Loader BENT BUCKET

[ray66v]

Do you have a welder, and a torch?

 

[4570Man]

Put one or two of your forks on upside down in the centre. Just down pressure with the loader probably won't be enough but try it first anyhow. Then if you need to find something to wedge it under and use those forks like a big pry bar. I have lifted sheds with my little tractor by putting a block of wood behind the forks and pushing down while curling back the loader. You just need to find something that would let you do this in reverse.

Try putting a scoop of gravel in the bucket first.

 

[4570Man]

I like the wood splitter idea. With a little ingenuity it would work.

 

[Navasot]

Buy a new bucket save yourself the trouble

 

[4570Man]

Buy a new bucket save yourself the trouble

You want to send him a check to pay for it? The bent bucket doesn't really hurt anything except his pride anyway.

 

[Navasot]

You want to send him a check to pay for it? The bent bucket doesn't really hurt anything except his pride anyway.

That's fine I have nothing against using a bent bucket... but he asked how to straiten it... aint happening

 

[ch1ch2]

I think you are out of luck.
There are some good suggestions but metal stretches when it bends.
You can use the ideas above but close is all I would expect.
I tend to over use (abuse) my equipment. I can not see me ever using clamp on forks.
Good luck!

PS I bent my bucket (abuse) and I cut out the bent areas and welded in new flat metal.

 

[Deere Dude]

I think you are out of luck.
There are some good suggestions but metal stretches when it bends.
You can use the ideas above but close is all I would expect.
I tend to over use (abuse) my equipment. I can not see me ever using clamp on forks.
Good luck!

PS I bent my bucket (abuse) and I cut out the bent areas and welded in new flat metal.

I bent my box blade and you can't even tell it is bent and it was bent at least 2-3" in the center. Just pushed it back with no heat and used a log splitter. Medium to heavy duty BB.

 

[4570Man]

That's fine I have nothing against using a bent bucket... but he asked how to straiten it... aint happening

That depends on how straight you want it. If you want to use a dial indictor to check it, then yeah it's always going to be bent. I'll bet you the price of a new bucket I could greatly improve on the current condition of it. I have straightened out enough bent implements to know it can be done.

 

[Billrog]

I'd do it with no heat if you don't have a log splitter just place something under the bend in the bucket press down with the weight of the tractor and beat is straight pounding on either side close to the bend or drive up against something with the bucket curled up and push it straight. btw these are just opinions things I'd try I've straighten a few things but never a bucket. Sounds like Deere Dude has a good idea.