Bucket brush

[lloyd]

Which is the best make/model to fit a telehandler?
Are there any to avoid?

 

[Jato]

Bucket Brushes – PlantMec Ireland LTD

Very good brushes, and so simple to strip and replace bristles when worn out.

 

[Fergieman]

As above. Plantmec replacement brush comes in 3 sections and is easy to fit.

 

[jamj]

Make sure it’s wide enough!

 

[Hilly]

Id say none , i have one and dont like them.. they are a bit shyt imo . I wouldnt recommend buying one .

 

[lloyd]

Id say none , i have one and dont like them.. they are a bit shyt imo . I wouldnt recommend buying one .

Yes but your young and fit and like hurling stones for a laugh .
I've got past the stage of wanting to power the broom myself.
What do you recommend?

 

[Hilly]

Yes but your young and fit and like hurling stones for a laugh .
I've got past the stage of wanting to power the broom myself.
What do you recommend?

I prefer to wash with volume washer or swish down with vac tanker load of water , or you could . Just find bucket brush num , you can buy it if you like ? Slewtic .. good bristles £900

 

[lloyd]

I prefer to wash with volume washer or swish down with vac tanker load of water , or you could . Just find bucket brush num , you can buy it if you like ? Slewtic ..

What is it that you don't like in particular about the bucket brush?

 

[Hilly]

What is it that you don't like in particular about the bucket brush?

Just a bit num for getting into sided corners , mines for sale cheap .

 

[lloyd]

Just a bit num for getting into sided corners , mines for sale cheap .

I see one with a side brush as well but not sure how robust it would be.

 

[Hilly]

I see one with a side brush as well but not sure how robust it would be.

Looks vulnerable….

 

[Happy hillbily]

I don't rate the Lwc brush, 3½ years old and I've just fitted another set of brushes to it. The , 1st set lasted just over 12 months, just long enough to pass the warranty period. Lost a lot of the drive pegs on the brush segments, no help from anyone, was offered supposedly a good deal off the dealer for new segments, at cost supposedly, but with danline down the road in llanrwst for £3.70 each, the dealer was nearly twice the price !
Roll on two years, nearly to the week the drive pins falling out again, only 10 out of 60 had the pins still in place, so ordered a new set, £3.90 this time, luckily I had bathed it in copper grease last time, so motor came off much easier, still had to cut the o/s bearing off to get it apart. Hopefully should last a bit longer this time but not holding my breath !

 

[Tarw Coch]

I prefer to wash with volume washer or swish down with vac tanker load of water , or you could . Just find bucket brush num , you can buy it if you like ? Slewtic .. good bristles £900

Bucket brushes certainly have their limitations, they can struggle to move dried on dirt and at the other end of the spectrum, if it’s wet, you don’t get a lot in the bucket before it’s flowing back out past the brush, they’re probably at their best for light amounts of relatively loose dirt..

Not that adding water is always the ideal solution either, again unless the amount of dirt is relatively light and can easily be washed away it will just add to the quantities to shift

All depends on your starting point I guess and what exactly the make up of the dirt is but if heavy soiled it’s hard to beat a yard scraper for an initial clean up of yards. Trod in mud on roads often needs water to shift if, having sat on the road with a bucket brush at maize harvest I’d say it often does little more than remove the worse, a pass with the vacci tank and water at the end followed by the brush leaves little trace that you’ve even there.

 

[Hilly]

Bucket brushes certainly have their limitations, they can struggle to move dried on dirt and at the other end of the spectrum, if it’s wet, you don’t get a lot in the bucket before it’s flowing back out past the brush, they’re probably at their best for light amounts of relatively loose dirt..

Not that adding water is always the ideal solution either, again unless the amount of dirt is relatively light and can easily be washed away it will just add to the quantities to shift

All depends on your starting point I guess and what exactly the make up of the dirt is but if heavy soiled it’s hard to beat a yard scraper for an initial clean up of yards. Trod in mud on roads often needs water to shift if, having sat on the road with a bucket brush at maize harvest I’d say it often does little more than remove the worse, a pass with the vacci tank and water at the end followed by the brush leaves little trace that you’ve even there.

My bucket brush is rarely used , its the only thing i have ever had that can over heat the oil on the merlo as well

 

[michael N123]

I prefer to wash with volume washer or swish down with vac tanker load of water , or you could . Just find bucket brush num , you can buy it if you like ? Slewtic .. good bristles £900

Can’t beat the slurry tanker and a few loads of beck water to do the job quickly

 

[Hilly]

Can’t beat the slurry tanker and a few loads of beck water to do the job quickly

Agree .

 

[Hard Graft]

I have a Sutton form the 90s and find it brilliant but it is on a very big bucket for a brush that just makes the brush
one off those tools that is very good and I would not be with out it

 

[Fergieman]

Our bucket brush is used a fair bit tidying up yards and roads where cows stand and walk.
Wash a tractor or machine then brush up the muck with bucket brush.
We have a plantmec one which has a square shaft so no pins to break off and the 8ft brush comes in 3 sections so very easy to change.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Can’t beat the slurry tanker and a few loads of beck water to do the job quickly

It certainly has its place, but where does the dirt and dirty water end up?

 

[Hilly]

My ambition is concrete everywhere and drive round wvery night in one of these im not sure i will achieve it before i die but I’m trying my best