Backhoe 9"-12" Bucket for Backhoe?

[3RRL]

Seon,
You may have mentioned this already and maybe I missed it, but what is the reason your dealer won't ship you the correct bucket? Have you called him and tried to work out the difference? Maybe if you plead your case to him he might agree to sell you a 12" bucket at discounted price...or no shipping??...and then you'd have both sizes at a smaller cost? For other than trenching like digging big holes and needing to move a lot of dirt, a larger bucket sure comes in handy. In any case, it would allow you to be diversified and choose the right tool for the job. Just a thought?

I know I'd like a smaller bucket but have found my 18" wide one to be very handy especially when encountering rocks/boulders of significant size. Don't know if a narrower bucket would've allowed me to grab some of them? Thought I'd share this pic of some stuff I run into.

 

[PineRidge]

Be careful what you wish for. I have a 12" bucket for the BH and I can't imagine getting down in a trench that has any depth that's any narrower than that. Sometimes I have to widen a 12" trench if I need to do some serious work and get my big feet in the bottom of the trench.

 

[3RRL]

Be careful what you wish for. I have a 12" bucket for the BH and I can't imagine getting down in a trench that has any depth that's any narrower than that. Sometimes I have to widen a 12" trench if I need to do some serious work and get my big feet in the bottom of the trench.

Mike,
Ha ha...forgot about the feet reason too...another reason.

 

[dfkrug]

Seon:

I would hate to see you modify your perfectly good 18 incher.
As 3RRL says, that size is very valuable when you have a lot of
dirt to move.

As for your Taylor, the pin SPACING is not critical, it is the width
of the bottom hole of your dipper stick, at the bushing. The
Prairie Dog folks in MI used to sell buckets without the two bkt ears
welded on yet, cuz so many people bought em for other hoes. The
pin size of 25 mm could be reamed out to your 1.1". I do not
know if they still sell them that way. Still, they sell them for $300
plus shipping. If you can use my new spare one, you can have it for
$250 picked up.

I agree you should be very unhappy with your b/h vendor and don't
want to deal with them again.

 

[darkviper]

LOL, actually I'm building a couple of sheds that I want to dig a 24" deep trench about 10" wide. I also want to dig trenches for a sprinkler system. Lots of uses for a 9" bucket.

I lived in No. VA for 12 yrs. and I think any footing there has to be below the freeze line which would be more than 12"(?).

yeah you are right about below the freeze line. When i said 12 inches deep i was refering to the thickness of the concrete. sorry i didnt say that to begin with.