mowingcorey
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I bought my 30 inch dirt scoop at Rural King for $220. It's made by Wallace. I had to choose between $220 for a dirt scoop or $2200 for a koyker loader. I really like the dirt scoop so far.
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slydog
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I bought mine at a local Homier sale for 119.00. It's a 24".
RickO
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You can get them at Tractor Supply Company TSC for about $290. I think Northern Tool co. has one also. I got mine at TSC. Haven't used it yet.
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I have never been a real fan of the new dirt scoop's dump mechanism. I rounded the corners on my dump handle latch and added a 1' extension with a piece of square tubing to give me the leverage I need to dump the bucket. I used to have to set the bucket on the ground to release tension against the latch before pulling my dump rope, but my modifications made the mechanism a lot easier to operate.
In the 1950's I grew up using a dirt scoop that had a much better designed dump mechanism (see attachment). I believe that it was a Dearborn scoop, and it's dump lever was attached to the bucket instead of the frame. My drawings are crude representations of the mechanisms. The old style scoop dump arm had a spring behind it (shown in red) and a lip that extended out under the fixed roller to latch the bucket in place. When you pulled the rope, the lift arm released and also became a handle to assist in rotating the bucket full of dirt.
I have moved thousands of loads with the old scoop and the new scoop and I prefer the old Dearborn style.
I have never been a real fan of the new dirt scoop's dump mechanism. I rounded the corners on my dump handle latch and added a 1' extension with a piece of square tubing to give me the leverage I need to dump the bucket. I used to have to set the bucket on the ground to release tension against the latch before pulling my dump rope, but my modifications made the mechanism a lot easier to operate.
In the 1950's I grew up using a dirt scoop that had a much better designed dump mechanism (see attachment). I believe that it was a Dearborn scoop, and it's dump lever was attached to the bucket instead of the frame. My drawings are crude representations of the mechanisms. The old style scoop dump arm had a spring behind it (shown in red) and a lip that extended out under the fixed roller to latch the bucket in place. When you pulled the rope, the lift arm released and also became a handle to assist in rotating the bucket full of dirt.
I have moved thousands of loads with the old scoop and the new scoop and I prefer the old Dearborn style.
