Bought a new Kubota bucket today, bolt on edge or not

[WaxMan]

Looks like I'll be waxing the bucket again now,
it was the only thing making my tractor looked used.

I completely wore out my cutting edge at about 500 hrs kept using it till 690 hrs. I think now it will take a long time to put another 500 hrs on the tractor.
Wondering if I should just start using it and let it wear it down again or buy a bolt on cutting edge while it is still new, flat and straight. New Bucket was 560.00 delivered.

I never liked the thought of having bolts sticking up in my bucket holding back dirt, snow, etc. ( Are the bolts a problem or no big deal sticking inside the bucket?)
I'm going to weld a tooth bar on the old bucket to use with heaver digging and scraping. I would like to scrape down some high spots in the lawn someday I thought the tooth bar would work better the just the plain bucket does. I'm planing to save the new bucket for lighter work. (no more digging out bank run gravel) Problem is plowing snow really wares down the cutting edge quick on asphalt. I have a snow blade but one winter I needed the bucket because the snow storms were so many and so heavy the snow blade was useless. (had to move the piles back) I since got good at plowing snow with just the bucket and figured why bother with the snow blade..
What do you guys use on your loader bucket? just the stock bucket or bolt on cutting edge? or weld one on once the edge is worn out. Bolting on an edge after the stock welded one wares down does not seem like the way to go once it's worn and rounded it's too late. What would you do?

One more thing at 690 hrs how worn should the bucket (pins) be, I thought I greased them well and often, the pins are very slightly worn but the cylinders and fel arms seem to be worn more. At 690 hrs is that normal?
Thanks for any advice.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

My brother has a Case with the bolt on. I just replaced my on the JD310 with a super heavy (8"x 3/4"x 7.5') and the shop just cut the broken one out and welding in the new one. I do like no bolts but bolts do not break like welds can. The old edge came off of a pan or something that did bolt on. It got loose on one end and I snapped it trying to roll out a root wad I think.

I do not do snow well with a heavy 2WD rig. :laughing:

 

[CurlyDave]

I put a bolt on edge on my bucket when it was new, and I am happy I did. It has seen its share of "real world experience" and if the edge had not been on, it would be a lot more dented and deformed than it is, and at this point I doubt I could get a new, straight edge to bolt on.

I have never had a problem with material sticking to the bolts, the issue is that the bolts will scar and scratch anything I pout in the bucket to lift. A piece of plywood cut to fit the bucket behind the bolts goes a long way toward fixing this problem.

 

[Deano]

Sounds to me like you could go either way Waxman. You have an old bucket you can swap out to do heavy stuff.

Deano

 

[Ductape]

Don't you have an ATI Skidsteer QA on your tractor? If not....... ya shoulda done it now.

 

[TripleR]

No problems with the bolts on our bolt on edge.

 

[WaxMan]

Don't you have an ATI Skidsteer QA on your tractor? If not....... ya shoulda done it now.

What about the Kubota B2365 QA? I don't want to spend a lot of money or add a lot of weight since I won't be changing that often or maybe I will if it's easy.
The B2365 seems to be the lightest and least expensive , but is it any good? Seems like it would rattle and wear, No grease fitting at the bucket? Anybody have one?

 

[chim]

My B7500 bucket showed enough wear to scare me into a bolt-on edge after the first winter of snow removal. It didn't take too much scraping on the blacktop to see the wear. My bolt-on was a simple piece of stainless I found at the shop. It has 6 or so 3/8" bolts holding it on. The holes in the stainless are tapped and the heads of the bolts are in the bucket. The bolts were ground off where they protruded through the bottom of the stainless so they don't leave marks on the driveway.

I have another tractor coming next week, and it will be equipped the same. It might also get an experimental "tooth bar" since I know a guy with a waterjet.

 

[Sammy3700]

Does anyone have any pictures of a bucket with a bolt on edge? Thanks

 

[1savoy]

Does anyone have any pictures of a bucket with a bolt on edge? Thanks

Here are a couple of pictures of a bucket with bolt on cutting edge. This is members herefromthere bucket. Don't know if they are close up enough for what you want to see.

 

[mike69440]

Dealer gets stupid money for a Kubota cutting edge.

I want to take the old cutting edge off my bucket , cut it up and weld it in my L39 and excavator buckets for home made side cutters.

Ayone know where I can purchase cutting edge stock at a good price?

I can drill holes as required.

 

[devildog1]

Does anyone have any pictures of a bucket with a bolt on edge? Thanks

This is a Factory Bolt On Cutting Edge on my 72" Round Back HD Bucket, on a Grand L3540
DevilDog

 

[Ductape]

Dealer gets stupid money for a Kubota cutting edge.

I want to take the old cutting edge off my bucket , cut it up and weld it in my L39 and excavator buckets for home made side cutters.

Ayone know where I can purchase cutting edge stock at a good price?

I can drill holes as required.

Been a long time since I've bought any. Could only suggest some of the equipment dealers...... Sleeper in Concord, Bobcat in Chichester, Anderson (Formerly R C Hazelton) in Manchester.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I found mine at very rural used equipment business. They have tons of books behind the counter. It was shipped by truck from Memphis or Nashville. the thickness, width and length were all options. I expect it weighed 150+ pounds. I think it retailed at $346 and my cost was $225 but I went with most heavy cutting edge in the book having 60 HP. The price of the edges at the Case dealer were out of sight price wise.

 

[1savoy]

Hey WaxMan,

I was just looking at toothbars on WRLong's website and noticed they sell a wear blade. I don't know if this is something that would work for your needs. Just a thought. Here is the link and a couple of pictures off their site.

IWB

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Hey WaxMan,

I was just looking at toothbars on WRLong's website and noticed they sell a wear blade. I don't know if this is something that would work for your needs. Just a thought. Here is the link and a couple of pictures off their site.

IWB

I wonder how that would hold up with hard digging/pushing over trees/etc. It would be good protection of the OEM cutting edge when removing snow off concrete/pavement.

Their website info does not add up. The lighter duty blades of the same length weigh more than the industrial grade that are thicker.

 

[WaxMan]

Hey WaxMan,

I was just looking at toothbars on WRLong's website and noticed they sell a wear blade. I don't know if this is something that would work for your needs. Just a thought. Here is the link and a couple of pictures off their site.

IWB

Thank you for the link, looks like they don't make a 60 inch, I could just put that on for the winter? I think now the winter plowing would be where I would wear down the new bucket edge the most. That might be just the winter option I need, Looks like that would even work with the worn out edge on the old bucket. Thanks for thinking of me.

I didn't price a bolt on blade for my new bucket but if around 200.00 for new bolt on edge? 265.00 for a new Kubota QA, I can just switch between old and new Buckets.......
Anybody use a factory Kubota QA B2365 for a b3030????
Is it any good to have your bucket attached to it for ever? Does it have problems, Rattles? loose fitting? hard to line up pins?
Has anybody been using one for some time?

 

[Ductape]

Anybody use a factory Kubota QA B2365 for a b3030????
Is it any good to have your bucket attached to it for ever? Does it have problems, Rattles? loose fitting? hard to line up pins?
Has anybody been using one for some time?

There are definitely a bunch of TBNers that have the Kubota QA..... though not sure how many on a B3030 specifically. They have gotten good reviews. I only recall one member having a slight problem getting his Kubota forks on it. I think a little hand filing was all it took to cure the problem. I think they are a decent option as long as you never need anything on your loader other than a Kubota bucket or Kubota forks. Had you asked about it before you bought the new bucket, I would have tried very hard to talk you into the universal skidsteer set-up.

That bucket edge from Long looks interesting. My cutting edge is fairly worn also. Me.... I'd probably just weld it on though.

 

[WaxMan]

That bucket edge from Long looks interesting. My cutting edge is fairly worn also. Me.... I'd probably just weld it on though.[/QUOTE]

It would have cost me 170.00 for the blade, a days worth of cutting, welding, grinding and painting. Then to have welds less the perfect and paint that will come off the very first time I use it, 560.00 was a better choice for me. The paint is super tough on a New Kubota bucket.
I think I will order the QA. then decide what way I'm going on the old bucket. tooth bar etc.

 

[1savoy]

Thank you for the link, looks like they don't make a 60 inch, I could just put that on for the winter? I think now the winter plowing would be where I would wear down the new bucket edge the most. That might be just the winter option I need, Looks like that would even work with the worn out edge on the old bucket. Thanks for thinking of me.

I didn't price a bolt on blade for my new bucket but if around 200.00 for new bolt on edge? 265.00 for a new Kubota QA, I can just switch between old and new Buckets.......
Anybody use a factory Kubota QA B2365 for a b3030????
Is it any good to have your bucket attached to it for ever? Does it have problems, Rattles? loose fitting? hard to line up pins?
Has anybody been using one for some time?

I am pretty sure you supply them with the measurement of the inside of your bucket and they build to your measurement.