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Old 01-18-2009, 10:02 AM   #15 (permalink)
Renze
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Default Re: What size plate for building a FEL bucket?

Rohan,

I do work at a loader manufacturer, but my experience with 4 in 1 buckets is very little, as the concept itself isnt very popular in Holland... My comment was merely a belief too..

Dont know why 4 in 1's didnt catch here... The standard here, is a slatted rock bucket with inlay (to scoop loose sand)

One of our customers had his bucket in for repair, the bottom was worn thin from scooping off concrete bunk floors, so the bucket department welded new slats and a cutting edge on it.. The slats had worn down to 20x20mm size, which is way too weak for a 15 ton payloader... but it has worn light enough to be used on my tractor FEL when chopped down from 9 foot to 6 foot width..

...Not that i am in need of a rock bucket right now, nor do i have the time..
but because the scrap price is so low, my boss doesnt bother about asking money for a batch of old buckets, and cutting edges i need for my 6 way grader blade project...

Its my personal belief, that free scrap is allways a good investment
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