Shield Arc
Super Member
Wow, beautiful work!:thumbsup::thumbsup:
I've never worked with Hardox material, heard of it tho.
I've never worked with Hardox material, heard of it tho.
3 chain hooks on the top lip, and a D-Ring with chain hook on the inside of the bucket in the middle. The top lip is also reinforced in a triangular shape, similar to the bottom rear but not as exaggerated. It tapers from 3/8" (two 3/16" sheets side by side), to about a 2.5" thick section where it meets the rear of the bucket. It should keep the top lip from bending under a chained load for sure. Anything really heavy will use the inner chain hook anyway.
Wire wheeled the welds to remove slight oxide layer, carbon and copper, and sprayed primer on the clean metal. The hardox comes with a primer, so unless I ground it off I left it alone.
Only thing left now is some black rustoleum paint, then I'll put it to the test.
Very nice!
If you end up using it to dig up some rock or stumps, you may need to "wrap" the cutting edge around the sides by bevelling some cutting edge and doing a full root pass weld up the sides a foot or so. It adds a tremendous amount of strength to the front corners for digging.
If you don't mind me asking, how much did the metal cost? What is the lift rating of your loader?
Very clean work!
Too much bucket for my little machines.
I did add some chain hooks to the bucket on the Hurlimann, but now wish I would have only put on some slotted plates. It seems like I end up wanting to wrap chain around the inside of the bucket often enough that the "out side only" chain hooks are just that much annoyance.