Reply To: Backhoe Contribution – Blanchsb – Exterior Loader Arms and Interior Chair
@theluthier this is a better still from the video: Red lines are the hydraulic angle, and the blue is the main loader arm. Notice how the hydraulic is shoved over to one side on it’s rotating pin?
The main problem is that red shape from earlier: I originally modeled it as an angled bracket but it is indeed straight after referencing a lot of schematics.
In order for that red piece (in the gif below) to not interfere it must move left along with it’s top connector plates. So there are 2 things that could make this happen
1. The loader arms needs to bend to the right (in the gif below)
or
2. the hydraulic needs to point to left (in the gif below).
From a mechanical build standpoint it makes more sense for the hydraulic to point left. Plate metal is not easy to bend, not that it isn’t possible but it would be easier to point the hydraulic. I need to make some of those plates a little thinner too. They are a little too fat.
Adrian pointed this out that the top connects to a different part of the main bucket than the bottom:
So those top plate pieces attaching to the NON-Angled Bracket (red piece in the gif) are definitely inside from where the loader arm attaches.
Hopefully I am explaining it.