Adding grab hooks on front bucket, 2 or 3 hooks?

[scootr]

That solution looks prehistoric.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

That solution looks prehistoric.

My brother was taking care of my dog and decided the swamp next to the township road needed an upgrade to make people giggle. It'll be the next video on my youtube channel.

 

[5030]

All buckets need hooks. My loader's bucket came with a factory 20T or 30T hook and I added four more weld-in chain hooks as hooks are continually useful.

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That bucket looks pretty flogged.

 

[5030]

The negative here is you have to feed chain (length) through banjo slots, My preference is drop in slot....

Adding grab hooks on front bucket, 2 or 3 hooks?

I put one on each side and a receiver in the middle. Can use it with a hook or with a ball mount to move trailers. You made me realize I'm not thinking clearly today. I need a receiver in the middle anyway, so . . .

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That won't work for me because it would collect whatever I had in the bucket behind it.

 

[gstrom99]

The thing with straps is you are limited to "length" by using loops on straps or doubling straps, the thing is with chains and grab hooks you have a infinite amount length adjustment as to size of individual links in chain....

My goto chains is about an 8 foot and 30 foot (1/4 inch chain) and I find the double hook great for quick length adjustments....

And trying not to use chain slots on bucket for heavy pulls, been using ring attached to tractor chassis for heavy pulls after I realized I have stretched all the links on a 3/16 chain to their max and probably just short of breaking chain, its now retired....

That's what I'm thinking. I'll get my (one and only) 20' chain out of the truck, and see if I need to buy more. New chain is expensive, I'll look for used / swap meet ones...

 

[5030]

Everything is expensive today and getting more so.

 

[scootr]

Everything is expensive today and getting more so.

I was looking at Craigslist yesterday and thinking to myself that everybody wanted a lot of $ for their junk.

 

[5030]

The issue with CL is, everyone asks way more for something than it's actually worth, same with FB marketplace. My philosophy is 'everything is negotiable', especially run hard and put away wet equipment. Besides, I love to dicker.

 

[scootr]

Just saw a gas powered edger, needs a belt, no spark $50. Right, $20 maybe!

 

[grsthegreat]

My favorite one was posted on this site by someone else a week ago or so…..let me go find it.