Tested the home built bucket today....

deere_x475guy · May 25, 2003

Here are some pics of the bucket in action..

http://www.abbottgraphics.com/pics/firstdig.jpg

http://www.abbottgraphics.com/pics/inthehole.jpg

http://www.abbottgraphics.com/pics/fullbucket.jpg

http://www.abbottgraphics.com/pics/frontdown.jpg

http://www.abbottgraphics.com/pics/holeandpile.jpg

http://www.abbottgraphics.com/pics/holefilled.jpg

Last pic is the tractor sitting over the hole after I filled it back up...

Hope everyone is having a good and safe holiday...

Bob /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Tractors4u · May 25, 2003

Congrats. It looks like it does a pretty good job! Feels good to build it yourself, save some money, and it work, doesn't it?

deere_x475guy · May 25, 2003

( Congrats. It looks like it does a pretty good job! Feels good to build it yourself, save some money, and it work, doesn't it? )

Sure did....Ya know I about paid for this new MM251 with this one....gotta love it..

Bob

Spencer · May 26, 2003

Welcome to the club! The rest of us just bought our way into the club, no far building your way in.

OkieG · May 26, 2003

Very impressive! Good work.

OkieG

JohnMiller3 · May 26, 2003

Hi Bob,

Wow... that bucket and unit has got some attitude...! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

What did you use as a reference to launch your idea?

Very very impressive! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

deere_x475guy · May 26, 2003

( Congrats. It looks like it does a pretty good job! Feels good to build it yourself, save some money, and it work, doesn't it? )

It sure does tractorforu. I spent a good part of December in the design stage using a program called Corel Draw. I started gathering scrap material and finally had everything I needed by April. This prototype worked exactly like the plans had indicated it would. I always enjoyed building things.

Bob

deere_x475guy · May 26, 2003

( Welcome to the club! The rest of us just bought our way into the club, no far building your way in. )

Thanks Spencer....next comes a landscape rake with hydraulic swivel and wheels on the back to help for leveling....

deere_x475guy · May 26, 2003

( Hi Bob,

Wow... that bucket and unit has got some attitude...! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

What did you use as a reference to launch your idea?

Very very impressive! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif )

Hi JohnMiller3. I was looking at true loaders but I have limited storage space currently. The single cylinder idea came from the cadplans 507 model. And the scoop came from Johnny buckets....I felt JB was a little on the light duty side so I changed a few things and tried it with the single cylinder. As you can see it works perfectly. I get no flexing or twisting of the bucket. I also wanted to use the JD front quick hitch that I had for the snow plow for lifting so I build mine to snap right into the quick hitch. It takes just a few minutes to switch between the plow blade and the bucket.

accordionman · May 31, 2003

deere x475guy
i know this is an unusual request.my pc crashed,
and i am on a different one. could you post the
welding website so i can put it in this pc?
thanks.
accordionman
william l. brown