gwdixon
Elite Member
Good ideas posted so far.
BUT...don't put hooks outside of the FEL boom arms!!!!! It is a way to tweak your loader arms when lifting something heavy from one side. Not to mention the possibility of tipping the tractor.
Even though the normal grab hooks are not designed to weld on, they work just fine. The round back on them fits over the pipe well enough to get a weld in to fill up any gaps.
I prefer the heavy angle iron solution. Since you have a level indicator it isn't convenient to go all the way across the bucket. So a foot-long piece should make for a perfect mount for a flat-backed weld-on hook. One in the middle and one lined up with each FEL boom should work fine for a total of three.
It hasn't been mentioned before, but an additional hook on the back of the bucket, between where the booms attach, will give the greatest lift ability and can be useful at times.
First photo - rear bucket hook,
Second - tweaked FEL (hard to see because of grease but the gap is not square with the hydraulic cylinder.)
BUT...don't put hooks outside of the FEL boom arms!!!!! It is a way to tweak your loader arms when lifting something heavy from one side. Not to mention the possibility of tipping the tractor.
Even though the normal grab hooks are not designed to weld on, they work just fine. The round back on them fits over the pipe well enough to get a weld in to fill up any gaps.
I prefer the heavy angle iron solution. Since you have a level indicator it isn't convenient to go all the way across the bucket. So a foot-long piece should make for a perfect mount for a flat-backed weld-on hook. One in the middle and one lined up with each FEL boom should work fine for a total of three.
It hasn't been mentioned before, but an additional hook on the back of the bucket, between where the booms attach, will give the greatest lift ability and can be useful at times.
First photo - rear bucket hook,
Second - tweaked FEL (hard to see because of grease but the gap is not square with the hydraulic cylinder.)
