TomG
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- Apr 6, 2000
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- Location
- Ontario
- Tractor
- Ford 1710: Loader, Hoe, Snowblower, Box scrapper & 3ph Forks
I think you'll probably want something on the bucket for lifting brush. My bucket probably is smaller than yours, but it's pretty disappointing trying to scoop and lift a bucket of brush. Stuff that's longer than the bucket ends up across the front and prevents it from filling. When lifting, tangled stuff that's outside the bucket does a real good job of pulling stuff from inside the bucket back onto the ground.
A tooth bar should help, and forks on the bucket might help even more. I heard of somebody rigging up forks that clamped onto a bucket. He claimed they handle fair weight. I don't think I'd trust such a rig with weight, but the idea might be pretty good for something fairly light like brush.
There is a whole range of commercial bucket attachments--from forks that bolt on a bucket to bucket replacements. There also are hydraulically operated grapples, but some of these things are pretty pricey. Grapples would do a good job of lifting your brush.
Some of the more elaborate accessories are fairly specific to a tractor/loader. What's available for a dedicated loader/hoe may be more limited and almost certainly more expensive.
A tooth bar should help, and forks on the bucket might help even more. I heard of somebody rigging up forks that clamped onto a bucket. He claimed they handle fair weight. I don't think I'd trust such a rig with weight, but the idea might be pretty good for something fairly light like brush.
There is a whole range of commercial bucket attachments--from forks that bolt on a bucket to bucket replacements. There also are hydraulically operated grapples, but some of these things are pretty pricey. Grapples would do a good job of lifting your brush.
Some of the more elaborate accessories are fairly specific to a tractor/loader. What's available for a dedicated loader/hoe may be more limited and almost certainly more expensive.