Kubota Bucket Hooks & Toothbar

[GeneD14]

While waiting for my new Kubota 4330 tractor to come in the dealer let me take the bucket home. So I mounted 3 hooks and the Markham Welding toothbar. The first picture shows getting ready to weld on the hooks.

 

[GeneD14]

This picture shows the welded hooks I use a Millermatic 210 with .035" wire. I love this machine.

 

[GeneD14]

This picture shows a piece of metal that I welded in to stengthen the surface that the middle hook is welded to. I'm not sure if it would bend so I thought that I would play it safe.

 

[GeneD14]

Painted and ready for work!

 

[GeneD14]

A view of the Markham toothbar. I paid about $250 for it plus $60 for shipping and since it took an extra day to get here due to the trucking company Markham called and told me they were very sorry and would send a check right away to me for $60! What great people to deal with.

 

[EricBX2200]

Nice job! What type of store and what do I ask for when I go to buy the chain hooks? I would like to do this modification as well.

 

[Henro]

<font color="blue"> What type of store and what do I ask for when I go to buy the chain hooks?</font>

THose are weld on chain hooks. I got mine at at place that builds trailers... I want to think I saw then in the AW Direct catalog I used to have...but don't know where it is so I can't check... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

In my case I put a slip hook in the center and grab hooks at the ends...I am happy with that setup, but either way will work jsut fine I suppose...

Chain hooks on the bucket rank right up there with the toothbar, in my opinion anyway... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Inspector507]

Appears to be regular clevis type chain hooks with the clevis cut off........look real close at pic #1, FORGED CHINA
Definately not from AW Direct /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Henro]

Guess you are probably right, Jerry...

Mine were the weld on type which I like better. Not sure where they were made though. They sure do the job though...

Proof again why they call you the "Inspector..." /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[shoppintractors]

AWDirect bucket hooks

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