Rock Bucket for Compacts

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Since I've been hanging around here sucking up all the free information, I guess I should contribute something. I've been lusting after a Rock Bucket for sometime but with the weight on these running 600# plus and costing $1250.00 and up I just figured my little B7800 would have to do without. Well Virnig has come out with a line of Rock Buckets for the compacts. I ordered this one which is 54 inches wide (same as Kubota's standard bucket) and it weighs #300. Two problems, they only come with a Steer Skid mount, and you can only get them from their dealers. My nearest dealer is in Northern CA. But, they can drop ship one to a near by Freight Center. They also agreed to not put a mount on it at a reduced price and include a couple of steel plates for me to work with. I'm in business now. If I figure out how to post pictures about six or so will follow to let you see how it went.

 

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Well, Had to resize the pictures but here is my Hook up for the Kubota Quick Attach that I have on my rig

 

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Trial Mockup

 

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Tack welded and cycled through to see if it's a go.

 

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First coat of paint. I know it's not Kubota Orange. I'm still wondering if it's worth the price of the right paint.

 

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Another view.

 

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Last one.

 

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A few particulars,
The different weight of the bucket will cut my lift capacity to about 900 to 1,000 pounds but that still sounds good for my tired old back. The tines are slightly less than 3 inches apart, but rocks smaller than that I can get with my Landpride Landscape rake. Figure it's good for most of the 10 to 300 pounders. I do hear a voice coming from the rig, it seems to say GRAPPLE, GRAPPLE, GRAPPLE. Who knows, if I can sneek it in without my wife noticing an addition, that maybe the next project.

 

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Looks like it fits together nicely. And there's a nice square top to start off the grapple add-on. How much did they charge for the bucket?

 

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The price on the bucket was $715. The shipping to Tacoma, WA was $116. Shipping for the East Coast would be cheaper I imagine, it came out of Wisconsin by way of ConWay Freight. Saved a bit by picking it up at the shipping terminal 20 miles from me, but I think for an additional charge they could deliver it to your yard.