alancamby
Bronze Member
I already had 2 holes drilled in my bucket for a shackle mount that is inside of the bucket. I have been welding those Kens bolt on hook, weld on style hooks, to my implements and my pallet fork frame. I could not come up with a good way to weld or bolt the conventional chain hook in the center since I had two bolts in the way.
I could fab up a bracket that offset the hook to the side and utilize the existing holes that were in the bucket. Did not like how that would put a twisting load on the bolts and possibly rotate the mount slightly when a load is put on it. Could not get myself to weld the hooks slightly off center.
Ended up with the idea in the pictures below. This allowed me to utilize the holes I already drilled in the bucket. The shackle mount makes a good flat load distributing surface for the bottom.
I know most put 2 hooks inline with the loader arms. I feel that the DK bucket is build heavy enough to take the loaders lift capacity in the center.
Anyhow here is the metal that I cut out. The chain "hook" is 1/2" metal and the u-bracket with the 2 holes is 1/4"
Here I tested the new hook on a tree I cut down a few days ago. I knew there was no way the tractor was pulling this stump out. I applied all the force that the loader could lift and nothing bent or visually flexed on the bucket or my new hook.
Thanks for looking
I could fab up a bracket that offset the hook to the side and utilize the existing holes that were in the bucket. Did not like how that would put a twisting load on the bolts and possibly rotate the mount slightly when a load is put on it. Could not get myself to weld the hooks slightly off center.
Ended up with the idea in the pictures below. This allowed me to utilize the holes I already drilled in the bucket. The shackle mount makes a good flat load distributing surface for the bottom.
I know most put 2 hooks inline with the loader arms. I feel that the DK bucket is build heavy enough to take the loaders lift capacity in the center.
Anyhow here is the metal that I cut out. The chain "hook" is 1/2" metal and the u-bracket with the 2 holes is 1/4"
Here I tested the new hook on a tree I cut down a few days ago. I knew there was no way the tractor was pulling this stump out. I applied all the force that the loader could lift and nothing bent or visually flexed on the bucket or my new hook.
Thanks for looking
