Attached are some photos showing the standard 60" B26 front bucket versus the light duty 66" bucket Kubota offers. I initially purchased the light duty bucket hoping it would reduce my snow clearing time but subsequently purchased a Grattex extendable and reversable blade for snow removal which has been a huge improvement.
I am still happy with the light duty bucket however because it moves a lot more dirt then the standard bucket. I purchased it with the bolt on cutting edge which strengthens the bottom edge and tried it out on dirt. I have moved probably 70 - 80 loads of fill this past summer with it in my 7 ton dumping trailer and am very pleased with it. Filled with a heaping load, the B26 can only lift it about 4' - 5' but that is enough to get me over the side of my trailer. Instead of 17 - 18 trips to the trailer with this bucket I only make 11 - 12 trips and my trailer is at capacity.
As you can see the light duty bucket is not much higher than the standard one but the bottom of the bucket is about 6" longer. This makes it much more like a skid steer bucket with a longer bottom than height which I find handy when picking up rocks and patio stones. It also carries a lot more miscellaneous garbage when cleaing up on job sites. The light duty bucket is now my default choice and I hardly use the standard one anymore. The only advantages to the standard bucket is that it is narrower if you are in tight quarters and you can lift to full height with a full load of dirt which in not possible with the light duty one.
I do not think Kubota has sold many of these as the serial number on mine is 00012 which I purchased in the spring of 2011. I just thought there might be other B26 owners who where curious about this bucket so offer this brief review.
I am still happy with the light duty bucket however because it moves a lot more dirt then the standard bucket. I purchased it with the bolt on cutting edge which strengthens the bottom edge and tried it out on dirt. I have moved probably 70 - 80 loads of fill this past summer with it in my 7 ton dumping trailer and am very pleased with it. Filled with a heaping load, the B26 can only lift it about 4' - 5' but that is enough to get me over the side of my trailer. Instead of 17 - 18 trips to the trailer with this bucket I only make 11 - 12 trips and my trailer is at capacity.
As you can see the light duty bucket is not much higher than the standard one but the bottom of the bucket is about 6" longer. This makes it much more like a skid steer bucket with a longer bottom than height which I find handy when picking up rocks and patio stones. It also carries a lot more miscellaneous garbage when cleaing up on job sites. The light duty bucket is now my default choice and I hardly use the standard one anymore. The only advantages to the standard bucket is that it is narrower if you are in tight quarters and you can lift to full height with a full load of dirt which in not possible with the light duty one.
I do not think Kubota has sold many of these as the serial number on mine is 00012 which I purchased in the spring of 2011. I just thought there might be other B26 owners who where curious about this bucket so offer this brief review.