Loader what are these fittings on the bucket designed for?

chrisss · Nov 11, 2020

Can anybody tell me what these features on the upper outside corner of the FEL bucket are for:

1. The strap on the side of the bucket (which I have a chain running thru),
2. the hole drilled thru the side, lining up with a threaded stud about 3 inches inboard.

Thanks in advance.

i7win7 · Nov 11, 2020

Parking stand when you remove the loader.

Peter 315 · Nov 11, 2020

Yep your missing the legs that go in the strap hole...

5030 · Nov 11, 2020

Not sure but the welds stink.

chrisss · Nov 11, 2020

Hmm. There are legs/stands along the underside of the boom arms tho, which the manual talks about in the removal procedure.

Sounds like there are separate legs for the bucket too?

Peter 315 · Nov 11, 2020

Different bucket?.....

chrisss · Nov 12, 2020

That could be it.
Thanks all for the replies.

Grandad4 · Nov 12, 2020

Doubt the bracket, holes and that tab with a hole in it were OEM features. Some kind of homebrew add-on. Loader on/off is easy with the factory parking stands, but wants a flat, even surface.

Peter 315 · Nov 12, 2020

Grandad4 said:
Doubt the bracket, holes and that tab with a hole in it were OEM features. Some kind of homebrew add-on. Loader on/off is easy with the factory parking stands, but wants a flat, even surface.

No there was a thread here before that showed a parts list for the loader parking stands I think that was the old style before they changed it......I looked for the thread but could not find it...