Buckets for Foster D2P - Same as McConnel ?

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TC85336

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Horticulture

• Mar 9, 2022

• #1

I have recently obtained a Foster D2P. I have one bucket and am looking for a couple more, say a 12" trenching bucket and a 4" taper drainage bucket with ejector paddle.
Are they the same as fitted to the McConnel?
Does anyone have any surplus that they want to sell?

 

kevindb880

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Herts

• Mar 10, 2022

• #2

Defo not the same as McConnel,I have a McConnel PA8 and have looked at replacing it with Foster D2P but when I looked into it I would have to replace all my buckets which would cost nearly as much as the digger it self.

 

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TC85336

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Horticulture

• Mar 11, 2022

• #3

Well that is very useful. Thank you very much.

 

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JockCroft

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Livestock Farmer

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JanDeGrootLand

• Mar 17, 2022

• #4

Many years ago had a Foster DP1. Managed to find a McConnel dipper. Cut and welded wider to fit boom. Luckily ram and boom pins same size. That was of the old style green McConnel.
Made it easy to use a borrowed taper bucket, and a grab to load silage onto trailers. That was old style where bucket had a short part of dipper that attached with two pins, not like just changing bucket itself

 

kevindb880

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Location

Herts

• Mar 18, 2022

• #5

If you go on Fosters website I believe they still sell reconditioned buckets and they still buy old diggers and restore them to sell!

 

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Bald n Grumpy

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Livestock Farmer

• Mar 18, 2022

• #6

kevindb880 said:

If you go on Fosters website I believe they still sell reconditioned buckets and they still buy old diggers and restore them to sell!

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There's a 12 inch ejector bucket on their Facebook page for sale
Also says that they are stopping manufacturing new machines but continuing with parts

 

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TC85336

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Horticulture

• Mar 31, 2022

• #7

Yes I had been there and was just trying to get my facts in line before calling them. When I did call them and they were incredibly helpful there; absolute top notch service. I have purchased a second hand bucket and they are making me a new industrial trenching bucket as well and so I am going to be well set up with a variety of buckets for my digger.

Really happy to have solved my "bucket" problems. Many thanks to those who were so good as to post.

 

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TC85336

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Horticulture

• May 30, 2022

• #8

Using my digger now. Tried two of the buckets so far. It is great. Long reach and good tear out force. Very happy with it.