4530 bucket
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adirondackmtnman
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Pretty common when the welded-in cutting edge gets worn...the only real solution is to cut out the old edge and weld in a new one. You can help prevent it from happening again by installing a replaceable, bolt on edge under it. Definitely an irritating problem when you can't scrape that last little bit of material in the center.
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LD1
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Any pictures so we are sure we know what you are talking about
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Yes, most tractors are shipping with a standard skid steer type tool carrier (commonly called skid steer quick attach and abbreviated SSQA). This is the type that has two handles behind the bucket on the loader, turn them 45 degrees so they point up, and the bucket (or whatever tool is attached) comes loose for an easy change. Tip it down, set it down, back away. These types of loaders are made with standardized connecting points so any bucket or attachment made for SSQA works on any machine with a SSQA tool carrier on it. Most front end loaders on most brands of tractors have began to move to the SSQA system. Your ML245 loader on your 4530 should have SSQA tool compatibility, so any SSQA bucket will work on it.
Use care when picking out a bucket and keep in mind the uses you have for it. I know a guy with an older tractor and old FEL and when his bucket was shot, he thought it was a great idea to add SSQA to his machine (he had a older blown skid steer for a parts machine). He also thought getting a higher capacity bucket was a good idea because he generally moved around lightweight stuff. Between the additional weight of the SSQA, and the additional weight of the high capacity bucket, it ruined the lift capability. For his primary needs it worked fine, but he ended up having to get a smaller bucket for heavy uses and still lost about 300# of lift capacity due to the additional steel of the SSQA.
Use care when picking out a bucket and keep in mind the uses you have for it. I know a guy with an older tractor and old FEL and when his bucket was shot, he thought it was a great idea to add SSQA to his machine (he had a older blown skid steer for a parts machine). He also thought getting a higher capacity bucket was a good idea because he generally moved around lightweight stuff. Between the additional weight of the SSQA, and the additional weight of the high capacity bucket, it ruined the lift capability. For his primary needs it worked fine, but he ended up having to get a smaller bucket for heavy uses and still lost about 300# of lift capacity due to the additional steel of the SSQA.
LD1
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I honestly cannot see much bow at all. At least not any that I could be overly concerned with.
I was expecting a big bow downward like you were trying to lift something large from only the bucket center,
I was expecting a big bow downward like you were trying to lift something large from only the bucket center,
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Sorry, that wasn't what I thought you meant. I thought you were asking if the buckets were made the same across tractor makes, to which I replied. As for being bowed, no, they're not supposed to be.
bindian
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Bowed cutting edges can be caused by digging in hard dirt (clay) or by pushing a huge tree over with the middle of the cutting edge. Don't ask me how I know about the tree.
hugs, Brandi
hugs, Brandi
LD1
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A few methods....
1. you can try a bottle jack from the bow up to the top lip of the bucket. But that would likely bow the top. So you need a heavier piece of steel, like 4x4 tubing, or a i-beam across the top to spread out the load.
2. Another option is try to lift something un-movable with just the center of the bucket to force the bow back out.
1. you can try a bottle jack from the bow up to the top lip of the bucket. But that would likely bow the top. So you need a heavier piece of steel, like 4x4 tubing, or a i-beam across the top to spread out the load.
2. Another option is try to lift something un-movable with just the center of the bucket to force the bow back out.
LD1
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Save me from reading back through, did you ever say how it got bowed?? or was it like that when you got it??
LD1
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Its odd that it bowed up and not down:confused3:
If you get it straightened out, you need a toothbar for sure. Makes digging easier, and the added bar adds strength.
If you get it straightened out, you need a toothbar for sure. Makes digging easier, and the added bar adds strength.
bindian
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No there is not. The metal has stretched. I first bowed mine up on the tree and when I tried to straighten it out on the same tree, I just bowed it down, where it has been since. Manufacturers of tooth bars say they can not fit a tooth bar to fit a bent cutting edge. It just bothers me a little while backdragging and no other time.
hugs, Brandi
fish1552
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Anyone getting a bucket for their tractor, I recommend they get a piece of square tubing welded across the top if at all possible. When I bought ours used, the local dealer added one across the top of ours and I've used it to push stuff over, lift in telephone poles and all sorts of lifting/pushing jobs and that tubing has kept the top edge nice and straight with the added strength. If I ever upgrade or buy another, I plan on doing the same.
crow2009
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My bucket bent down about a inch. Mahindra set me a new heavy duty bucket, all I had to do was pay the shipping. I got a tooth bar put on the new one.
bindian
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What happened to your bucket and how many hours when it was bent? Oh yeah.........what model Mahindra?
hugs, Brandi
