Bolt on chain hooks

[jmc]

k4hal,

I did that too and they are handy. Mine are bolted back further on the bucket on a large sheetmetal surface that is not as well supported as where yours is. Somewhere along the line, probably when picking up a large centered load, it put enough side force on those hooks to bend the sheetmetal they are mounted on. (~3/16 inch thick) I'd like to find some of those with a wider mounting surface.

John

 

[JJT]

I bolted on a pair of 1 foot long chain loops on either side of my bucket. I used half inch chain thru 12MM thru the mounting setup I assume was for pallet forks or some other bucket addon. My bucket came from the factory with a 12MM nut welded to the top of the bucket on each corner.

 

[Deerlope]

Try bolting/weld a piece of 2'x2"x1/4" hollow square tube the entire lenght of your bucket then bolt/weld hooks to that. You will be along time bending that and if you do I want to see a pic of what is left of the FEL. Good luck.

 

[tawilson]

I just cut a piece of 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" X 3/8" angle the width of my bucket and put some slots in it to slip the chain in. I saw where someone else here had done it and it seemed a good way to go. I plan on welding it on in a couple of days. Any one know of a problem with going this route? It would seem like it would stiffen the bucket also.

 

[Deerlope]

It sure will stiffen the bucket and I see no problem in doing it that way. I bent the bucket on my JD (which was a 45HP tractor) so I went the square tube route. Bolted every 8" just to get the buckle out of it , then welded the grab hooks on. Put the whole rig out by the highway and it sold in 2 days.