It kind/sorta got lost.

[pitw]

But I found it again after 5 years.

 

[stuckmotor]

Were was it hiding?

 

[pitw]

It was lent to a guy who lent it to a guy and then it kinda disappeared. Neighbor seen it at a guys place just 15 miles away. He gave it up cause he said it sure wasn't his.

 

[stuckmotor]

You were lucky to find it. Congratulations.

 

[Larro Darro]

That is a good looking old scoop. Glad you got it back.

I loaned out the middle buster that came with my B7500 against my better judgement. The fellow had been helping me with odd jobs around the place and he was going to lay some poly pipe with it. Three months later I had to go get it. He wasn't home when I got it and it had the modified plow on it. I still have to go back and get my plow. That is why I don't like loaning anything.

Larro

 

[smstonypoint]

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

Your humble servant,
W. Shakespeare

 

[pitw]

i don't like lending either but I like borrowing sooooo............ . I suppose I have more junk than most and it is funny how some comes back fixed up pretty good.

 

[Ken45101]

What's the "hydro" part of the "hydro-scoop"?

I had one that I never used once I got my FEL. It sat out in the pasture for ten years. A few months ago, I used the heavy metal to make a vandal proof mailbox

 

[ncridgerunner1]

Kinda neat that the patent was issued on D-Day. June 6, 1944. The courage and sacrifice made by soldiers on the beaches of France are often under-appreciated today.

 

[RoMad]

My BIL has one of these he uses on his old ford. He drives down to a stream on his property,scoops up a bucket full of gravel and spreads it on his long driveway. Works great for him.

 

[Larro Darro]

We used our scoop to dig a couple of our fish ponds, back before we had a back hoe. You can move a lot of dirt with them.

Larro

 

[pitw]

Kinda neat that the patent was issued on D-Day. June 6, 1944. The courage and sacrifice made by soldiers on the beaches of France are often under-appreciated today.

Good catch.:thumbsup:

Had an old neighbor stop over for coffee yesterday and he espied my scoop. Told me how he had dug the church basement with one like it in our little Hamlet. He said it took a thousand trips but was easier than a shovel.

 

[jinman]

What's the "hydro" part of the "hydro-scoop"?

Ken, I think that goes back to the time when the 3PH was commonly called a "hydraulic lift." My father had what I think was a similar one also called a hydro-scoop. However, his was configured only for pulling with no mechanism to turn the scoop around. The bucket dump release on those scoops is superior to today's models that seem to jam with heavy loads. I have to drop my scoop to the ground to remove pressure before the dump-trip mechanism will work. Those older models with the long arm set off to one side could be operated even with a heaping full load. Not only that, but the arm is attached to the bucket so you can tug to tip the bucket instead of just relying on gravity to dump.

 

[3930dave]

Ken, I think that goes back to the time when the 3PH was commonly called a "hydraulic lift." My father had what I think was a similar one also called a hydro-scoop. However, his was configured only for pulling with no mechanism to turn the scoop around. The bucket dump release on those scoops is superior to today's models that seem to jam with heavy loads. I have to drop my scoop to the ground to remove pressure before the dump-trip mechanism will work. Those older models with the long arm set off to one side could be operated even with a heaping full load. Not only that, but the arm is attached to the bucket so you can tug to tip the bucket instead of just relying on gravity to dump.

Thanks to the OP for starting this thread, and Jim for your comment about the olde designs. One of these is on my "Find One at a Good Price" list, so will keep that in mind.

Yet another example of proper design that was figured out a long time ago, but has been forgotten/cost optimized to death today.....

Rgds, D.