On 08/03/2015 2:29 PM, SteamboatEd Haas wrote:
On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 12:09:39 PM UTC-7, dpb wrote:
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So what is the actual tubing dimension--1 or 1.25"?
--It's 1.25 with 1/8" wall.
--And for those who wonder my tractor is a Kubota BX-22, 18hp. It came with a bucket and backhoe; I'm told the primary customers, aside from urban escapees like me, are cemetaries as the backhoe can dig just 6ft deep.. ;-)
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OK, as noted the yield bending moment for the arm for that is at (very)
roughly the 300 lb point so you've got some slack...

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