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Read articles →A short DIY video showing how two owners fabricated cheap outrigger protectors for a Mahindra eMax 20S backhoe using angular iron, motivated by a close call with a rock while trenching in a forest. It walks through the materials (2.5"x2.5" angle iron, 1/8" thick) and the clip-pin attachment method. A two-dollar fix, not a buying guide, useful mainly for eMax 20S owners doing backhoe work in rocky terrain.
Posted by the From Steel To Wood channel, appearing to feature owner-operators sharing hands-on DIY projects from their own property.
Fabricate a plate from 2.5 by 2.5 inch angular iron, one eighth inch thick, with a quarter inch hole, and attach it using the existing clip pin so it covers the outrigger leg.
Two and a half by two and a half inch angular iron, one eighth of an inch thick, cut to about 13 inches long with a quarter inch hole for the pin.
Based on about fifty cents per pound for the angle iron, the modification costs around two dollars per side.
