Loader installing hooks on fel

[Tractor Seabee]

One more option - My BX25 came with a dealer installed grab hook welded on top and in the middle of the bucket. I also wanted hooks towards the ends of the bucket. At about that time I was purchasing a set of BXpanded pallet forks which look like this. The brackets which hold the forks provide for numerous other uses. For less than $20 I made 2 hooks for the ends of the bucket as seen here by welding 2 grab hooks to 2"x2" square pieces of tubing and mounting them with the brackets which can be placed anywhere along the top. These forks have proved to be indispensable so it worked out great; I got forks and 2 new hooks. I have used these movable hooks 2 or 3 times more than the welded one. This hook option appealed to me because there is no welding or other modification of the bucket. Just another idea.

Smiley,

Caution on what I mentioned in my post this sbj. The BX25 FEL frame flexs a lot with the center curl cylinder. Uneven loading out on the corners of the bucket could twist that frame especially on max loads.

Ron

 

[Barnone]

Heck, you could just slide the pin through the hole in the hook and skip the welding and the square tube...

That's what I will try when I get my forks from BXpanded.

 

[Hollow]

Buyers Products Weld-On Grab Hook — Fits 3/8in. Chain | Chains + Accessories | Northern Tool + Equipment

Weld on!

 

[Barnone]

Heck, you could just slide the pin through the hole in the hook and skip the welding and the square tube...

Got my BXpanded forks yesterday and gave them a good workout today picking up limbs, brush ,etc and they were the cat's meow.

Bought some hooks and used the pins like Dave suggested.

Worked just fine.

 

[dstig1]

:thumbsup: Looks like I might be good for something, at least once in a while!

 

[wdchyd]

Barnone,

Those are some sexy forks....:thumbsup: