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    • #30774
      DavidPrivett
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        has anyone taken a hoe bucket  and narrowed it or welded on bucket ears? I would like to make a bucket 2 inches wider than the pins that hold the bucket on.I have a 24 inch bucket but for trenching it is to wide.I can get a used bucket the size I want but the ears are wrong so I will have to cut them off another bucket this seller has.this is for my jcb 214  these buckets are close to $1000.00 new .it is not chinese do not hate me for putting this on this forum,consider it as just a question. I have a 230 amp ac/dc stick welder and a 185 amp hobart handler mig.

      • #36081
        RichWaugh
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          I narrowed buckets and welded on ears, both.  Neither one is particularly difficult or treacherous.   For narrowing a bucket the MIG unit would be my choice, but for welding on the bucket ears I might go to the stick welder for increased penetration, especially on a used bucket with rust and scale.  A 6011 rod will cut through rust and paint and dirt like it wasn't there and give a good deep penetration.  If you take the time to do a really proper weld prep with grinding and v-ing the weldments, then the MIG unit could handle it using .035″ wire and 80/20 argon/CO2 mix.  If yoiu have it, Dual-Shield wire is great for that sort of work, too.

        • #36082
          DavidPrivett
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            ok we will give it a go

          • #36128
            Bob Rooks
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              Me too. I'm looking for a used mini-excavator bucket that I can cut down.

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            • #36164
              lenbo
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                I bought an extra 12″ bucket for my LW-7 BH from Betst Power Equipment for digging around stumps back in march 2011 for around $200 with shipping. They had the best prices from all the places I looked. The replacement bucket was built 2 times as well as the Jinma 18″ factory that came with the BH. I have a post on it back in march 2011.

                 

                Len

              • #36167
                DavidPrivett
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                  man oh man if I could buy a 12 to 15 inch bucket for $200.00, for my jcb 214 .I would not fool around with cuttung and welding thats for sure. And I would really like a smooth bucket for trenching and working in close areas around known objects.

                • #36168
                  Bob Rooks
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                    Priced a new 12″ bucket for the mini-ex. $950.00.  vomit

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                  • #36169
                    DavidPrivett
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                      yea I just seen in oregon a used 12 in toothed bucket for 650 but I am in tn.soooo we aint doing that

                    • #37111
                      DavidPrivett
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                        I just found a 12 inch Volvo bucket for 300.00 never been used .It is almost a exact jcb bucket, made new shorter pins and trenched in 125 ft of drain pipe and vs. paying some else I got a bucket.

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                        Bob Rooks
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                          I got a new 12″ bucket for the mini from my guy for $450 with a quick attach.

                          Nice going David.

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