nforktractor
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My 790 has the 300 loader and the 61" HD bucket with cutting edge,
I need a bucket!
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My 790 has the 300 loader and the 61" HD bucket with cutting edge,
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MaxxB
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Nice looking steel and stick machine
2 buckets are better than one, if you can afford it, each for it's specific task, but....
How about bringing to a welding shop and have them widen it to the happy medium between high volume snow work and heavy dirt work.
Just a little bigger to cover your track, that would solve some of the PITN problems, like converting to QA or trying to sell your old bucket, trying to locate a bigger bucket etc.
Cost would probably not be to bad??? I've cut buckets and plows down with no problem, making them bigger will be more work but should be doable at a reasonable price, at the same time you can reinforce the top of the bucket.
Just a thought, worth a stop at a welding shop to ask, Good luck!
JB.
Hmm...i'm liking this idea.
Thanks everyone for all the input! I'm not 100% what the next step will be, but maybe the universe will maybe show me the next step.
FWIW, i did actually put a tape on the bucket last night....not 54".....48" !!!!:ashamed:
JB4310
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48" is pretty much worthless for your loader.
I made a 48 out of a beat up 60 because I thought I might use it for something, but so far in 3 years have not.
Just call every dealer you can find and ask them if they have any older buckets, if you can find one cheap enough, would be easier than widening it.
I got the 60" bucket I mentioned above for $100. like I said it's easier to shorten them than to lengthen them though.
JB
I made a 48 out of a beat up 60 because I thought I might use it for something, but so far in 3 years have not.
Just call every dealer you can find and ask them if they have any older buckets, if you can find one cheap enough, would be easier than widening it.
I got the 60" bucket I mentioned above for $100. like I said it's easier to shorten them than to lengthen them though.
JB
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Exactly! i'm glad someone else sees that too...48" was a stock item though i just learned...(lame)....
i cannot believe you scored a bucket for $100....holy heck
i cannot believe you scored a bucket for $100....holy heck
JB4310
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Well it was a beat up light duty bucket, and this was a dealer that caters to to a white collar market so they probably figured it wasn't gonna be very much in demand.
To bad I didn't save the pieces I cut off, that would of made it easier if you did bring it to a welder to widen.
JB
To bad I didn't save the pieces I cut off, that would of made it easier if you did bring it to a welder to widen.
JB
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Might take a look on eBay for someone parting out a tractor. I just saw an ad by a guy parting out a Deere 4400 TLB.(John Deere compact tractor fenders 3320 3520 3720 4200 4210 4300 4310 4400 4410 | eBay
Although he is advertising the fenders, you could ask him about the tractor's bucket. There are a couple items I'm going to call about (not the fenders though).
If you do call, make sure his tractor has a 61" bucket. The optional bucket for these tractors was 73" (IIRC) which would be too big for your tractor.
BTW, another thing to consider, especially since you have a 70 loader, is the bucket weight. Going to a larger bucket will decrease the usable payload (which isn't real good anyway). For moving snow, this shouldn't be much of a problem. Other materials, maybe...
Although he is advertising the fenders, you could ask him about the tractor's bucket. There are a couple items I'm going to call about (not the fenders though).
If you do call, make sure his tractor has a 61" bucket. The optional bucket for these tractors was 73" (IIRC) which would be too big for your tractor.
BTW, another thing to consider, especially since you have a 70 loader, is the bucket weight. Going to a larger bucket will decrease the usable payload (which isn't real good anyway). For moving snow, this shouldn't be much of a problem. Other materials, maybe...
k0ua
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It it was me, I would convert to QA, get the proper size bucket for the machine, and then convert the old 48 inch bucket to QA, put an aggressive toothbar, or drill for independent teeth, and have a very good "digging" bucket when you need to dig up rocks etc. Having more than one bucket is like having more than one blade in your pocket knife... Just my 2 centts.
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