Quick lower bucket edge straightening

[California]

I ended up getting forks that chain on. The chain runs from the back of the fork, under the bucket then back up over the top of the bucket and attach back to the fork using a ratcheting load binder.

I made a pair of forks like that. They work great.

 

[BurningBushFarm]

Thanks. I was being a little lazy.

Question Car Doc - what's hth?

Second time I've seen it, and it's one of those I've missed -- or your initials?

California -- that's the kind of thing my husband will come up with. I'll show him the pictures. Thanks.

But we still want teeeth too.

 

[Car Doc]

BBF,

Hope That Helps!

 

[crash325]

I discovered another use for my clamp on forks today. I had bent my lower bucket edge last weekend moving a large brush pile and hit a stump bending my bucket edge.

It was bent more than I was willing to live with so today I got the bright idea of trying one of the forks upside down and putting down pressure on the bucket it worked and I mean quick be careful it surprised me!

I wish I had a before pic but I had it straight before I could think about it I hope this helps someone wondering what to do about those dang bent buckets they drive me nuts!

If you had a Hard Edge on your bucket, it would be really hard to bend it. The normal bucket edge will wear away fairly soon anyway.

 

[Car Doc]

crash,

Agreed, however I have a light duty bucket and am stuck with its weaknesses for now.

At least I can undo one of the quirks it has pretty easily with the forks. Now I just have to be more careful and had hoped to point that out to others with the same problem. :thumbsup:

 

[clemsonfor]

It will only bend so many times. Once bent it will easily bend back, will eventually streach and then will tear. Id weld something onto it to strengthen it if i were going to use those things much.

 

[Neat 1500]

after moving a ton of broken concrete,picking up large tree stumps,pulling old fences and posts out over the last couple of weeks my bucket looks a little worse for wear also. the fork clamps have almost pierced thru the bucket from the weight. need to straighten her up and reinforce it before they do break thru.

 

[Car Doc]

The place on my bucket where I usually put my clamps already has a 4" wide x 1/2" thick stiffener/wear plate welded in under the bucket at the spot where pallets have to be picked up at but even at that they put one **** of a lot of strain on it if there is a lot of weight involved.
(bad me):laughing:

The mod that mine needs anyway is pieces of rectangular tubing welded on the forks at 90 deg up to about the top of the bucket and chain from the tops of them back to upper bucket edge.

I bought the light set not knowing any better at the time but the medium and heavy duty sets have these braces already and the forks are just a bit longer to accommodate the extra 2".

With all that said its still one of the handiest things I ever had on a tractor.

I have done so many things with them that I didn't overload them that saved me getting on and off the tractor to hook chains up etc.