Bucket Hooks negatives

[FTG-05]

A piece of angle iron with a slot in it will allow the chain to go over the front or back. :thumbsup:

Ken needs to make "Bolt On Chain slots"

I have hooks, BOCS and a receiver tube. By far the most useful is the receiver tube.

If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't mess with hooks or the BOCS, I would just weld 2-4 stake pockets to the top of my bucket. Can be hooked from either end and you can pull the chain through and tie it off at any length.

 

[kennyd]

Been thinking about adding to my small B2320. Wanted to know if anyone ran into any problems with them..

Well I just packed an order of 2" Kubota hooks heading to OK, if that was from you I appreciate it! :thumbsup: They will ship out in the morning

 

[ovrszd]

Just a little curious why people mount the hooks so the opening is to the rear.

Is is so the chain can lay over the lip of the bucket and damage it?

Seem to me that a chain connected to hook with opening forward and chain dropping down the backside could lift more weight.

You can still secure a load by wrapping the chain around the bucket.

I would recommend two hooks close to the cyl pin mount.

One welded forward and one welded reversed for each side plus one or two hooks in the center.

JJ, generally you want the chain to go out over the lip of the bucket to place the lifted item farther from the tractor. Very few items that you would chain to the bucket are small enough to swing on the back side of the bucket without hitting the tractor.

You are correct in your calculation that more lift is achieved by having the chain on the back side of the bucket.

I use a "link" hook on each outer end of the bucket with the opening to the rear and slightly angled inward so the chain doesn't slip off the lip of the bucket.

I also use a "loop" hook in the center of the bucket with the opening to the rear.

Everyone has their own ideas of what is best. And very rarely do we see an idea that is totally wrong.

 

[dsmiley]

I have a hook mounted in the center of my BX25 bucket. It is welded on a 1/4" plate which is in turn welded to the front and back of the top of the bucket. Last year I cut down some pretty good size trees and in dragging them out I bent the bucket top down about 3/8". I was able to bend it back into shape (no easy chore) and then I welded a heavy duty D-ring inside the bucket at the site of where the curl ram attaches. No more bent bucket.

 

[Sodo]

One welded forward and one welded reversed for each side plus one or two hooks in the center.

I agree with this.

 

[TomSeller]

I have my hooks opening towards the tractor to keep the loads away from the radiator when lifting. I have a slip hook in the middle and a grab hook on each side. I almost always pull from the slip hook and latch the chain on the grab hook on either side that is convenient to where I am standing.

 

[Sodo]

I have my hooks opening towards the tractor to keep the loads away from the radiator when lifting.

OK that makes sense. I have a pretty small tractor, often need all the lifting power I can get so better to lift from the backside of the bucket. You're right it puts the item close to the radiator guard.

 

[Scrambler82]

The Mahindra has a hook on each side and a Recvr in the middle.
My last tractor had two shackles but when I lifted with it I used a V-Chain setup, hooked on both shackles and came down in the center of the bucket for a center lift point.

 

[Fallon]

If I'm doing a lot of lifting I'll grab my pallet forks. If I needed max capacity I'd dump the forks & keep the fork frame. So bucket hooks are more about utility & convenience.

The only time I ever lifted from the back of the bucket was pulling some stubborn fence posts. No clearance issues & I needed max lift power. The rest of the time lifting from the back just didn't have the clearance.

 

[AStanton]

Here's another version of some serious bucket melt down due to a center hook.

 

[TomSeller]

Here's another version of some serious bucket melt down due to a center hook.

I am not seeing hooks on the top. Also, looks to be a lightweight bucket, which if adding hooks onto would need to be reinforced.

 

[olllotj]

I have always feared someone deciding to use them as a recovery point. As long as that is not a concern then I think they're a great add on.

 

[jlgurr]

Hooks were the first mod I made to my little red tractor. As to the lifting comments I can curl more than straight lift. So for the heaviest loads I lay the chain over an uncurled bucket then take up slack with the loader cylinders. Then using the curling cylinders I can lift the load easier.

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[man00]

Well I just packed an order of 2" Kubota hooks heading to OK, if that was from you I appreciate it! :thumbsup: They will ship out in the morning

Yes, that was me...thanks

 

[Xfaxman]

I don't have hooks on my bucket and don't have to worry about front clearance. I hook to the top and go down the back. Hook to the teeth for out front.

Setting a 16' pipe cattle guard.

 

[dragoneggs]

Ok, once in a while they will catch some leaves or a little stick. And they usually fall out by themselves. Man that is all I can think of..

Heck I have Hills steep enough I cant walk down, I sometimes park the tractor at the top, and grab a chain, and throw it in a hook, and "repel" down and back using the chain.. done it more than once.

That's a new one... thanks for the tip.

Personally, I am a fan of the BXpanded snap on hooks for my little guy. Adjustable placement in seconds. Remove them if they are ever in the way (never for me). Great for moving small stumps and other odd jobs. Second pic... I built some temp 2ft by 8ft plywood 'barriers' with handles to allow gravel fill behind retaining wall and back fill with dirt for the rest at about 1.5ft height at a time... lifting the forms up with the chain as I built the wall.

 

[man00]

Came in a quick, I hope to find time to install this weekend.
Thanks Ken

 

[Industrial Toys]

I didn't want to weld onto our new JD 640 loader, so I made up brackets that bolted to the top edge using existing bolts. So the cut off grab hooks were welded onto a small plate with two holes that fit onto the existing bolt location. I did not think to check on clearance when the bucket was rolled back, and the hooks promptly broke off the grease zerks! Just the laws of inexperience or unintended consequences, I guess!

 

[AStanton]

I am not seeing hooks on the top. Also, looks to be a lightweight bucket, which if adding hooks onto would need to be reinforced.

Look again: the hooks are mounted inside the top of the bucket. I've never seen that before.

 

[TomSeller]

Look again: the hooks are mounted inside the top of the bucket. I've never seen that before.

Oh, okay, I think I see it now. Thank you.