Home Made Backhoe thumb

   / Home Made Backhoe thumb #21  
Very nice!!!

DOM..... I think guys around here call it seamless tubing.
 
   / Home Made Backhoe thumb #22  
Real nice job! You got me thinking about building one also.

Why did you bolt on your bracket instead of welding it?

Thanks,
Eddie
 
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#23  
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
 

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