Backhoe backhoe buckets

[jenkinsph]

Anyone have prices on new buckets ? I am looking for a 24" sand bucket for my Bradco hoe. I haven't found any used but I am considering fabing one up. Can't be that hard to copy the existing shape and have a metal shop roll the curve with 3/16th material. Cutting edge, teeth, and forming guessing around three hundred.

Why not give it a try, I purchased the steel yesterday to make gin pole to fit the skidsteer front end on my 110 tlb, I am fabbing all of it up Wednesday.
Next week I will build a 8' x 5' landplane just need to buy the grader blades.


Steve

 

[Whitey]

When I wanted a 18" bucket for my JD 7 I measured the center spread and width of the attachment ears and went shopping on the internet. It took about six months to find one but I bought a slightly used one on e-bay. I paid $ 275 for a practically new bucket advertized as a kubota excavator bucket. I do not know what or where it came from but it is one heavy duty bucket! It looks like it could be used on a mini excavator but it fits exactly on my dipper stick on my JD 7. So I guess the moral of the story is just measure and search diligently and you will find.

I checked my records last night.........I paid $ 175 not $ 275 for my bucket My mistake.