GP bucket overhaul

Used up what gas I had left for Gas Axe but got this far. Inside structure still good, played connect the dots on rub thru holes to cut away the excess scabs. Was three layers OVER the original skin and wear plates, just a mess outside. I get bottles refilled Friday then back at it until I can put it back inside the shop to start dressing for welding. Steel is ordered base plate and wear shoes in AR400.

Best I can tell, Yes. They are coming off too! Have a new 1" thick cutting edge awaiting.

I tried to use cutting edge off a grader one time. To dang hard for the app. I was using them for and broke real quick. Those things are really hard, but I guess they have to be.

This is why the 4/1 I have is coming off. Six pivot points each side to do what most can with only three, lots of machinery moving and weighing tonnage. Do not understand the thinking on this bucket, why had to be so complex and heavy. Have gotten a bit further on the floor remove.





Edited by DMiller - 28 Jan 2017 at 10:08pm

Have looked at all sort of 4/1, Multi Purpose and so on buckets, this is the ONLY Ulrich I have ever come across. I do not believe they were all too popular and most probably ended up against a gas axe long ago. Will keep it and if EVER I come to show the old girl at tractor shows will have the heavy critter on it.

My old 933G with how a 4 in 1 bucket should be

You know it just came to me where one of these would be handy. Back in about 1960 I drove a dump truck and moved a lot of dirt. That would have been easy to run up to the truck and open it up and dump. Seems like it would have been a little faster.

I had to 'open up' the entry to our farm for better visibility determined by MODOT, the Allis worked well even before I swapped transmissions where I was moving dirt off the road edge up to a old Chev 2 1/2 ton dump truck. I did use the 4/1 as noted to top fill and push the load to center and I did use it to pluck a few old wooden posts as well Honey Locust saplings.    Only issue was riding hard on the idlers with all the weight up front empty, as well the bucket heaped would barely carry 1 1/2 yards where the GP has a 2 1/4-2 1/2(guessing) capacity

Nah, my computer doesn't clock right Is closer to 4:30am right now, never have figured that one out! I am up early, usually by 3:30am when work the day watches, or down late as 7:30am for night watches. Managed to get the remnant cutting edge removed last evening with a section of the bucket moldboard that was so hacked/jacked up along the leading edge I decided to remove and replace it too. That will only be a piece of 3/16" x 12" x 78". Remaining pieces of the old corner bits I will grinder away at the welds to see if can get them off cleaner that way. The next step clean up what I have now and start fitment then welding.





Edited by DMiller - 01 Feb 2017 at 4:16am

Dave I really like the way you're going at it. This is something the new age Operator/farmer doesn't have a clue how to do. This sort of thing was always fun to me. Bu the way my GGM was from Herman. Name of Shelton.

Was supposed to warm some today, I believe the weather liars were incorrect again but I did gain a little ground!! Got the side panels hacked away, gave up on saving any part of them and got a few pieces somewhat aligned and tacked in place.

Thanks. A lot of fit up to do yet as I get to the cutting edge next. Have to set it and then set the floor to flip the bucket over to finish inside welds.

Should be a nice unit once completed.

Ain't that the truth Leon!!

Can get there pretty quick. I have already used five pounds 3/32 7018 rod for tacks, have a few more pounds to set before start in on the full line welds so picked up 30 pound 1/8" 7018.

Old moldboard had eroded to 3/16" thick, the side panels are 1/4", the side leading edges will be 1/2" AR400 as will be the cheeks under the low corner cutting edges and the rub shoes on the bottom. Bottom sheet is 3/8" as well AR400. The cutting edge I have is CASE NOS I bought from a local several months ago 1" x 10" x 96" and will be cut down to fit the 78" bucket.

Good work, how much are you paying your self to do this?