DIY Articles
Tutorials
Upgrading front-end spindles
Learn how to beef up your garden tractor’s front-end spindles, so they can
properly bear the weight of a new loader. In our recent DIY Article, The
1000-pound Front Spindle Upgrade, you will find out which
parts you’ll need and the steps involved. Read more.
Making replaceable bushings
Take charge of your DIY project’s motion and maintenance, learn how to make
your own bushings. Read about these humble yet crucial components in Build
Replaceable Inner Bushings for Hydraulically or Manually Articulated
Arms. Read more.
Build Plans
Scissor-lift Dump Trailer Build Plans
The bed-lift mechanism on this trailer is our unique hybrid design that
combines the best aspects of a straight-cylinder lift with the benefits of a
scissor lift, giving you more extension with a shorter cylinder, plus increased
power during the most difficult part of the lift cycle — the start. Read more
about the Scissor-lift Dump Trailer.
Micro Hoe Build Plans
Micro Hoe Build Plans enable you to build and service your own backhoe attachment.
Customers using our plans are fabricating Micro Hoes for their garden and
compact tractors. Virtually any make or model tractor can be outfitted. Dig
trenches for water or electric lines. Excavate a small pond or pull out a tree
stump. Whatever the job, do it with your own DIY digger. You’ll save money
upfront and keep saving on maintenance for years to come. Read more about
Micro Hoe Build Plans from P.F. Engineering.
Front-end Loader Build Plans
Call it a ‘bucket loader,’ call it a ‘wheel loader,’ call it a ‘scoop.’
Whatever you call it, you can build your own and use it to push and lift all
sorts of heavy loads. Hundreds of DIY builders with Front-end Loader
Plans are fitting boom arms and a bucket to tractors of every
kind, even ATVs. And they’re using theirs to quickly move soil, mulch, gravel,
and snow. Our plans show you how to construct the perfect loader attachment.
With the know-how we provide, you control the budget and schedule. Read more about
Front-end Loader Build Plans
Pin-on Mini Payloader Build Plans
Our new Pin-on Mini Payloader is designed with a self-leveling bucket, a
feature that distinguishes it from our mid-mount front-end loader design. We
call this payloader “pin-on” because it’s a cinch to mount or dismount on your
John Deere tractor’s front quick-attach implement brackets. We call it a “mini
payloader” because it has a single boom lift cylinder and a single bucket
cylinder connected to the self-leveling bucket linkage. Read
more.
Log Splitter Build Plans
Log Splitter Build Plans show you how to make a dual-split model
that will half the time you spend preparing firewood. Its durable design is
ideal for heavy use, even after lying dormant during the warmer months. Spare
yourself the eventual disappointment of buying the cheapest log
splitter on the market. Using our plans, you’ll be able to put together a
sturdy workhorse of a splitter that you can use and maintain for decades. See
how easy this log splitter is to operate in Paul’s prototype video.
Upgrading front-end spindles
Learn how to beef up your garden tractor’s front-end spindles, so they can properly bear the weight of a new loader. In our recent DIY Article, The 1000-pound Front Spindle Upgrade, you will find out which parts you’ll need and the steps involved. Read more.
Making replaceable bushings
Take charge of your DIY project’s motion and maintenance, learn how to make your own bushings. Read about these humble yet crucial components in Build Replaceable Inner Bushings for Hydraulically or Manually Articulated Arms. Read more.
Scissor-lift Dump Trailer Build Plans
The bed-lift mechanism on this trailer is our unique hybrid design that combines the best aspects of a straight-cylinder lift with the benefits of a scissor lift, giving you more extension with a shorter cylinder, plus increased power during the most difficult part of the lift cycle — the start. Read more about the Scissor-lift Dump Trailer.
Micro Hoe Build Plans
Micro Hoe Build Plans enable you to build and service your own backhoe attachment. Customers using our plans are fabricating Micro Hoes for their garden and compact tractors. Virtually any make or model tractor can be outfitted. Dig trenches for water or electric lines. Excavate a small pond or pull out a tree stump. Whatever the job, do it with your own DIY digger. You’ll save money upfront and keep saving on maintenance for years to come. Read more about Micro Hoe Build Plans from P.F. Engineering.
Front-end Loader Build Plans
Call it a ‘bucket loader,’ call it a ‘wheel loader,’ call it a ‘scoop.’ Whatever you call it, you can build your own and use it to push and lift all sorts of heavy loads. Hundreds of DIY builders with Front-end Loader Plans are fitting boom arms and a bucket to tractors of every kind, even ATVs. And they’re using theirs to quickly move soil, mulch, gravel, and snow. Our plans show you how to construct the perfect loader attachment. With the know-how we provide, you control the budget and schedule. Read more about Front-end Loader Build Plans
Pin-on Mini Payloader Build Plans
Our new Pin-on Mini Payloader is designed with a self-leveling bucket, a feature that distinguishes it from our mid-mount front-end loader design. We call this payloader “pin-on” because it’s a cinch to mount or dismount on your John Deere tractor’s front quick-attach implement brackets. We call it a “mini payloader” because it has a single boom lift cylinder and a single bucket cylinder connected to the self-leveling bucket linkage. Read more.
Log Splitter Build Plans
Log Splitter Build Plans show you how to make a dual-split model that will half the time you spend preparing firewood. Its durable design is ideal for heavy use, even after lying dormant during the warmer months. Spare yourself the eventual disappointment of buying the cheapest log splitter on the market. Using our plans, you’ll be able to put together a sturdy workhorse of a splitter that you can use and maintain for decades. See how easy this log splitter is to operate in Paul’s prototype video.
