24 inch bucket destroyed

[Matt W]

Rosebud, sledge hammer and 30 ton press , it's straight and welded now. Will reinforce the back side before putting back in service.

 

[woody]

what was you doing when that happened?

 

[mrmikey]

Definetley beat up for sure and not the first time neither .
Doesn't look like the shanks are on far enough to me?

 

[5030]

I rebuild a lot of buckets but mostly front end loader buckets where the owners put a smile in them because they don't use an excavation bucket but a light duty material bucket instead. removing the smile isn't cheap.

 

[Matt W]

what was you doing when that happened?

Picking at a stump, outside was rotten but center was solid!

first time neither

Yeah, I was pleased my welds from a couple years back held.

 

[ruffdog]

The strip of metal the shanks are welded too is of questionable grade/quality. It looks too brittle for the application (see crystallized grain structure). Once the cracks get back to the bucket metal, they stop. If this happens too often, rebuild it.

 

[Matt W]

The strip of metal the shanks are welded too is of questionable grade/quality. It looks too brittle for the application (see crystallized grain structure)

Agreed