Some of the Kioti bucket have a double-walled top, and we generally do not recommend the Bolt-On Hooks for those (see info on the FAQ page), so mounting on the rear or the side is a great option.
Some of the Kioti bucket have a double-walled top, and we generally do not recommend the Bolt-On Hooks for those (see info on the FAQ page), so mounting on the rear or the side is a great option.
This is some what related to hooks on a bucket. From the pictures you can see that I have added the traditional 3 hooks to my bucket but I have also added two flat bars aligned with the pickup points of my John Deere FEL mounting. I use this setup to move my forks and grapple. The forks and grapple arrangement generally sits in my building and they are generally in the way when I need to get something else out of my building. The forks are a seldom used but are necessary and the grapple is mainly used in the spring and fall to do my fire wood. With this setup I do not need to remove my bucket to move the fork and grapple arrangement out of the way. I think a similar type of setup could be adapted to the skid steer style hook up and mounted on the bucket. Note I have the John Deere HD bucket, which has a floor under the top shelf, boomerang side stiffeners and a drilled cutter bar. I added the replaceable cutter bar, and used a pc of 2.5 X 2.5 X .25 angle to mount the .31 grab hooks and flat bar. Later.
I didn't want to do any welding on my new tractor just yet so I ordered 2 of Kenny's BOH today. You never know how much you miss hooks until there not there when you need them.