24 inch bucket destroyed

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Matt W

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Rosebud, sledge hammer and 30 ton press , it's straight and welded now. Will reinforce the back side before putting back in service.


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woody

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what was you doing when that happened?
 
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mrmikey

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Definetley beat up for sure and not the first time neither :).
Doesn't look like the shanks are on far enough to me?
 
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I rebuild a lot of buckets but mostly front end loader buckets where the owners put a smile in them because they don't use an excavation bucket but a light duty material bucket instead. removing the smile isn't cheap.
 
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The strip of metal the shanks are welded too is of questionable grade/quality. It looks too brittle for the application (see crystallized grain structure). Once the cracks get back to the bucket metal, they stop. If this happens too often, rebuild it.
 
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Matt W

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The strip of metal the shanks are welded too is of questionable grade/quality. It looks too brittle for the application (see crystallized grain structure)
Agreed
 
 
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