Loader what are these fittings on the bucket designed for?

[chrisss]

Can anybody tell me what these features on the upper outside corner of the FEL bucket are for:

1. The strap on the side of the bucket (which I have a chain running thru),
2. the hole drilled thru the side, lining up with a threaded stud about 3 inches inboard.

Thanks in advance.

 

[i7win7]

Parking stand when you remove the loader.

 

[Peter 315]

Yep your missing the legs that go in the strap hole...

 

[5030]

Not sure but the welds stink.

 

[chrisss]

Hmm. There are legs/stands along the underside of the boom arms tho, which the manual talks about in the removal procedure.

Sounds like there are separate legs for the bucket too?

 

[Peter 315]

Different bucket?.....

 

[chrisss]

That could be it.
Thanks all for the replies.

 

[Grandad4]

Doubt the bracket, holes and that tab with a hole in it were OEM features. Some kind of homebrew add-on. Loader on/off is easy with the factory parking stands, but wants a flat, even surface.

 

[Peter 315]

Doubt the bracket, holes and that tab with a hole in it were OEM features. Some kind of homebrew add-on. Loader on/off is easy with the factory parking stands, but wants a flat, even surface.

No there was a thread here before that showed a parts list for the loader parking stands I think that was the old style before they changed it......I looked for the thread but could not find it...

 

[Leejohn]

I can't see why they are for parking the loader, that would put psi on the couplers all the time and then you couldn't hook back up.

 

[Egon]

With the straps, stands in place curling the bucket lifts the back end of the loader out of it’s mounts.

 

[sixdogs]

Whatever that is on the bucket is not for removing the loader. As mentioned, you use the stands under the lift arms and that's a common Kubota thing. I've seen many of them in use. Your bucket does look like original paint but it's possible it's a modification. It looks more like some auxiliary piece of equipment that attaches to the bucket. I think I have seen those side brackets before but can't recall where or when.

 

[CobyRupert]

W.A.G.: Mounts for some kind of home made grapple add on?
Are they on both ends of bucket?

 

[Peter 315]

Old style no support legs on the loader arms....

 

[Egon]

Whatever that is on the bucket is not for removing the loader. As mentioned, you use the stands under the lift arms and that's a common Kubota thing. I've seen many of them in use. Your bucket does look like original paint but it's possible it's a modification. It looks more like some auxiliary piece of equipment that attaches to the bucket. I think I have seen those side brackets before but can't recall where or when.

Strange: I used them many times to remove the loader on my Kubota!

 

[Peter 315]

Strange: I used them many times to remove the loader on my Kubota!

Most of the time the brackets (legs) get lost or missed placed....

 

[Egon]

Most of the time the brackets (legs) get lost or missed placed....

Mine were also used to add a little support to the loader arms when it was in use. Pretty hard to lose them.

 

[Egon]

Old style no support legs on the loader arms....View attachment 676305

The legs mounted on the loader arms.

 

[Peter 315]

The legs mounted on the loader arms.
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I saw a couple at the auction missing the brackets (legs)......

 

[5030]

The legs mounted on the loader arms.
View attachment 676399

Nice bucket. Typical of welded on hooks on a material bucket. Not meant for weld on (or bolt on hooks). Have one here in the shop I need to straighten out for a customer and I will remove the hooks when I do and toss them on the scrap bin. I see lots of buckets with 'smiles' in them. All have bucket hooks it seems like.