Amazingly heavy bucket on that B Kubota. Mine on the 7520 is only 3/16 and its a 7klb tractor.digger2 said:I wanted a set of hooks on my B26.But i also wanted the option of being able to remove them if i wanted to.So what i did was weld a set of hooks on
peices of 1/4" thick 2 1/2" x3" plate.This gave me enough room on each side of the hook to bolt it thru the top of the FEL bucket (also 1/4" thick and boxed right from the factory-it should'nt break).
I used a total of 4 (grade 8 i think it was) bolts.If they wont hold,i'm picking up too much.And i can take them off and put them back on anytime i want.Its all up to the individual.
digger2
3RRL-nice job on the BH bucket hooks,i'll have to do that sometime(when i get time).
stimpee said:Why all the rage to weld on hooks?
Is there a reason why nobody seems to just buy the bolt on type and drill a few holes and bolt them on? If people are worried about the bolts causing localized loads and failing the bucket locally, the same would happen with the weld-on (in my opinion) and if you load it up that much you probably have other problems on the way.
Am I missing something here?
It would seem that drilling 2 holes on the bucket per side, and bolting on the hooks would be easier, and more "reversible" if for some reason you wanted to take them off.
stimpee said:I asked a question, because I don't understand why everyone seems to go to a lot of trouble to weld on the hooks.
I think people need to keep in perspective how much (or little) load you can actually put on 2 hooks on the bucket with a sub 1k lift capacity.