RedDirt
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- Joined
- Dec 4, 2007
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- Location
- Northern Idaho
- Tractor
- Kubota BX23, Wards 16HP HST Garden Tractor, (previous) D2 Logging Cat
I built this big bucket for my scut to move raked leaves to a central burn area. The bucket is almost 2cuyd capacity (1.97 struck)...and it works!
The bucket in the photos is a wooden prototype but built strong enough to function to see if it would work and see if any modifications were needed in the design. I'll post the prototype construction in the Build-It Yourself forum.
The bucket is not "self loading". Unless you had an enormous pile I don't think you could "scoop up" a load. I use my small tractor homebuilt rake to load the big bucket. Two or three pushed loads of the rake fills the bucket. Sometimes I need a small bit of pitchfork work to top it off once the bucket is curled. I'll also get photos of the landscape rake to Build-It Yourself. It has served me well the past 7 years and continues to excel in its job.
BTW - The big bucket is designed so that the ends detach, the top folds down against the back and the pair of these fold down onto the bucket bottom. You could add hooks to it and hang it on the wall like a thick table top!
Enter the Dynamic Duo!
The Bucket opening is 6'-8" wide x 3'-10" high
Load two
One modification I'll do is to make the next bucket wider. This is too tight of a fit for my 6'-4" rake.
Curl and Go
Boy this is easier than a pitch fork and a trailer!
Once the pile is burned down a bit I plop on another load.
A nice thing about dumping is that the pile is "loose". I used to push into burn piles with my rake and piles took longer to burn because they were compacted without as much air space.
Ahh. Where's the marshmallows
The bucket in the photos is a wooden prototype but built strong enough to function to see if it would work and see if any modifications were needed in the design. I'll post the prototype construction in the Build-It Yourself forum.
The bucket is not "self loading". Unless you had an enormous pile I don't think you could "scoop up" a load. I use my small tractor homebuilt rake to load the big bucket. Two or three pushed loads of the rake fills the bucket. Sometimes I need a small bit of pitchfork work to top it off once the bucket is curled. I'll also get photos of the landscape rake to Build-It Yourself. It has served me well the past 7 years and continues to excel in its job.
BTW - The big bucket is designed so that the ends detach, the top folds down against the back and the pair of these fold down onto the bucket bottom. You could add hooks to it and hang it on the wall like a thick table top!
Enter the Dynamic Duo!
The Bucket opening is 6'-8" wide x 3'-10" high
Load two
One modification I'll do is to make the next bucket wider. This is too tight of a fit for my 6'-4" rake.
Curl and Go
Boy this is easier than a pitch fork and a trailer!
Once the pile is burned down a bit I plop on another load.
A nice thing about dumping is that the pile is "loose". I used to push into burn piles with my rake and piles took longer to burn because they were compacted without as much air space.
Ahh. Where's the marshmallows
