Bucket hooks

[AHNC]

Haven't done the hooks on my 2660 yet but planning to do so. Has anyone deformed their loader bucket or heard of it being done. I'm thinking of putting a pair of both chain hooks and the more open slip hooks on a piece of 1/4" plate that would span the width of the bucket and welding the plate onto the top of the bucket...or am I overthinking this thing

 

[easygo]

Here is a few days worth of reading on the subject. No you are not over-thinking this. Many buckets have been bent in the center.

TractorByNet.com - Search Results

 

[Gizmo2]

I am liking this one
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/122791-angle-iron-bucket-hooks.html
or life made simple
Ken's Bolt On Grab Hooks

 

[Grandad4]

I was concerned about the same thing... bending in middle... when we put hooks on our FEL buckets, so we only put them at the sides. Been using them for 7 or 8 years now with no problems. Any time we need a center pull, we just loop a chain between the side hooks.

 

[moored4]

With hooks at the side arm attachment points you need to pick an object using both side hooks or you take a real chance of tweking the FEL arms and fram!

 

[SandburRanch]

Haven't done the hooks on my 2660 yet but planning to do so. Has anyone deformed their loader bucket or heard of it being done. I'm thinking of putting a pair of both chain hooks and the more open slip hooks on a piece of 1/4" plate that would span the width of the bucket and welding the plate onto the top of the bucket...or am I overthinking this thing

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Attending farm auctions for more years than I care to remember, on rare occasion would I see a tractor with some age that the loader arm assembly had not been racked from lifting too much weight with a hook located towards the bucket end.

Those buckets were made for loading but if you must lift weld a gusset inside the bucket center and a centered hook. One other thing that causes racking is lifting with the tractor out of position i.e. keep the tractor level side to side.

 

[BXpanded]

Haven't done the hooks on my 2660 yet but planning to do so. Has anyone deformed their loader bucket or heard of it being done. I'm thinking of putting a pair of both chain hooks and the more open slip hooks on a piece of 1/4" plate that would span the width of the bucket and welding the plate onto the top of the bucket...or am I overthinking this thing

Here you go: Quick-On Bucket Hooks by BXpanded
No bent buckets, no welding. no interference with future attachments.