yoderjac
5 year old buck +
As some of you know, I recently got a welder and am slowly learning to weld: https://habitat-talk.com/index.php?threads/welder-thoughts.12664/. I also soon hope to buy a mini-excavator: https://habitat-talk.com/index.php?threads/mini-excavator.12269/. One of the many tasks I have on my list is clearing some brush along my new driveway. While the mini-excavator will be great for clearing the brush, they are quite slow at transporting the brush. My tractor with FEL would be much faster for transporting brush, but the bucket could not hold much. It also has little bucket curl.
So, I'm considering a new project. I'm thinking of welding brackets to the bucket that I can bolt 2x4s into that would parallel the loader bucket curl cylinders when the bucket was fully curled. I would then use the mini-excavator and thumb to tear out the brush, pick it up, and place it on the bucket and 2x4s with the bucket lifted. I could then transport and easily dump the brush in a pile.
Thoughts or inputs on this concept?
Thanks,
Jack
So, I'm considering a new project. I'm thinking of welding brackets to the bucket that I can bolt 2x4s into that would parallel the loader bucket curl cylinders when the bucket was fully curled. I would then use the mini-excavator and thumb to tear out the brush, pick it up, and place it on the bucket and 2x4s with the bucket lifted. I could then transport and easily dump the brush in a pile.
Thoughts or inputs on this concept?
Thanks,
Jack