Building a backhoe bucket

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Spitzair

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Brackendale, BC
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Caterpillar, Adams, Hein Werner, Hitachi, Bobcat
So I needed a bucket for my Bobcat 909 backhoe attachment that I just rebuilt. It didn’t come with one and the only one I could find for sale is so far away that shipping would be the same price as the bucket… so I built my own out of some material I had sitting around… I copied the dimensions from my dad’s 303 cat bucket which has almost identical measurements on the bucket linkage. I used a piece of plywood to mock it up…. The cutting edge is some 3/4” hardox I had left over from another project, the sides are 3/8 as is the bottom skin, then the ears are 1/2 and some schedule 120 2” pipe made the perfect pin bosses. Almost looks like a real bucket! Anyway, thought I’d share, it works really good…
 

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   / Building a backhoe bucket #2  
Beautiful work. Congratulations.
You've clearly got too much time on your hands - uh, I assume that is you in the photo.
And I particularly enjoyed the picture of the plywood mock up. What's next?
 
   / Building a backhoe bucket #3  
put a couple holes in the middle of the bucket so water can drain out ,
weld a chain hook on the bucket beats the teeth if you ever need a chain
 
   / Building a backhoe bucket #4  
put a couple holes in the middle of the bucket so water can drain out ,
weld a chain hook on the bucket beats the teeth if you ever need a chain
Nice work.

Those are 2 features that you rarely get in a new $1200 bucket. I have done two homemade buckets myself, and they were very rewarding.

I have always wondered how effective the skidsteer-mounted excavators are. Is yours the kind that is operated from the SS seat?
 
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Thanks guys. No, that’s not me in the pictures, that’s my son/top helper…
I do have a chain hook welded to the back of the bucket, already came in handy a few times.
This one you operate from a seat on the attachment itself, I still have to mount it, right now I just have the mounting plate on there, not the most comfy thing to sit on… sure has great visibility. Haven’t used it much yet but from what I have done with it so far it has great power and breakout force, can’t wait to use it more! I think I’ll build a ripper tooth for it next…
 
   / Building a backhoe bucket #6  
Thanks guys. No, that’s not me in the pictures, that’s my son/top helper…
I do have a chain hook welded to the back of the bucket, already came in handy a few times.
This one you operate from a seat on the attachment itself, I still have to mount it, right now I just have the mounting plate on there, not the most comfy thing to sit on… sure has great visibility. Haven’t used it much yet but from what I have done with it so far it has great power and breakout force, can’t wait to use it more! I think I’ll build a ripper tooth for it next…
I look forward to seeing the ripper tooth project. I could definitely use one of those myself.

Doug
 
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Call me jealous! Nice job!

All I'd get if I tried to weld two pieces together, would be a yard-fire lol
 

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