Just found this thread again. The 7" bucket has just about all the paint worn off. I have dug up stumps, trenched a couple hundred feet for the sprinkler additions, dug up rocks etc. I just used one tooth in the middle. It works pretty good that way. I also just finished making a holder for the "remote control rod" for moving the tractor while in back hoe mode. I found some 1" square tubing in the shop and welded on a plate to bolt it on using one of the bolts holding the sheet metal on the control tower. So now it sets up front of the back hoe control pedestal to the right when facing the backhoe. Now I can just lift it up and push the hydro pedal with the rod to move the tractor when needed and put it back in the holder rather than throwing it down on the deck, although I am getting pretty good at shoving it forward, back and to the side using the back hoe.