Backhoe Backhoe bucket

[sodamo]

I have a Kioti backhoe - 2375 with 16 in bucket. Shouldda bought the 8in too, but didn't. Anyone know if this is some sort of a standard bucket as to pins/mounting? I have a friend with a Kubota who's offered to lend me his 8 in bucket if it fits. As for the future, I'd also keep an eye out for a used one if I thought it might fit.
Anyone know?

David

 

[MarkV]

I would be surprised if it fit. When I bought an extra bucket for my B21 Kubota was the only supplier I could find for that hoe.

Not sure how your soil is there but if you have clay an 8" bucket can be hard to empty in sticky clay. Not sure how it works with lava.

MarkV

 

[wallace]

I have switched between Kioti and Rhino.
If you do try the Kubota let us know one way or the other.

 

[Patches]

My 2376 hoe came with an 18" bucket, so I ordered a 9" from my dealer. It was about $250.00 new; not worth looking around for a used one, they'd still want $200.00 for it unless it was total junk

 

[JoelD]

My 2376 hoe came with an 18" bucket, so I ordered a 9" from my dealer. It was about $250.00 new; not worth looking around for a used one, they'd still want $200.00 for it unless it was total junk

I bought a new one from Rick at the last cookout, don't remember exact price, but was reasonable, for what it is worth, it's a strong built bucket. Came with the pins also, something else to consider.

Joel

 

[sodamo]

Thanks
Yea, love to buy one from Rick - just afraid the shipping $ would bankrupt me.

David

 

[Gittyup]

I tried a John Deere 9" on my Rhino 75. Wouldn't work. Pin spacing different.

 

[laurencen]

for what its worth, I have both 18 and 9 buckets, the 18 works well, as for the 9 inch, unless I am digging in dry sand or gravel it plugs prety bad, tried to dig a trench for water lines, spent more time with a pry bar cleaning the bucket out than digging, this was sandy soil damp not dry, even dry it plugged

 

[IslandTractor]

Thanks
Yea, love to buy one from Rick - just afraid the shipping $ would bankrupt me.

David

Have him bring it to you. He likes to travel and is probably looking for an excuse for a road trip now that he has his new truck and it is zero degrees in PA. I'm sure that fancy new truck floats too.

 

[ray66v]

MarkV, and laurencen are correct about the clay sticking in a small bucket. Anything smaller than a 12" bucket can be frustrating. This can be so bad that it renders the buck useless.

I have a 6" bucket, and after considerable time spent on this, have the following suggestions for small bucket users:

Forget about the piece of chain, putting holes in it, using silicone, or Pam, etc. I have tried them all.

If you have clay soil, dig when the ground is dry.

If you find the soil is sticking, the best way to get it to release, is to shake the bucket upward, (after you curl it), with the open side facing up. Using this technique, along with not trying to take really big bites, (that just packs it in tighter). I can dig at a reasonable speed, and avoid having to constantly get off the machine and clear the bucket. Shaking it open side down, (when dumping it), is futile. This actually packs it in tighter.

This kind of digging is hard on your equipment, it causes accelerated wear on everything.

If you have a lot of narrow digging to do, rent a trencher. It's fast and easy.

 

[LBrown59]

MarkV, and laurencen are correct about the clay sticking in a small bucket. *Anything smaller than a 12" bucket can be frustrating. This can be so bad that it renders the buck useless.

I have a 6" bucket, and after considerable time spent on this, have the following suggestions for small bucket users:

Forget about the piece of chain, putting holes in it, using silicone, or Pam, etc. I have tried them all.

If you have clay soil, dig when the ground is dry.

If you find the soil is sticking, the best way to get it to release, is to shake the bucket upward, (after you curl it), with the open side facing up. Using this technique, along with not trying to take really big bites, (that just packs it in tighter). I can dig at a reasonable speed, and avoid having to constantly get off the machine and clear the bucket. Shaking it open side down, (when dumping it), is futile. This actually packs it in tighter.

This kind of digging is hard on your equipment, it causes accelerated wear on everything.

If you have a lot of narrow digging to do, rent a trencher. It's fast and easy.

I have a 10'' bucket on my BX23.
Don't stick unless I get into some really sticky mucky mud.

 

[Kay's Boy]

While on the subject of backhoe buckets does anyone have any expirience with the ripper tooth bucket offered by bro-tek.biz? I am considering trying it on my KB2475. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[IslandTractor]

While on the subject of backhoe buckets does anyone have any expirience with the ripper tooth bucket offered by bro-tek.biz? I am considering trying it on my KB2475. Any advice would be appreciated.

Welcome to TBN Kay's Boy (I'm thinking that is going to become KBoy for short).

No experience with that ripper tooth bucket. Most ripper tooth buckets are used on very large excavators digging frozen ground or digging shale etc. Do you mean a true ripper tooth bucket or just a ripper tooth attachment to tear up roots? I know BroTek offers those and they look pretty handy if you have a lot of trees to uproot.

 

[JoelD]

MarkV, and laurencen are correct about the clay sticking in a small bucket. Anything smaller than a 12" bucket can be frustrating. This can be so bad that it renders the buck useless.

I have a 6" bucket, and after considerable time spent on this, have the following suggestions for small bucket users:

Forget about the piece of chain, putting holes in it, using silicone, or Pam, etc. I have tried them all.

If you have clay soil, dig when the ground is dry.

If you find the soil is sticking, the best way to get it to release, is to shake the bucket upward, (after you curl it), with the open side facing up. Using this technique, along with not trying to take really big bites, (that just packs it in tighter). I can dig at a reasonable speed, and avoid having to constantly get off the machine and clear the bucket. Shaking it open side down, (when dumping it), is futile. This actually packs it in tighter.

This kind of digging is hard on your equipment, it causes accelerated wear on everything.

If you have a lot of narrow digging to do, rent a trencher. It's fast and easy.

Or move to where I live and there is no such thing as soil, just variably sized rocks. Seriously, where I live, and there is no such thing as clay or sand, I find a trenching bucket works great. Wish I had the plugging problem. What would be good for me and my loader would be a rock bucket so I could at least sort out the supper small rocks (dirt) from all others.

I'd love to have a loader rock bucket, but I'm thinking big money.

Joel

 

[Kay's Boy]

Island

Thanks for the welcome. The information on this forum is staggering, a wonderous resource for a first timer such as myself. Learning every day and loving every minute of it. I just passed 100 hours.

The ripper tooth Bro-Tek.biz offers would replace the original 16" bucket. It appears that it could be useful as a narrow/shallow trencher but I am looking at it to stump some hardwoods that were cut at some point in the past and have now regrown as clumps with a shared root system. And as Joel D points out this is NH and one thing we've got is rocks. These NH hardwoods have an uncanny ability to wrap themselves around every one of those rocks. I'm thinking this ripper tooth could be just the ticket to separate them.

I am also curious how it may work with my mechanical thumb.

 

[IslandTractor]

How many and how big are the stumps you are trying to pull out? A ripper tooth might be ideal but there are other ways to get them. You have a heavy tractor that could also pull them out if they are not too big.

 

[Kay's Boy]

Island
Most are in the 4-10" range and will require the BH. I have used an old pallet puller to rip out smaller ( 2-4") trees in one piece with great sucess. The CK27 is one tough little tractor.

Of course she is not pulling any stumps this time of the year, we're plowing snow. 5 to 10 more inches expected tomorrow.

 

[sodamo]

Thanks for all the advice. We do have sticky, claytype soil if wet. Even worse is the lack of traction. I'd dig when dry.

Well, I guess if Rick really really wanted to deliver a bucket, the least I could do would be put him up for a week.

David