Compression-Ignition
Well-Known Member
My backhoe lives here on my property. Among other things I've been using it to dig through a bunch of decomposing granite. Sometimes it just crumbles, sometimes it breaks out in little chunks, sometimes manageable boulders, and other times I just have to sit there and scratch all around it forever looking for a way in/through. I do have a hammer but it needs a new chisel and it's also a PITA to change it over by myself. This may push me to order up a chisel for it, but it's kind of a separate deal.
Anyhow, yesterday I was making some decent headway through a hard section and I went in to pry at a rock and I ripped the bottom of the bucket open. Pulled about 6" on one side and 10" on the other. The bucket seems to have sturdy sides at about an 1", but the bottom is much thinner at say 0.375". I will most likely weld on this thing and fix it up somewhere down the road, but for now I'm thinking I'll order a new or used bucket that is built heavier and is also not as wide. My hope is that with a skinnier bucket I'll be able to pop some of those rocks out by not having as wide of a bite. Thinking 12" - 18" wide. Leaning harder towards 18".
So question is do I go with CAT or some other brand? Any specific places you like to go to as your first call? Do I tell them I'm looking for an HD bucket?
In searching the net I seem to find that half or better of the attachments and equipment in general say "Call for price". Why would you want to waste time talking to people that have no intention of spending what you're asking? I just can't stand that. They spent the time to upload the information and pictures, but they want to waste your time making you call.
Anyhow, yesterday I was making some decent headway through a hard section and I went in to pry at a rock and I ripped the bottom of the bucket open. Pulled about 6" on one side and 10" on the other. The bucket seems to have sturdy sides at about an 1", but the bottom is much thinner at say 0.375". I will most likely weld on this thing and fix it up somewhere down the road, but for now I'm thinking I'll order a new or used bucket that is built heavier and is also not as wide. My hope is that with a skinnier bucket I'll be able to pop some of those rocks out by not having as wide of a bite. Thinking 12" - 18" wide. Leaning harder towards 18".
So question is do I go with CAT or some other brand? Any specific places you like to go to as your first call? Do I tell them I'm looking for an HD bucket?
In searching the net I seem to find that half or better of the attachments and equipment in general say "Call for price". Why would you want to waste time talking to people that have no intention of spending what you're asking? I just can't stand that. They spent the time to upload the information and pictures, but they want to waste your time making you call.