Hi again,
Just bought a Ford 300 with loader and although the tractor itself is in great shape the loader bucket is pretty sad. It has many rust pits on the bottom like it has been left full of water. Also the bucket cutting edge is bowed down.
Have searched the forum and found a suggestion to use a jack and chains to straighten the bucket but am afraid the bottom of the bucket is so thin from rust that it will just bend again. Can this be rebuilt/beefed up and if so what is the best approach. I have a stick welder but am not a weldor by any stretch of the imagination.
Just bought a Ford 300 with loader and although the tractor itself is in great shape the loader bucket is pretty sad. It has many rust pits on the bottom like it has been left full of water. Also the bucket cutting edge is bowed down.
Have searched the forum and found a suggestion to use a jack and chains to straighten the bucket but am afraid the bottom of the bucket is so thin from rust that it will just bend again. Can this be rebuilt/beefed up and if so what is the best approach. I have a stick welder but am not a weldor by any stretch of the imagination.