed at the end of the video, but i think they should come on all rippers!
What category is the shank and tooth listed under?
Nice... You want to build another one?? I like the idea of adding the teeth to the front to guide the push better. Now Im lookin for one myself.
I've had a couple requests but no not really. The teeth on the back seemed like a no brainer to me. They work well but they are 3/8" plate and have bent up already. Not from pushing, but more so when you are digging under and curling under to break a root and the backside where the teeth are getting mashed into the ground or another root or the stump on the backside. But I was happy to see my welds hold and the plate bent instead 🤣
Looks like it turned out very well. Nice work and video.
Thanks Bob! I felt the editing in this video was very good if i say so myself! Theres a newer video now of using this root ripper on some large trees and stumps, check it out on my channel!
I’m retrofitting a 36” clean out, 12” digging and making a ripper for my new-to-me KX 040. What vendor did you buy the Bucket ears from? Thanks for sharing.
The only ears to order are from Pocono Metal Craft. I have tried VEVOR and other cheap eBay brands and they don't fit at all. Thanks for the comment and good luck on your builds!
Excellent build!
I don’t know what was better: the execution of your design or your video editing. How much shop time did you spend on the attachment?
Thanks for the comment Jeff! I agree that this is one of my better video edits. I enjoy watching this one! I remember I built it in one evening and one morning. So i think probably 5-6 hours in the build?
Great work my friend…how do you like the terex brand machine?
Thanks for the comment! It was a good machine but the Perkins engine only liked to run full throttle. I have since upgraded to the asv rt40 which is a newer version of the terex and it's great. Check out my other videos I have lots of footage of both the terex and asv working!
@@NealORussa will do brother. I have a terex 760b backhoe I took a chance on and it’s my favorite machine I’ve had
@@BrandonLayMusic nice! Overall it was a reliable machine and easy to get parts for from trackloaderparts.com. Have you found a source for the backhoe parts?
@@NealORussa luckily it’s been all good. Knock on wood
Would have been stronger to put the angled plates facing the other way.... like adding a stiff knee to a leaning post.
where did you get the ears?
I've gotten a lot of different sets of ears and I can say that Pocono Metal Craft is the only place I buy them from now.
Another Awesome job, brother got skills!!!!
Thanks Will!
Whats the part number for the ripper?
Caterpillar part number 8J5299. Heavy duty pros part number 121270. Heavy duty pros has a ton of different sizes too.
That's the ripper shank only. Then you can select different types of teeth. I used pointed tip caterpillar 9W8209, heavy duty pros 133209.
Don't forget the retaining pin and washer.
well done
Thanks for the comment Ed! I appreciate the support!
Great video! How do you like your KX040?
Thanks for the comment! I love the kx040. I had a kx71-3 and a kx161-3s prior to the 040 and it's a great in between and has some nice features of a newer machine. I have a video using the ripper taking down some trees and I talk about some of the advantages of the 040.
I like the way you did that, I've got a 121-3 would you be interested in building one to sell?
Thanks Ricky! I might be interested in that this winter. Where are you located and what machine do you have?
@@NealORussa kubota 121-3 in nc
Have a kx040. Interested in selling one or making one?
I’m in Northern California
Check on eBay someone sells a similar style ripper with a d3 shank
Great content bud!
Thank you very much, I appreciate the comment!
Nice!
Thanks for the comment & watching!
Can you build me one for my kx40?
Possibly! Where are you located?
Looks heavy built
Thank you! It's done a great job for me!