Tapered bucket for skid loader

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I may have posted pictures of a tapered or trenching bucket I built several years ago but I can't remember. I ended up selling it as I didn't think I would need it any more. Now I need one and tried to buy the other one back but he wouldn't sell it even with a profit. I went back to the neighbor that had the big tapered I beam to cut the pieces out of the 5/16" web. I ordered a back plate for $139. It was the same price as the other one but I had to grind out and reweld all joints as they were so bad. Another friend had an unused piece of new cutting edge 8' long. 3 teeth, weld on studs and pins were $158. So $300 and my labor and I would have another tapered bucket. This time it was a little harder to cut the sides, bottom and gussets as I don't have my truck. It would have made it so much easier.The other bucket worked very well for trenching and pulling up small trees with out tearing a big hole in the pasture.

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Reply:This time I'm in the new shop at my new place and I have a lot more room as I'm retired and don't have crap every where for jobs. Got every thing welded up, E70s wire for the bucket and 7018's for bucket to back plate, cutting edges and teeth studs. The welding inspectors were tough on this job.

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Reply:At 71 now, I'm not nearly as good as I once was but I can still see it melt in even if it's not very smooth.

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Reply:Very nice work.  I would never have thought about a tapered bucket like that, but I can sure see how it'd come in handy for a lot of different projects.
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Originally Posted by Bob

This time I'm in the new shop at my new place and I have a lot more room as I'm retired and don't have crap every where for jobs. Got every thing welded up, E70s wire for the bucket and 7018's for bucket to back plate, cutting edges and teeth studs. The welding inspectors were tough on this job.
Reply:u musta posted it, cuz i remeber someone from the south doing this.     i was sketical it would hold up, apparently i was wrong.    thats pretty good at 71.    u gotta get back in a truck before u get too used to not having it, i mean whats a texan w/o a truck.   anything from 73-87 ought to fit, even if it aint 4 wheel
Reply:It's at the mechanics place now. I'm hoping for the best.
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Originally Posted by Bob

At 71 now, I'm not nearly as good as I once was but ...
Reply:The welds must look like "chicken scratch" for that inspector to be spending so much time there,,,  

  

Great looking bucket!!  


Reply:Pretty cool bucket

That's the type I got approved to make (for resale) at the High School shop class next year.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Good looking bucket Bob!Around here they use buckets like that for rooting stumps out with a skid loader.  They are surprisingly effective.Miller Trailblazer Pro 350DMiller Suitcase MIGMiller Spectrum 2050Miller Syncrowave 250DXLincoln 210MP
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Originally Posted by MinnesotaDave

Pretty cool bucket

That's the type I got approved to make (for resale) at the High School shop class next year.