Chilly807
Elite Member
I made a bucket mount for skid shoes (snow removal) a couple of years ago, I drilled through the reinforced bucket bottom and filed the holes square to use carriage bolts. Plow bolts would work well, but is there really anything to gain by having a truly flush surface?
It's late in the game to make this suggestion, but it would have been nice to be able to simply add a couple of low profile rails on the side of the bucket to slide the new hanger bracket into. If it had been done that way, you would have been able to simply slide the bracket in place and lock it with a single small bolt. The rails wouldn't impede using the bucket normally, and you could have either welded or bolted them in place.
The more bolts you add the more of a PITA it's going to be to put it on and take it off, so you'll try to avoid using it. That's been my experience, anyway.
I take it you're going to use the bucket curl hoses to run the auger?
Sean
It's late in the game to make this suggestion, but it would have been nice to be able to simply add a couple of low profile rails on the side of the bucket to slide the new hanger bracket into. If it had been done that way, you would have been able to simply slide the bracket in place and lock it with a single small bolt. The rails wouldn't impede using the bucket normally, and you could have either welded or bolted them in place.
The more bolts you add the more of a PITA it's going to be to put it on and take it off, so you'll try to avoid using it. That's been my experience, anyway.
I take it you're going to use the bucket curl hoses to run the auger?
Sean