BruceWard
Platinum Member
I was having problems with the rear bottom rear edge of the bucket on my B21 FEL Bucket tearing open. I am sure that the material had been thinned by my and previous owners back dragging material. It had been welded twice but continued to tear in new locations and the metal was so thin it was difficult to weld. This area has two plys. Only the outer ply was tearing.
I added a piece of 4x6x3/8 angle covering the problem area. The 4" side of the angle is up and notched around the loader mounts. The 6" side is under the bucket and comes out to the seam in the bottom of the bucket. I also drilled three 3/4" holes and welded 5/8th nuts inside the angle to attach chain hooks or a grader blade for finish work. I tried it out a little today and found that the stronger material, sharper corner and additional weight greatly improved the floated back dragging ability of the bucket.
Here are a few pictures
I added a piece of 4x6x3/8 angle covering the problem area. The 4" side of the angle is up and notched around the loader mounts. The 6" side is under the bucket and comes out to the seam in the bottom of the bucket. I also drilled three 3/4" holes and welded 5/8th nuts inside the angle to attach chain hooks or a grader blade for finish work. I tried it out a little today and found that the stronger material, sharper corner and additional weight greatly improved the floated back dragging ability of the bucket.
Here are a few pictures