pat32rf
Veteran Member
OK, so there are times when you want to lift a wide heavy weight and it is better to have two lift lines going straight down to it. This will minimize the strain on the lines as well. There are times when you only want to lift 150lb but because of obsticles in the way, you must lift from the very edge of your bucket, one side or the other. There are also times when you want to carry a load such as a fridge and run a strap to each corner of your bucket.
I find however that most of my lifting is light duty, such as pulling posts, carrying concrete anchor blocks, moving motors or setting things on a tailgate. This I can do best with one center hook. It also works fine for small pulling jobs, ATV, riding lawnmowers etc. This is why my bucket has 3 lifting/pulling points.
I also have a 4' lifting boom that goes on my fork frame that gets used for "serious" lifting. I can lift light loads away out front or heavy loads from the frame itself. It has a 2" receiver built into the end because it IS a LOT easier to fit a trailer into a tiny space when hooked to the front of your tractor (or truck).
A QD bucket is about the handiest thing I've ever had on a tractor. The more I can use the FEL the better, so thats where a lot of my custom work gets done.
I find however that most of my lifting is light duty, such as pulling posts, carrying concrete anchor blocks, moving motors or setting things on a tailgate. This I can do best with one center hook. It also works fine for small pulling jobs, ATV, riding lawnmowers etc. This is why my bucket has 3 lifting/pulling points.
I also have a 4' lifting boom that goes on my fork frame that gets used for "serious" lifting. I can lift light loads away out front or heavy loads from the frame itself. It has a 2" receiver built into the end because it IS a LOT easier to fit a trailer into a tiny space when hooked to the front of your tractor (or truck).
A QD bucket is about the handiest thing I've ever had on a tractor. The more I can use the FEL the better, so thats where a lot of my custom work gets done.