I thought someone might be interested in this. I made a bucket to fit on a potato plow mounted to the FEL. It digs to about 2 ft as is. With an extention could dig to about 3 ft. without hitting the tractor on the curl. I use for planting and starting holes for the PHD in hard ground.
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kebo
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Now that's slick! I bet you could make some nice 2ft deep trenches with that rig.
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How's the visibility? Can you see the scoop with it being soo close to your hood? I love it, and may make one myself!
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Im thinking about building something like that for my Case skid steer. I have a backhoe and excavator but some jobs like putting in a water meter, planting a shrub , or burying a landscaping rock. Sometimes the job only calls for a small scoop full of material to be dug and I hate shovels. Great job on the build. What kind of bucket is that.
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real cool, great idea. how does it do on long runs
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very interesting.
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Necessity is the mother of invention !!
Very clever
Very clever
Neat.
I have been wanting a skid steer to 3 ph adapter for some time anyway and had been thinking that my sub soiler would be a good "prelude" to digging post holes.
Basically to rip down the line and open up a narrow furrow to tuck chain link fence into (critter control around garden plot) as well as to bust the initial crust for the PHD.
Trouble is swapping around between PHD and sub-soiler, but a backwards run with it on the front would solve that.
Probably a few other 3 PH "devices" I could use in combination with something else on the back too.
So, a nice solution - I will continue my search for problems to which it can be applied (-:
Thanks.
I have been wanting a skid steer to 3 ph adapter for some time anyway and had been thinking that my sub soiler would be a good "prelude" to digging post holes.
Basically to rip down the line and open up a narrow furrow to tuck chain link fence into (critter control around garden plot) as well as to bust the initial crust for the PHD.
Trouble is swapping around between PHD and sub-soiler, but a backwards run with it on the front would solve that.
Probably a few other 3 PH "devices" I could use in combination with something else on the back too.
So, a nice solution - I will continue my search for problems to which it can be applied (-:
Thanks.
Nice idea Kidr, I wonder how that might work for digging out roots from small trees and bushes? I have been thinking of ways to get rid of stumps with my little tractor without trying to rip them from the ground with a chain. If you ever use it that way let us know how it works out. Your project sparked a couple ideas, nice job and thanks again.
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