Newbie mini ex questions, and Kubota KX vs U series?

[laurencen]

thats pretty well what I have, it connects to the X-change and you attach any bucket or attachment you want, I leave the 36 clean up bucket to it, its actuated by the auxiliary connectors on the boom

this has worked well, if it was permanently mounted on machine it adds a foot to the arm, plus extra weight, I feel it works better removed until needed

 

[Fixastuff]

Here's narrow trenching bucket I'm building for a specific purpose. Digging 36" deep with a 12" (an 18" or 24" is even worse) bucket removes too much dirt, disturbance and backfill time. Only reason to use a wide one is if you need to get in there and do work with your hands.

Excavator communications bucket build.

In the process if making my 4th bucket for the excavator. This one is for digging narrow trenches and digging/cleaning under other utility lines. This is for places the ride on trencher can't go because if space or possibility if getting stuck. Also useful for cleaning out any trench cave ins...

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