Home Made Backhoe thumb
- Thread starter GuglioLS
- Start date
- Views: 10736
EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
Real nice job! You got me thinking about building one also.
Why did you bolt on your bracket instead of welding it?
Thanks,
Eddie
Why did you bolt on your bracket instead of welding it?
Thanks,
Eddie
OP
GuglioLS
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Feb 13, 2005
- Messages
- 1,155
- Location
- Edgewood, NM USA
- Tractor
- Jinma 354, 1953 Ford NAA Golden Jubilee, Komatsu Bulldozer
Hi Eddie,
I bolted it on because I did not want to weld or drill the dipper. I was afraid of changing the strength of the metal.
It also allowed me to remove it if there were some sort of problem or interference. Turns out I did have to remove the original mount because it had a catastrophic failure.
The new bracket, however is much better, it does not interfere with normal bucket operation when the bucket thumb is removed. I have more confidence in its design and robustness.
In short I was afraid to weld it to the dipper until I was sure I had a good working design. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
I bolted it on because I did not want to weld or drill the dipper. I was afraid of changing the strength of the metal.
It also allowed me to remove it if there were some sort of problem or interference. Turns out I did have to remove the original mount because it had a catastrophic failure.
The new bracket, however is much better, it does not interfere with normal bucket operation when the bucket thumb is removed. I have more confidence in its design and robustness.
In short I was afraid to weld it to the dipper until I was sure I had a good working design. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif