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[LTCMIKESR]

I am putting a Kwik attached plate on my front loader place on my Massey and I have seen them with holes pre-drilled, but whoever was complaining said they weren’t drilled in the right area. Any suggestions? I think this had like three groups of four I would like to know, how far apart they should be vertically and horizontally and I’m sure in the middle of the plate.

 

[Janicholson]

I am putting a Kwik attached plate on my front loader place on my Massey and I have seen them with holes pre-drilled, but whoever was complaining said they weren’t drilled in the right area. Any suggestions? I think this had like three groups of four I would like to know, how far apart they should be vertically and horizontally and I’m sure in the middle of the plate.

Welcome to YT forums. We can often give specific answers if given enough info. Though you have given some info, we need the loader model, ans the tractor model, as well as the plate manufacturer. Nothing is as simple as it seams. (that can be taken a thousand ways) Jim

 

[LTCMIKESR]

Here is a pix of my idea except maybe the spacing of the holes

 

[LTCMIKESR]

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[LTCMIKESR]

Welcome to YT forums. We can often give specific answers if given enough info. Though you have given some info, we need the loader model, ans the tractor model, as well as the plate manufacturer. Nothing is as simple as it seams. (that can be taken a thousand ways) Jim

I’m just looking for a recommendation for those holes pre-drilled in this sample that I got off the Internet. Some guy made a comment said they weren’t right to fit something but so I want some advice.

 

[MJMJ]

No one can suggest where the holes need to be without knowing what you plan to do with them. You can’t just assume they’re wrong because some random person on the internet said so. Maybe they were wrong for his applicstion, or maybe they were fine and he didn’t know what he was doing.

 

[Jim.ME]

Here is a pix of my idea except maybe the spacing of the holes

I maybe misunderstanding you however the plate in your picture is not the correct part to go on the loader arms. That plate goes on attachments for the loader side coupler to mate to. Here is a picture of a Worksaver Brand loader side skid steer type quick attach for some Massey Fergusons. It has the pin holes for the loader arms and the latching arrangement to fit "skid steer" attachments having a mating surface like the plate in your picture.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Here is a pix of my idea except maybe the spacing of the holes

That part is the "make-up plate" that you weld to the bucket to allow it to attach to the quick-attach adapter on the loader.

I think the complaints you are talking about are about the plate fitting the adapter. It all depends on who makes them. Can we give you a list of manufacturers to avoid? No. In most cases we have no idea who manufactures them.

 

[LTCMIKESR]

Have the plate just need suggestion where to space some holes

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Have the plate just need suggestion where to space some holes

Holes for what? The plate has all the holes it needs when you buy it.

 

[Caryc]

For anyone else wanting forks on their 202, here's what the previous owner did on mine. He took the whole fork assembly from a fork lift and adapted to fit the 202's loader. I just need to remove the bucket and put the fork assembly in it's place. You just have to find a junked forklift somewhere to get the set up.

 

[MJMJ]

Have the plate just need suggestion where to space some holes

You need to start over and explain what you’re doing. You’re all over the place.

 

[Jim.ME]

Have the plate just need suggestion where to space some holes

This is the first question you need to answer for us. Have you ever looked at how the skid steer quick attach system works on a working machine?

The second question is: Do you have a mount adapter on your loader arms similar to the one in the picture I posted? Post a picture of your loader right now and the mount that is on it.

Answer those and the direction you need from the point you are really at, will be easier to give.

(Edited to add missed word.)

 

[LTCMIKESR]

That
pix is what i want to do with my already owned quick attach solid un drilled plate

 

[LTCMIKESR]

I have the Massey F quick attach loader and a QA PLATE Just want to drill/ torch/plasma some random holes for future use

 

[Jim.ME]

I have the Massey F quick attach loader and a QA PLATE Just want to drill/ torch/plasma some random holes for future use

Thank for clearing up that you already have the quick attach adapter on your loader.

It is common for each attachment to have its own plate affixed to it. If you have to use bolts and move that one plate from one attachment to another, it defeats the quick attach idea.

What are you thinking of attaching that you need holes in the plate for? You can drill/torch/plasma as many random holes as you want and hope they match what you want to attach to the plate when the time comes. Or drill the holes in the right places when you need to attach something, using the item as a pattern for the holes needed at that time. I don't see how anyone can give you a definitive size and layout for where to drill "random" holes for future use.

The company, that makes the plate in the picture you posted, may sell something that those holes match, but who knows if it is anything you would use.

 

[MJMJ]

Yeah, no reason to drill random holes for no reason. Obviously theres no way to know where they should be if you don’t have a plan for them.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Thank for clearing up that you already have the quick attach adapter on your loader.

It is common for each attachment to have its own plate affixed to it. If you have to use bolts and move that one plate from one attachment to another, it defeats the quick attach idea.

What are you thinking of attaching that you need holes in the plate for? You can drill/torch/plasma as many random holes as you want and hope they match what you want to attach to the plate when the time comes. Or drill the holes in the right places when you need to attach something, using the item as a pattern for the holes needed at that time. I don't see how anyone can give you a definitive size and layout for where to drill "random" holes for future use.

The company, that makes the plate in the picture you posted, may sell something that those holes match, but who knows if it is anything you would use.

In this case, most likely the holes that the reviewers were complaining about were the two holes on the bottom that the locking pins go through. I have heard that sometimes some of the cheaper make up plates don't fit all that well. The ones I buy at local consignment sales are made by local fabrication shops, and fit pretty well.

 

[Jim.ME]

In this case, most likely the holes that the reviewers were complaining about were the two holes on the bottom that the locking pins go through. I have heard that sometimes some of the cheaper make up plates don't fit all that well. The ones I buy at local consignment sales are made by local fabrication shops, and fit pretty well.

I won't disagree that could be what the reviewers were talking about and LTCMIKESR misunderstood what they were talking about. However, those holes (I would call the ones the locking pins go through slots) the locking pins go through have been cut or punched on any I have seen, not drilled.

In his first post he wrote "I think this had like three groups of four I would like to know, how far apart they should be vertically and horizontally and I’m sure in the middle of the plate." And posted a picture of a plate with rows of round (drilled or punched?) down the center of the plate face. After getting confirmation that he does have the mount on the loader and was not putting the plate on the loader as he first posted, my replies have been based on what he posted regarding holes in the center of the plate.

If the problem is the slots (in the bottom lip of the plate) for the lock pins, I would make adjustments as needed after trying the plate on the loader's mount and seeing what modification a slot might need. I would do the fit test as I have seen mounts that were not just right as well.