Interesting Chain Hook-Up

[JDGreenGrass]

I wish I couild post a picture from here at work....maybe when I get home.

Anyways, let me try to explain....

The local JD dealer has a used Kubota for sale. The owner has drilled a hole in the center of the bucket at it's deepest point. The hole has a chain hanging out in which the chain can be pulled through and latched at different lengths.

Hard to explain....here's the link..... Open up the picture and take a look. Never seen this before....

Hammond Tractor - Kubota L2500

 

[RadarTech]

Interesting means to put a chain in one...
Never even heard a TBN member do something like that..

Would be interesting to here "the rest of the story"..

J

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Huh, nobody finds this unique.??

 

[RadarTech]

it's a slow day 4 sure!!!!

J

 

[CurlyDave]

I don't think it is going to catch on.

A grab hook in the center of the top is a lot more common.

 

[Duffster]

Looks lie it would work fine.

 

[bowhunter543]

I think it would be interesting to know the reasons for it to be done this way.

 

[beenthere]

Huh, nobody finds this unique.??

Not especially. It is just another way to fasten a grab hook for whatever one wants to hang from/in the bucket. Probably the owner felt it was serving his intended use better that way than some other way.

I drilled a hole in the lip of the bucket, and can pin a clevis there to hang a chain, or suspend an item (deer once a year or so). Also welded grab hooks in a few places to take chain.

 

[carpenter383]

Interesting, looks like it would work!
Personally I find it convenient to use the teeth on my bucket to hook or wrap a chain around. With the bucket curled back the chain won't slip off, and the teeth seem to be plenty stong for the limitations of my loader.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

I guess my reason for posting this is that I have never seen it before AND I probably never will again.

Hence the term...Unique.

Has anyone seen this done before.??

 

[hr3]

Any idea how much chain was on the back side of the bucket ???

 

[Baby Grand]

Any idea how much chain was on the back side of the bucket ???

hr3 - you may be on to something. I think a hook on the other side would be very useful and is positioned to get maximum lift from the FEL. The hook in the bucket could be useful for keeping something long (like an I-Beam) secured in the bucket while transporting it. Interesting.
-Jim

 

[roger 4400]

If you Look in the center of my bucket in the bottom, I have a hook weld on a plate. I think it is where the bucket is the stronger and I can use the roll back to lift as well. Just another way to fix a hook. :thumbsup:. Have a nice day. Roger

 

[oldballs]

:thumbsup:Thanks for the pictures. That gives me some ideas which would be appropriate for my BX2660.

 

[George2615]

I don't think this idea would be very strong for using a chain. The bucket metal is much thinner than a grab hook welded to a reinforced plate on top of the bucket.

 

[roger 4400]

I don't think this idea would be very strong for using a chain. The bucket metal is much thinner than a grab hook welded to a reinforced plate on top of the bucket.

Hi George ! My grab hook is welded on a 1/2 in. plate in my bucket (HD bucket) I lifted trees 25 feet long 14 inches in diameter that ask all my hydraulic power to lift them and everything went very fine. I sincerly think that the base of a bucket is as strong than the top. It is only another way of doing things. Have a nice day.

 

[kebo]

I don't think this idea would be very strong for using a chain. The bucket metal is much thinner than a grab hook welded to a reinforced plate on top of the bucket.

I had the same thought myself. However, if that is a QA type bucket, there may be some extra metal in behind it to give sufficient strength. If it's not a QA type, then I agree, probably not the best anchor point.

 

[savageactor7]

Huh! Never saw anything like that before.

 

[have_blue]

I guess my reason for posting this is that I have never seen it before AND I probably never will again.

Hence the term...Unique.

Has anyone seen this done before.??

I've seen that method used before, but not on a bucket. It is unique in that regard.

I prefer a method of chain attachment that doesn't involve cutting a hole or in welding on the bucket. I use this one on my Kubota. It slides along the top lip of the bucket, making it pretty useful for different jobs. I use a pair if necessary.

 

[George2615]

Hi George ! My grab hook is welded on a 1/2 in. plate in my bucket (HD bucket) I lifted trees 25 feet long 14 inches in diameter that ask all my hydraulic power to lift them and everything went very fine. I sincerly think that the base of a bucket is as strong than the top. It is only another way of doing things. Have a nice day.

That's my point. You have your grab hook welded to a 1/2" plate. In the posters picture I can't tell if there is any reinforcement plate on the bucket. The bucket material thickness alone would not be strong enough for any serious pulling of lifting. Most buckets are made of 1/8" thick steel.