[Jared]

Wrong thread, Jim, but that's ok. The tagline is led out through the front of the machine down near the boom pins and then up to a sheave so nothing really changes with the boom angle. I had to monkey with the spring geometry trying different tension and pivot points on the lever. I'm still not completely satisfied with it but it's good enough.

It's been long enough that I can't remember for sure, but I think the bucket required adding weight to it. I had to use thicker material for the bottoms and add weight to the center bar to get it to open reliably. That sand is pretty fine so pretty much anything works in it. It's volcanic ash from Mt St Helens when it erupted in 1980. The same stuff the gift shops sell a 1/2 oz vial for 10 bucks and the sand pits sell for 2 bucks a yard.