here are the pix of the bucket. i got the pin to fit better. i still might be be making a new bucket, im not really liking the way this one works with the QA.

Looks good! Would be awesome to see a vid of the backhoe doin work!!

ken 6x6
that looks like it does on the bigger tractor loaders . I have one concern about your palet forks did you use two motor grader blade bitts for the forks if so you might want to think about using something else them are very brittle and could snap into when lifting something heavy would hate to see that happen and someone get hurt .once again not putting it down you done a great job building it

the forks are made from a cutting edge from a dozer. the edge is hardened steel. thats why i chose to use it. since normal forks are hardened too. i put the forks to the loaders max with no issues. thanks for the concern.

well i got tired of the old bucket not working the way i wanted it to. here's the new one i made. used 1/8'' plate and 1/4'' flat bar. took about 10 hours to complete. weighs 145lbs. what do you think.

I like it! Looks like a skid steer bucket. You know how they are kind of deep? How was the other bucket that you modified not performing to your expectations?

i could not get the mounts high enough to make the bucket curl up when it was flat on the ground. you can see in the pics of the old bucket the cylinders were bottomed out.

Nice work as always Ken!:beerchug:

Wow that looks great. Great work.

Did a nice job. The bucket looks to be waaay more than that cub would handle (loaded). I like the whole project. Looks handy.