I thought a Stump Bucket would be a useful addition to my collection of loader attachments.
I thought it would be an easy build, with the most time spent in welding it together.
My main concern was size … I didn't want a bucket too large for the 1025 to handle, nor so small that it would be practically useless.
To save on cost I wanted to make the bucket so it would attach to my Titan loader fork back frame, rather than build a complete QA loader mount frame with the bucket welded to it.
I thought a bucket 30" long and 9" wide on the bottom, with the sides flaring out to 14" at the top back edge might be a size the tractor could handle. The only way to know for sure was to build it and try it …
I had some 3/16" and 1/4" plate steel sheared to the dimensions I needed, and I cut 1"x1" and 1" x 2" x 3/16" tubing to sizes needed
The 3/16" plate was for the back and sides, and the 1/4" plate would be for the bottom. The tubing would be for the back frame.
I know it’s something i looked up a year ago and would like to build. It’s awesome for helping dig up stumps, rocks, bushes, hard, etc.
I believe it works good if you need a shallow trench built. Especially if you don’t have a backhoe.
I could see myself using it a lot to get rocks and dirt to a more specific spot than my 53” wide loader.
Gwizz- will you be able to weigh it? When I built my pallet forks I used a house scale as I was building it. I was able to weigh the frame on the house scale afterwards and each fork. Surprisingly it was very close to the same weight.
I test fitted the mounting frame and welded it to the back of the bucket. Then I notched 1" square stock for bucket teeth and welded them in place, to a 1/2" x 4" bottom plate. The 1" square stock I used for the bucket teeth isn't hardened, but if the teeth wear down I'll just add weld to build them back up … easy fix.
Completed the bucket …
I took it out for a "test dig" to see if it would actually work, and if there were any places that needed reinforcing …
I dug a hole to about 3/4 the depth of the bucket and about twice as long ...
Nuts … I found a weak spot in my build … :banghead:
The bucket isn’t really as big as it looks, being only 30” long and weighing in at 100# ...
In comparison, my 42” fork tines are a foot longer, and are 75# heaver.
But I agree, the bucket does look “huge” in the pictures ...:laugh:
The "weak spot" in the stump bucket build turned out to be the 'lip' that fit over the Titan fork frame. I made it from 1/4" angle iron ... I should have used heaver stock.
At least 3/8" .. 1/2" would have been better. The lip started to bend outward from the strain of digging.
Rather than cut the 1/4" angle iron out and replacing it with heaver stock, I opted to straighten the lip back down and weld in braces.
I used 1/2" stock for the braces as that is what I had handy, but 3/8" probably would have worked as well.
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