Another Ford

FarmerZeb

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The 1963 Ford 4000 TLB I posted on last week ended up following me home from the auction yesterday. Here it is still on the trailer. It weighed in at just over 8,000 lbs and my old Ford IDI diesel did OK with a 14K trailer.

Anybody have an recommendations as to obtaining a smaller (backhoe - thanks to old) bucket?

-Paul
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haha ....I thought that was included on this site....

the backhoe it has a 24" bucket on it now. I think a 12" would be better for trenching and other small projects.
 
Check your local construction type dealers. That looks to be one of the older ford construction/industrial machines and many have old buckets laying around to that type of stuff.
 
Don't feel bad. You asked for suggestions for a smaller BACKHOE bucket, not LOADER bucket.
 
thanks to old I edited my original post for clarity. sometimes what is in my head does not magically appear on the screen.

-paul
 
If you are going to work in wet soil or clay of any kind you will not be happy with a 12" bucket look for a 18" bucket and if you do go with 12" weld a piece of chain in it to keep it from cloging up all the time
 
Or as has happened here of late 3 people can read a post but they all see something different. Sound guy said something the other day about that happening
 
Being sound of mind but not of body as in I am a disabled Vet I can still do a lot but have to do so in a different way. Like today I mowed my yard. I did to bags full with the grass catcher and used it on my garden then came in the house and got on line for about and hour. I read a lot of posts on here and remember what is said and then try to use that and what I have learned over the years to help others. I first started working on engines back when I was 9 or 10 and have done so ever since. Plus I did 6 years in the Navy as an E-T where I repaired computers and have always tried to learn as much as I can then pass it on to others
 
Hello Paul , As far as locating a narrow bucket for the Hoe that will be tough find after all these years , the wide buckets are much more common and less worn . Usually I take a wide bucket and cut the sides off narrow the center section to the desired width and weld the sides back on and replace the cutting edge and side cutters at the same time then reinstall the teeth . It is not a job for the back yard welder either because you will be working with very HARD T-1 Steel in the cutting edges if you want it to last . I would assume you know a good local welder then you would be all set . As far as the power steering goes seal kits for the pump are available as are steering box parts from New Holland the front tie rod ends are a little tougher to find and the rears I usually cut them off and use the replaceable ones from Manual steering tie rods after welding a piece of the threaded end from the manual steering tie rod on them then just thread the ends in and tighten the clamp . Thanks Tony
 
yup.

read a post and swore it only had 1 paragraph.

next day it has 2 and more info.

not sure if it was an edit.. or a difference in classic and modern not synching.

either way I missed it. :)
 
Ya on this one the guy went back and edited his post and it even said so and thanked me for pointing out his lack of info
 
ahh.. the pred to the 7.3.

the 7.3 idi, 7.3 ats turbo.. and heck.. the 7.3psd don't set any speed records either.. but they do get there.

we had a f250 at work with a 7.3 ats turbo.. mid 94. year. recently got rid of it.

befor ethat we had a 90 f350 with the 7.3 idi

silver witht he red interior. kinda miss that truck..
 

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