need to replace cutting edge on Fel

[workinallthetime]

anyone have any ideas of where to get a new cutting edge to weld to the FEL on my b3030. soft metal vs parking lot snow removal = new cutting edge needed asap.

 

[kennyd]

A local welding shop or steel supply company...

 

[kevinj]

I bought mine at the local heavy equipment store. I used 5/8 x 6 on the B7500 to replace the original 1/2 x 4.

 

[638]

Try this place.

OnlineMetalStore ? 1055 Steel Beveled Cutting Edge ? Buy Online ? Cut to Size ? No Minimum Order

 

[leonz]

The quickest way is to buy a section of replacement cutting edge for a road grader blade and borrow or rent a mangnetic base drill-

Use four c clamps to clamp the new edge under the old bucket lip and drill at least 4 holes through the existing holes on the grader blade cutting edge and
use a huge amount of silicone caulk to seal between the two edges and bolt them together with the proper bolts(for the cutting edge and nylock nuts to hold the bolts in place.

Welding two dis-simular metals of a hardox type and X type steel is not really a good idea as you have no idea what type of steel was used to construct the bucket and the edge- it most likely is a beveled piece of thin flat stock steel welded to the bucket anyway/, the agco we have has a weak bucket an d thin steel simply due to its being a bucket for loose materials.


leon

 

[Egon]

Your local dealer, welding shop, steel supply shop should have or be able to order.

As kevin did get a thicker deeper one cut to length with 1/2 inch extension on each side. This work's great for cutting or prying stuff. Also get enough so you can do the leading side edges of the bucket.

Torch the old one off and weld on the new one. You will be surprised at the new stiffness of the bucket. No more smiles!:thumbsup:

And don't worry about wearing it out.

 

[workinallthetime]

Try this place.

OnlineMetalStore ? 1055 Steel Beveled Cutting Edge ? Buy Online ? Cut to Size ? No Minimum Order

Hey thanks man, looks like 90 bucks heck of a deal

 

[Deano]

My parts manual shows the cutting edge can be ordered through the dealer. Does your parts manual show one for your bucket??

Deano

 

[workinallthetime]

despite the parking lot cleaning, i was not real happy with the wear on the edge from the factory. I do alot of work in rocks and gravel with the little b3030. it seems kind of counterproductive to build some sort of guard for the cutting edge but i think buying a beefed up unit hopefully will give me some sort of extended life out of the unit.

 

[Verticaltrx]

If you or someone you know is good at welding you can get your current edge hard surfaced (depending on how far gone it is.) I put a little bit of wear on the bucket of my B3200 this winter clearing parking lots and plan on doing a little hard surfacing on my cutting edge to prolong its life. If done right it will add a LOT of extra life to your cutting edge. For starters I'm just going to run a bead along the top and bottom of my cutting edge right near the point to build the edge back up and grind it back to the proper taper.