Bucket hooks

fcamillieri · Apr 20, 2007

The bucket seemed a bit thin to me so I welded a piece of 5/8" X 3" HRS across the top for the hooks. Then I got the idea to weld a receiver on to fit a boom for lifting stuff. Works great. I'll probably add a brace down to the cutting edge of the bucket.
http://home.comcast.net/~fcamillieri/crane-1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~fcamillieri/crane-2.jpg

Frank

DirtHauler · Apr 22, 2007

Good idea.....but a brace will be needed as I've already bowed the top of my bucket on my CK30 just using a chain.

fcamillieri · Apr 22, 2007

DirtHauler said:
Good idea.....but a brace will be needed as I've already bowed the top of my bucket on my CK30 just using a chain.

I used a shorter boom to get my York rake out of a truck and the boom bowed a bit but not the bucket. The boom is 2 x 2 x 1/4" wall. I'll make a brace for the longer one cause it's only 1/8" wall.

Thomas · Apr 22, 2007

That's handy idea you got there...many uses...did you add rear weights etc... for the long reaches.

Enjoy this weather down there.

fcamillieri · Apr 22, 2007

Thomas said:
That's handy idea you got there...many uses...did you add rear weights etc... for the long reaches.

Enjoy this weather down there.

I had nothing on the back. The rake must weigh well over 200 lbs. When I tested the longer boom with my son-in-law, who is about 200 lbs, hanging on it, it didn't bow it at all.

Frank