Has anyone used a ‘dumpster bucket’ on their loader?

[MarkMac]

I have a horses and they generate a good amount of manure. Daily I rake up the manure and fill plastic trash cans with it. Then I empty the manure into my tractor bucket and use the tractor to dump the manure into the big dumpster on the street.

Today I came across this dumpster bucket.

It’s oversize, similar to a light/bulk material bucket. It holds about 3X the capacity of my current regular bucket.

It seems like just the ticket to fill and dump manure. The only drawback would be it doesn’t have a scraper edge. Also, it may rust.. but any metal bucket will.

Has anyone used one of these? Are there downsides I don’t yet realize?

 

[ruffdog]

Interesting....that thing would sure haul a bunch of split firewood.

 

[RayIN]

I wish you lived nearby, I would take all your horses can provide. My pasture land/hay fields are needing fertilizer, but AZ to IN is a long haul.

 

[AaronD81]

A couple observations. First, you'll need to be careful to not overload it. Manure might be OK, but buckets are generally sized for the machine and going 3 times bigger can easily overload. Second, it looks really deep and likely a lot heavier than your current bucket so breakout or tilting will be affected. Last, the front lip it angled up so make sure your dump angle is enough that you'll be able to dump everything out. Another option would be just getting a skid steer or wider bucket for light tasks.

 

[not2old]

A couple observations. First, you'll need to be careful to not overload it. Manure might be OK, but buckets are generally sized for the machine and going 3 times bigger can easily overload. Second, it looks really deep and likely a lot heavier than your current bucket so breakout or tilting will be affected. Last, the front lip it angled up so make sure your dump angle is enough that you'll be able to dump everything out. Another option would be just getting a skid steer or wider bucket for light tasks.

I fabricated my own bucket for snow plowing with my GC2610. I went from 4 feet in width to 6 feet and added 8 inches to the height. My tractor struggles slightly to lift a very full bucket of wet snow. This might give people an idea of what they might be able to use.

 

[Tinhack]

I fabricated my own bucket...

As did I for the Kenbota. All I had was a piece of scrap tube. I had to flatten it out then fold, cut and weld it. Still using it today.

Here, I'm cutting out a side.

 

[scootr]

I built a cement block bin about 8x8x4 with a concrete floor. Had the little woman dump all the manure in there then any bucket small enough to fit in the dumpster (60") was used to load the weekly haul off bin.

 

[etpm]

I made a bolt on 2 foot long extension for the bucket on my Yanmar YM 2310 tractor. I am fully cognizant that this extension allows me to carry too much dirt or rock with the extension, especially since the bucket sides are also extended. But for light stuff, which I made it for, it is great. All kinds of bushes and tree limbs from blow downs and so on go into that bucket and into the burn pile. I say go for it, just don't overload it.
Eric

 

[CalG]

for dry horse droppings, plywood extensions on your present bucket will work just fine. and wont rust!

 

[scootr]

for dry horse droppings, plywood extensions on your present bucket will work just fine. and wont rust!

My wife's Aunt had a huge plywood box affixed to (built around) the Kubota bucket for horse manure when they boarded a lot of horses on their place. They would till the manure into the fields. Actually horse manure is a poor fertilizer but you have to do something with it...

 

[MossRoad]

Somewhere on the PowerTrac forum a member made a leaf bucket out of a heating oil tank. It was BIG.

 

[MossRoad]

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[Fxfymn413]

Get the bucket sprayed with bed liner to limit rust.

Be careful with over sized buckets. An overloaded bucket has the ability to break a tractor in half. It happened to a friend when he loaded his 1710 bucket with stone by hand. He was able to put much more stone in the bucket than he could have by loading the bucket with the tractor. When he hit a bump it broke the bell housing into two pieces.

 

[Lena]

I have a horses and they generate a good amount of manure. Daily I rake up the manure and fill plastic trash cans with it. Then I empty the manure into my tractor bucket and use the tractor to dump the manure into the big dumpster on the street.

Today I came across this dumpster bucket.

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It’s oversize, similar to a light/bulk material bucket. It holds about 3X the capacity of my current regular bucket.

It seems like just the ticket to fill and dump manure. The only drawback would be it doesn’t have a scraper edge. Also, it may rust.. but any metal bucket will.

Has anyone used one of these? Are there downsides I don’t yet realize?

 

[Lena]

Here it is... Member name is 'stray'. Hasn't been active since 12/23...

Large Bucket Container.

Large Bucket Container. Has anyone made a large container bucket or bought one for a PT 425/422? I am talking about one that would hold about 50 cubit feet of material. I am thinking about building one and would like to see or hear some ideas. Maybe one that you could make from an old oil...

www.tractorbynet.com

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I have a horses and they generate a good amount of manure. Daily I rake up the manure and fill plastic trash cans with it. Then I empty the manure into my tractor bucket and use the tractor to dump the manure into the big dumpster on the street.

Today I came across this dumpster bucket.

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It’s oversize, similar to a light/bulk material bucket. It holds about 3X the capacity of my current regular bucket.

It seems like just the ticket to fill and dump manure. The only drawback would be it doesn’t have a scraper edge. Also, it may rust.. but any metal bucket will.

Has anyone used one of these? Are there downsides I don’t yet realize?

With all the manure mentioned, why not just get a manure spreader? When it's full spread it around.

 

[inchman]

I have a horses and they generate a good amount of manure. Daily I rake up the manure and fill plastic trash cans with it. Then I empty the manure into my tractor bucket and use the tractor to dump the manure into the big dumpster on the street.

Today I came across this dumpster bucket.

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It’s oversize, similar to a light/bulk material bucket. It holds about 3X the capacity of my current regular bucket.

It seems like just the ticket to fill and dump manure. The only drawback would be it doesn’t have a scraper edge. Also, it may rust.. but any metal bucket will.

Has anyone used one of these? Are there downsides I don’t yet realize?

One problem I can see is that if the manure is wet, it may stick in the bucket, then you'll only be able to half fill it each time unless you scrape the stuck stuff out each time. FWIW, how many trips are you making now? If you are making 6 and this will cut it to 2, it might not be worth it. Is there any way to have the dumpster stationed closer to the barn?

 

[dml7953]

I would be a little careful with loading horse manure into a dump trailer using that bucket with the closed front lip. I have horses and make a huge pile to the side of my barn which after a year or so is moved to my pastures and dumped using a dump trailer. I have found that fully loaded my skidsteer can be right on the limits to tip weight wise, and with that front closed lip you would need to raise the bucket high and completely tilt to clear it out, setting yourself up for tipping onto the dump trailer. I would go for a larger bucket without that lip if it were me.

 

[charlessenf]

I have a horses and they generate a good amount of manure.

We have folks advertising free horse **** around here.

Try Craig's List or FB Marketplace.

Is there a 'community garden' in your area?

 

[jdp]

I have a horses and they generate a good amount of manure. Daily I rake up the manure and fill plastic trash cans with it. Then I empty the manure into my tractor bucket and use the tractor to dump the manure into the big dumpster on the street.

Today I came across this dumpster bucket.

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It’s oversize, similar to a light/bulk material bucket. It holds about 3X the capacity of my current regular bucket.

It seems like just the ticket to fill and dump manure. The only drawback would be it doesn’t have a scraper edge. Also, it may rust.. but any metal bucket will.

Has anyone used one of these? Are there downsides I don’t yet realize?

I have a horses and they generate a good amount of manure. Daily I rake up the manure and fill plastic trash cans with it. Then I empty the manure into my tractor bucket and use the tractor to dump the manure into the big dumpster on the street.

Today I came across this dumpster bucket.

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It’s oversize, similar to a light/bulk material bucket. It holds about 3X the capacity of my current regular bucket.

It seems like just the ticket to fill and dump manure. The only drawback would be it doesn’t have a scraper edge. Also, it may rust.. but any metal bucket will.

Has anyone used one of these? Are there downsides I don’t yet realize?

I made a plywood extension for my Kubota b2320 bucket. The regular bucket only holds two plastic tubs worth of manure plus you have to lift the tubs high up so the bucket top is horizontal, with the extension it easily holds 6 tubs with it flat on the ground.

 

[CliffordK]

I don't know where your dumpster bin is headed. I'd second or third the opinion to give it away on Craigslist or Facebook.

We also have a local garden mulch company. I don't know if they would provide bin pickup service, but they certainly would be worth asking. Anyway, look around for decent disposal options.

Don't send valuable mulch to the dump.

I think it is pretty caustic stuff to pile into a manure spreader and then spread when full, but some people do that. Newer spreaders may be designed better to withstand it.

I found a used small equipment trailer with hydraulics that squats down to the ground that I had planned to convert into a manure trailer that Mom could roll wheel barrows into the trailer and dump. But, my needs changed and it never got finished.