Kubota sub compact loader bucket cross references?

[Dover7838]

Have a BX2200 with LA211 loader. 48” bucket. Bucket is bent. Appears OEM direct replacement part 75538-50000 is long gone.

Found a BX23s bucket locally at a good price. Despite my google searches, I cannot find a good cross reference if this bucket will fit my LA211? Overall mounting dimensions are almost exactly the same. Are pin positions the same?

Obviously rebuilding current bucket is an option, but would like to fabricate the bent one into a snow pusher box since I’ll be cutting it up anyway.

Thanks!

 

[JWR]

Have a BX2200 with LA211 loader. 48” bucket. Bucket is bent. Appears OEM direct replacement part 75538-50000 is long gone.

Found a BX23s bucket locally at a good price. Despite my google searches, I cannot find a good cross reference if this bucket will fit my LA211? Overall mounting dimensions are almost exactly the same. Are pin positions the same?

Obviously rebuilding current bucket is an option, but would like to fabricate the bent one into a snow pusher box since I’ll be cutting it up anyway.

Thanks!

I think you are in a good position to end up with 2 useful buckets: the old one modified to be a snow pusher and the BX23 bucket to replace it for normal duties. The reason I think this is (for my BX2200) I bought an old who-knows-what brand FEL bucket much larger than the std LA211 bucket. Probably a foot wider, higher and roughly twice the cu ft load capacity. The old, large, extra bucket was modified by a local welding shop to mate up with the FEL pins and brackets on the LA211 frame. Not a big deal and works fine. Of course the little BX2200 is easily overloaded with this rag-tag extra bucket but I know my limits and what not to try with it. I did it as a quick and dirty way to drastically increase the fluffy snow capacity of my loader. A low density load (like snow) doesn't overload anything.

So your scenario is somewhat different but I think you should be able to adapt the BX23 bucket to the LA211 loader frame easier, actually, than the contraption I had adapted to mine. Don't worry too much about exact measurements, just modify what you have to. Good luck.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Found a BX23s bucket locally at a good price. Despite my google searches, I cannot find a good cross reference if this bucket will fit my LA211? Overall mounting dimensions are almost exactly the same. Are pin positions the same?

If it's local...see if the seller will let you come and take careful measurements. The loader arms are different between the BX2200/BX22 (I have the latter) and the BX23, but they very well may have kept the same dimensions for the three points of mounting what is pretty much the same size bucket so they could avoid having to change manufacturing. You could also consider an aftermarket quick attach system to adapt or have a local welder modify if the fit isn't the same.