I figured you guys would enjoy this. I wanted to build the biggest practical bucket for my 1026r, so I did. It's right at the hoe's lift capacity when fully loaded with wet soil.
The sides are 1/8" mild steel with 1/4" reinforcement in the front. The cutting edge is 1/2"x4" mild steel shaped with an angle grinder. The pipe that connects the two sides is 2" schedule 80 (2.375 OD) and the tabs are 3/8 mild steel reamed to 1" for the pins. I copied the bucket sides from a picture I took of the 12" bucket.
I'd say 1 scoop is a light wheelbarrow load. It holds about 3x as much as the 12" bucket.
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The sides are 1/8" mild steel with 1/4" reinforcement in the front. The cutting edge is 1/2"x4" mild steel shaped with an angle grinder. The pipe that connects the two sides is 2" schedule 80 (2.375 OD) and the tabs are 3/8 mild steel reamed to 1" for the pins. I copied the bucket sides from a picture I took of the 12" bucket.
I'd say 1 scoop is a light wheelbarrow load. It holds about 3x as much as the 12" bucket.
bucket1.jpg
20140114_164923.jpg
20140114_223539.jpg
20140114_223618.jpg
20140114_231738.jpg