Adding a loader bucket

I have Lull 637K. I also have a Case track loader that I am going to scrap.
I was thinking of putting the bucket from the track loader on the fork lift.
The bucket, I think is 1 1/4 yards. 6'4" wide and a little heavy since it was on a track loader.
My question: is this a crazy idea, like it would wreck the forklift?

That sounds a little big and heavy, but a bucket like on the front of a backhoe would do fine.
You can usually find then already to hook to a forklift.
Just remember not to over work it or the forklift life will suffer

I concur with Jerry. Buckets are a factory option, but they aren't very common because you can't really do much with them. The machine will not handle any serious dirt moving because:
1) you can bend the gooseneck (seen it done on a 644D, which has a shorter gooseneck)
2) this puts a lot of load on the boom chains
3) the hydraulics aren't that fast compared to a loader

They are mostly used for moving a little gravel or dumping junk into a roll-off.

ISZ

I have seen some telehandlers do some very impressive work with a bucket but not a lull. I thought it might be a bad idea. Thanks.

CAN and SHOULD are two very different things.

I wouldn't say that Lull's are alone in this either. In general the longer and lighter the gooseneck the bigger chance there is for damage. And a heavy boom in general hurts a machine's lifting capacity unless you add move counterweight, so it is all a trade off. Smaller machines like the Gehl RS5-19, Terex 5519 and most machines from Europe are made for heavier work. (But they might also strongly recommend only with the boom fully retracted) And lets not forget operator talent/ability!

Anyway, good luck.
ISZ

I have a factory bucket for my 1044B and it is 8' wide. I would never try digging anything except lose sand or some other lose weather. I use it for lean up also. I think it weighs over 900 lb. Not should on capacity but it is fairly large could be a yard or more. Boom on you machine is lighter.

markshr151 said:

I have seen some telehandlers do some very impressive work with a bucket but not a lull. I thought it might be a bad idea. Thanks.

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There are a couple types of telehandler. Most, like this Lull are classified as Lift and Place machines. Meaning they were designed to lift a load to elevation. It is NOT recommended to use a bucket on these machines. You can break chains and ruin sheaves pretty easily.

There are a few machines designed specifically for use with buckets. These are Gound Engaging machines. These machines ussually only have an outer and inner boom section. these sections are connected to each other via the boom cylinder. No chains or sheaves in these designs.

Booms are ussually mounted low on the machine and the cylinder for the bucket is protected from damage from dirt.



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Telehandler buckets are only meant for picking from loose piles of sand, gravel,etc. Bent fly sections or derailed Chains/cables almost always result from attempting to break ground. Thats why factory buckets are built to be light and flimsy. Saw a customer destroy fly and mid sections last winter while pushing snow. Found a curb under 2ft of snow with the boom extended about 1ft.

I know you have to be careful with them, but they sure would be the thing to use backfilling houses and such. Even more so if they could accept a side dump.

I think the baby gehls might be able to run a skidsteer bucket & tilt tach, but I think the side loading on the boom overtime would win.