SpringHollow
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That is a 12" bucket and i believe a 24" scraper so you are probably correct. Works nice for grading after digging a trench.
Ken
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Turn Minihoe into excavator
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BobRip
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Today I pretty much copied the Lakender scraper. I made it two feet wide and out of channel 6 inches wide. I tested it on snow, gravel and a pile of logs today and it worked very well. Would anyone like to see pictures? I got lazy and did not take any today.
I originally thought about making it 44 inches wide since my piece of channel was that long. I realized this would put a lot of stress on the minihoe and bucket, so I cut it down to 24 inches.
MossRoad
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Sure, we always like pictures! 
(Whenever you get around to it, at your leisure, of course. )
(Whenever you get around to it, at your leisure, of course.
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BobRip
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Sure, we always like pictures!
(Whenever you get around to it, at your leisure, of course.
I took some today. I knew you would ask. I can see that I welded the plate on crooked. This is the way it fit the teeth on the bucket best, but it looks bad.
The fourth pictures is insided the bucket. It shows the strap which is welded to the excavator and holds it hold with one bolt.
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MossRoad
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That looks like it could backfill in a hurry.
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BobRip
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That looks like it could backfill in a hurry.
Hum, maybe I should make a V shaped version.
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BobRip
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Today I actually used this for it's intended purpose. I cleared a ditch about 75 feet long in an hour. Very easy to do and I did not have to drive down into the muck. It's real nice to have the reach. I also did not tear up the ground around it from getting stuck. The last time I did this I had to get out the boat winch to pull the PT out. I am tempted to build a wider one, but I might damage the tractor. They are easy and cheap enough to have several.
