Bucket carrier for mini-digger

[Richard Devon]

I'm looking for inspiration for some kind of rack or stillage that I can hang off the blade of a 3t digger to carry the other buckets around in, keeping them together.

Anyone made anything or seen something that looked good?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Just do what I did ,,roll the smaller ones inside the ditching bucket ,can get 24 and an 18 either side and depending how wide your ditcher is a 12 inch aswell ,,used to carry 3 buckets up the road on rubber duck

 

[madmatt]

 

[Lincs Lass]

If you stand the digging buckets facing you with the head stock upright ,just croud the ditcher over them ,roll them up ,dont even have to touch them by hand with abit of luck

 

[Richard Devon]

Spot on there Matt, that looks just the job

 

[Richard Devon]

3" box iron?

 

[Grassman]

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That is excellent. I will make one this winter. Be handy in the yard just to keep the buckets together and tidy.

 

[Dave W]

Can't remember off the top of my head how they work but I've seen new buckets with a groove/lip on them so you just hook them over the dozer blade.

 

[Dave W]

I was almost right. They hook on the ditching bucket lip instead.

 

[madmatt]

That is excellent. I will make one this winter. Be handy in the yard just to keep the buckets together and tidy.

I can't take any credit for the idea I saw it on tinternet months ago but saved the picture as I know a few people with machines and I know what a ball ache shifting and storing buckets is. If I had a machine I would make one instantly.

 

[kx-91]

Carry them on the ditching bucket here,same idea as Dave W

 

[Daniel]

I was almost right. They hook on the ditching bucket lip instead.
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I like that, I will try and weld some teeth to do that with our buckets over the winter.

 

[Tommy]

I was almost right. They hook on the ditching bucket lip instead.
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I saw this watching Volvo diggers on YouTube, that's where I pinched it from

 

[chickens and wheat]

kubota digger working here recently had those hooks, clever idea. and clever quick hitch involving one lever tool

 

[nick...]

Volvo been using hook system for ages in europe but not uk.most volvo buckets in uk are supplied by harford engineering in norfolk.think most digger suppliers get buckets locally rather from main manufacturer of the base unit.volvo also use a wedge lock hitch that keeps the bucket tight unlike the spring lock mentioned above that allows a bit of movement after a short while
Nick...

 

[chickens and wheat]

Indeed as the pecker fell off as we stood watching it peck the first bit of concrete, a bit heavy for falling off like that! worn pins on the pecker. it never fell off aqain with the pins reversed

 

[Mursal]

Using the hook system, is it hard to pick the buckets up, especially the last one?

 

[Strawberry roan]

Somtimes I put a chain through them all to make it easier

 

[Dave W]

That is excellent. I will make one this winter. Be handy in the yard just to keep the buckets together and tidy.

How you getting on with the one you made?

 

[Robert K]

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Will be firing up the welder and making one too