QA Bucket Rollback Angle Increaser???

[3RRL]

So Doug,
Did you end up getting that adapter from eBay?
If not, I'd like to suggest another alternative along the lines that Johnbud suggested.



Drill another hole towards the front of you bucket mounts to allow it to pivot back more. I have rotated your bracket to show it in the new position. It would be pretty easy to do and would work for temporary use like you are wanting. Have your bucket mounted and remove that top pin. (Be safe) Then pivot pivot it back so it doesn't hit the cylinder and choose that point where the hole in the cylinder rod is. That should give you more curl than you have right now. It would be easy to do and you could try it out. If you don't like it, it doesn't hurt a thing. Move it back to the standard holes for all you other work?

 

[Dougster]

ML 275 SK

http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/4305

Shady photo below, but there might be enuf to pick out the pertinent points
http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/4306

Different from yours I guess.
larry

Yep... Definitely quite different!

Just got home from today's job. Turned out I didn't use the FEL bucket at all... and therefore, no drops! It was a 100% backhoe day. Guess we find out if those new springs help next week.

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

So Doug,
Did you end up getting that adapter from eBay?
If not, I'd like to suggest another alternative along the lines that Johnbud suggested.



Drill another hole towards the front of you bucket mounts to allow it to pivot back more. I have rotated your bracket to show it in the new position. It would be pretty easy to do and would work for temporary use like you are wanting. Have your bucket mounted and remove that top pin. (Be safe) Then pivot pivot it back so it doesn't hit the cylinder and choose that point where the hole in the cylinder rod is. That should give you more curl than you have right now. It would be easy to do and you could try it out. If you don't like it, it doesn't hurt a thing. Move it back to the standard holes for all you other work?

That seems too easy. Nothing in (my) life is that easy. Kinda tired right now after 8 hours on a backhoe. I'll take a look at my tool carrier in the morning and see if your suggestion is feasible.

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

So Doug,
Did you end up getting that adapter from eBay?
If not, I'd like to suggest another alternative along the lines that Johnbud suggested.



Drill another hole towards the front of you bucket mounts to allow it to pivot back more. I have rotated your bracket to show it in the new position. It would be pretty easy to do and would work for temporary use like you are wanting. Have your bucket mounted and remove that top pin. (Be safe) Then pivot pivot it back so it doesn't hit the cylinder and choose that point where the hole in the cylinder rod is. That should give you more curl than you have right now. It would be easy to do and you could try it out. If you don't like it, it doesn't hurt a thing. Move it back to the standard holes for all you other work?

Hi Rob - I took a closer look at your proposal vs. the design and available room to drill another set of holes on the tool carrier. Turns out there are frame interferences on the inner sides that would limit the relocation to new holes essentially immediately adjacent to the old holes... practically touching or even overlapping. For strength reasons, the old holes would have to be welded closed.

BTW... last Thursday, I took delivery of a CAT skidsteer "extra-heavy-duty" toothed digging bucket with a longer bottom and somewhat more tilt to the back surface where the QA mounts, effectively giving me a better rollback angle (at least on that one bucket). While the bucket is a lot heavier than I was told (which may, by itself, limit lift capacity), it does solve the immediate problem if moving materials close to ground level more efficiently.

Dougster

 

[john_bud]

Dougster,

Here is a clunky solution. Measure your bucket cylinders and buy 2 new ones with 1-2" of LESS stroke. Then when you have to do a lot of bucket picking up chores, swap out to the short cylinders. The bucket won't dump as far, but will curl up more.



Hey, i said it was clunky!

jb