4in1 Bucket recommendations

[mikester]

Im looking for an 84 inch wide 4in1 bucket with welded on teeth for my M59

A local dealer has an ALO 210MPT that hes selling as new but has been sitting in his yard for what looks like 5+ years. The paint is faded and one of the cylinders is caked with some kind of hard crust and I see some rust spots on the chromed cylinder rod. I think the dealer is out to lunch on price and he wont budge on his $3,500 asking price.

Does anyone have experience with the ALO bucket or any other bucket manufacturers? Any recommendations?

When I bought my tractor 5 years ago I had the option of getting a new Horst 4in1 for $3K. Nobody had one for me to physically look at at the time and the only images of the bucket I could find were CAD models. I didnt want to buy a bucket site unseen. I ended up buying a bolt on tooth bar from Horst which is a POS and is now sitting in a corner of my barn. Its my one regret buying the tractor. If I could see what they were selling me ahead of time I would not have bought it.

 

[ovrszd]

Wish I could help with an answer.

I've got one on my old 555A Ford TLB. Can't remember what brand it is and it's raining so I'm a wuss and not willing to run out to the machine shed to get an answer. When it lets up I'll go get a pic of it. I think it's 84". It's heavy. It's also very handy.

I built a double lid Grapple on a 84" Bobcat LoPro bucket several years ago. I use it on my M9540. I wish I had another one like it for the TLB. Much more effective than the 4n1.

 

[npalen]

No help here but I do have a 49" Kubota 4in1 bucket for sale. (shameless plug) This fits most of the Kubota BX models with the single tilt cylinder. I added a bolt-on top link attachment bracket so the bucket could be used on the 3PH also.

Disregard the "baby shark bite" in the pic.

 

[downsizingnow48]

I have a Kubota 4in1 bucket and like it a lot. Cost about $2k from the dealer in Sacramento. I think it is 54" wide, weighs about 450 lbs.

 

[BufordBoone]

I insisted on a 4-1 bucked when I bought my Kubota L5740. Were I to do it over again, I'd go with the standard bucket and a grapple.

I say that after having purchased a grapple so I'm not guessing. Since getting the grapple, I don't think I've used the 4-1 feature on the bucket more than a couple of times.

 

[npalen]

Yes, I don't believe a 4in1 is intended to replace a grapple.

 

[downsizingnow48]

I have a grapple also. They are different tools, not substitutes.

 

[Peter 315]

No grapple here just a 4in1 bucket........

 

[mikester]

You can never have enough tools! I already have a root grapple. I want the 4in1 to make landscape levelling easier. Picking small piles of clumped grass/roots/rocks off grass etc. Trying to minimize the hand shovel and rake.

 

[Grandad4]

4 in 1's used to be more common, particularly on TLB's. There are some local/regional fabricators that specialize in buckets, grapples, etc. for tractors, skid steers, TLB's and such. You may be able to find an outfit somewhere reasonably close that makes good stuff. Good luck.