FEL Bucket Fab project

shaley · Oct 19, 2006

My Woods FEL bucket is about at end of its useful life. The weld on edge is gone and there are some rusting issues as well. The edge is $275 from woods then the install time. I really want a bolt on edge so I'm pricing new buckets or thinking about building one. One fab shop gave a quote of $1700 for a 72" 17cuft non QT. Any ideas? Anyone got any plans for buckets?

shaley · Oct 19, 2006

I guess by the time I make a set of plans with the Bill of Material I would have 5 hours in it already. Then I have to build the thing.

CTyler · Oct 19, 2006

Sounds like the bucket I have on my Woods 72" 17cf but is a QT. $1700 seems like a lot, half the price of what I paid for the whole loader.

RonR · Oct 19, 2006

Plans? Plans?

You have a set of plans attached to the FEL right now. It's called reverse engineering. Take a tape measure and a piece of paper.

Have parts cuts/fabbed. Weld it together. Paint. Relax!

Ron

Ron25 · Oct 19, 2006

$1700!? I just fab'ed a 4' bucket for $130. And that included bending the plate.

shaley · Oct 19, 2006

For $1700 the guy was going to fab this way too heavy for my loader and I think he was on the high end. He was thinking 1/4 in plate for the wrap. I think the Woods bucket is 10Ga. with 1/4" end plates. Woods wants $1100 for a replacement pin on.