Branson BL20 Quick Connect Bucket to Skidsteer Adapter

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Good morning! Is there an adapter out there on the market to connect to the Branson quick connect that would convert to the skidsteer quick attach or do I need to weld it up.

I was hoping for something similar to this JD adapter.
 

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Need a picture of your Branson "quick connect".

Do you mean the "quick attach" on the front?
 
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My post has a screenshot of the global euro and it is not close [to mine].
 

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Need a picture of your Branson "quick connect".

Do you mean the "quick attach" on the front?
Yes. The blanks look similar to the John deere 304's (I have not verified the demensions) that are selling for $900.
[Edit: so I need to find a skidsteer adaptor with the similar jd304 blanks, or make it myself and weld the skidsteer adaptors to them. I know Branson has the skidsteer assembly, but then i would need to modify my bucket.]
 

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This picture should help identify your quick attach.

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This picture should help identify your quick attach.

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Thanks, mine is the SMS5 [edit: that looks similar to the jd304 blanks in my post.] The Euro is the adapter assembly in my post and it clearly doesn't fit due to the offset hooks/eyelets.
 
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Thanks, the closest one to mine is the Kubota 1251. They don't post specs on it other than 5k rated. There are some other inexpensive hopefuls
. The Euro could be cut to bring in line and the trima sms5 may work, but only available from Europe. If not these, I'm thinking of welding clevis mounts, idk, I must take some measurements.

 

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My Ansung adapter may take a different Euro as an option, all I would need is an 8 or 9 inch lower pin x 1". The Euro adaptor i posted appears to be reversed, so it will not work on mine, wamp, wamp, wamp....My top bar is 1.5 inches in diameter and I have plenty of room side to side.
 

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