Loader Bucket repair on Davis loader on Ferguson TO-35
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shaeff
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Looks great. I've got a spare bucket for mine that I plan on cutting 12-18" off either side of and welding onto mine to make a wider bucket out of. Yours looks like a Davis 99 loader, right?
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You done real good! :cool2:
I made the bucket for my Kenbota out of a piece of 2' round pipe. I don't know what the pipe was for originally. I got it out of the salvage yard and it seemed to be the right length. I think it was #10 or #11 steel. The first task was to slit it and flatten. I put the rear shape back in with a 5" channel and 3" channel which then gave me the V-shape I wanted. I then cutout two pieces for the end caps and added some bracing, mounting and edging. Splashed some paint on it and that was that. I think that was about 15 years ago and it's still serving me well.
I made the bucket for my Kenbota out of a piece of 2' round pipe. I don't know what the pipe was for originally. I got it out of the salvage yard and it seemed to be the right length. I think it was #10 or #11 steel. The first task was to slit it and flatten. I put the rear shape back in with a 5" channel and 3" channel which then gave me the V-shape I wanted. I then cutout two pieces for the end caps and added some bracing, mounting and edging. Splashed some paint on it and that was that. I think that was about 15 years ago and it's still serving me well.
shaeff
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Be careful with how much you load the bucket. Your TO35 looks to have the agricultural front axle under it. It's easy to overload!
Otherwise, looks great!
ap121
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That repair looks amazing! Good job!
WilliamTO-35
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shaeff is correct. Before I bought my TO-35, a previous owner apparently overloaded the bucket, and broke the front part of the axle tube support casting.