whodat90
Silver Member
Kubota B8200Dt with a BF300A loader. When I got it it was smiling pretty badly, top and bottom of the bucket. With some creative chaining and jacking, I removed most of the smile, and in fact put a bit of a frown in the bottom of the bucket. Still wasn't strong enough for me though, so I decided to brace it up a bit. I put a stick of 2"x1/2" C-channel under the top bucket lip and used it to pull the bendies out of the top, and welded it in with stitch welds. Then I put another stick of the same metal flat on the top in behind the top lip to provide more bracing and a place to weld bucket hooks. I put two hooks on the top, angled in slightly. I then welded two pieces of 1/4"x2" strap on the back of the bucket, and welded two more chain hooks to those. My thinking is that if I need to lift the loader's full capacity by chain, then a hook placed dead between the loader pins is the strongest place to put it. If I need more lift but less capacity, I can use the other hook and drape the chain across the front of the bucket. For most operations, I can use a single chain running through both top hooks instead of a center top hook. Finally, if I want to chain something to the bucket itself, I'd rather chain it to the back of the bucket than run a chain completely around it.
The first round of tack welds were done with a lincoln weld-pak 135 or so, with flux core wire. Then I followed up with a Hobart Handler 175 with .030 stainless wire for the final welding. Paint will follow as soon as I get a chance.
whodat
The first round of tack welds were done with a lincoln weld-pak 135 or so, with flux core wire. Then I followed up with a Hobart Handler 175 with .030 stainless wire for the final welding. Paint will follow as soon as I get a chance.
whodat