its.... only me
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Have just got a Manitou MLT 741-120, what make, & capacity would people recommend I look at for this machine ?
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Manitou MLT 741-120 LSU Grain bucket size & make recommendations
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smithy
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We have a manitou 840, used to have a 741. We've got a strimech Xform 3 cubic metre bucket which has been a good match for both machines. Strimech used to sell these on license I believe, please correct me if i'm wrong. Eastern attachments make them, think they can now be bought through Cherry Products. Good strong, but relatively light bucket. I'd buy another if that helps.
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Depends what material your loading?
We've a albutt bulk handling bucket. Its been good.
its.... only me
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STRICTLY combinable crops only.
I have a 741 aswell and I got a new strimech 2.5 cube bucket for loading grain it holds 1.8-2ton of wheat depending on bushel weight. I find it’s big enough for me, I have one shed that isn’t concrete out the front for loading and it can be a little unstable on un level ground when loading lorry’s.
It’s a bkt 25-80 if you look on there website it shows a picture of my forklift with the bucket on.
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- Oxon
Xform 8ft wide 2.5 to 3 cubic metres is about right.
its.... only me
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I thought you’d reply at some point Andrew.......... it’s that word “ Manitou” your drawn to it
We finally saw “the light”
On the Xform bucket, do Cherry make them for Eastern Attachments, the other way round, or make buckets for themselves only. Also what are the other Xform buckets on the market e.g. Brocks etc ?
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I thought you’d reply at some point Andrew.......... it’s that word “ Manitou” your drawn to it
We finally saw “the light”
On the Xform bucket, do Cherry make them for Eastern Attachments, the other way round, or make buckets for themselves only. Also what are the other Xform buckets on the market e.g. Brocks etc ?
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. Xform buckets have always been designed and made by Eastern Attachments in Norfolk. Bizarrely i have an account direct with them BUT cherry Products have the deal to distribute the xform range of products with the exception of JCB branded versions.Brocks did a deal Direct with Eastern back when they fell out with strimech and before cherry become the new distributor, to have there own Brocks branded buckets. Now i dont know if they are just very old stock or if they are new stock but possibly still going through Cherry or if they still buy direct?? if there still buying direct then i would suspect they are being supplied a Mark1 or Mark2 maybe??? but i'm only guessing cause i not seen there buckets up close to tell the difference.
I think Cherry are on a Mark 3 now? Defiantly changed in the last 12 or 18 months. no longer has 2 thick metal skids running front to back coming off the bottom of the mounting brackets and forward to the front wear edge.
Instead the back of the rolled bucket has been beefed up and across the whole front has been beefed up too with a fold underneath to form a double skin/closed in section or box if you like, which will stop the front of the bucket flexing and bowing out which in time can crack the corners/side gussets.
I bet if i spoke to Eastern and cherry and placed a big enough order they would take the cherry eastern stickers off and brand them ACE buckets
To me the xform buckets always look BIGGER when compared to another make/brand of supposedly the same rated capacity! Sure its something to do with rated capacity heaped or level fill etc etc and just depends how the brand measures/markets it?
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I thought you’d reply at some point Andrew.......... it’s that word “ Manitou” your drawn to it
We finally saw “the light”
On the Xform bucket, do Cherry make them for Eastern Attachments, the other way round, or make buckets for themselves only. Also what are the other Xform buckets on the market e.g. Brocks etc ?
Thanks for replies
Going off the pictures on Brocks website every one listed is either Mark 1 or Mark 2 buckets. Defiantly no mark 3 on there. Could just be old pictures they haven't updated of cause?
this is a Mark 3 with double skinned beefed up front
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- Oxon
This by any chance
Thats a strimech Pro Ag, Just a copy of the xform design! Strimech even get away with using the same part numbers
This by any chance
Yes that’s it, it’s 4 years old now and I took that picture when it was new. They must not have many images to choose from.
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- Oxon
JCB on the mark 3 aswell then?
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- Chezvegas (chesterfield)
We have a 741 and a 840 manitou and use a x form 2.75 m2 bucket for loading grain. They both handle it well, anywhere between 10 to 12 buckets to fill an artic with wheat.
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So, finally decided on a Cherry Xform 3 cu.m. which arrived today 
- Location
- Northumberland
Was it over a 2 year lead time? 
Nice bucket though.
Nice bucket though.
its.... only me
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Nope.... not a 2 year lead time - that's how long it's taken me to save up.Was it over a 2 year lead time?
Nice bucket though.
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