Bucket Hitch Receiver

12251HD · Apr 10, 2013

Has anyone ever bought and used one of those clamp on bucket hitch receivers for moving trailers and equipment around the barns and sheds? Light-medium duty. What should I look for? Thanks.

JMS/.MN · Apr 10, 2013

I don"t see the need for any receiver hitch on a bucket, or on a skidloader universal plate. I just torch a one inch hole in the center of the bucket edge, and drop a hitch pin in to hook to a trailer, etc. One inch is big enough to mount a ball hitch if needed. Why spend a few hundred bucks for an extra plate or receiver?

I"ve spotted trailers and other equipment for years with a simple hole in the bucket. Even made a long-handled hitch pin that I can use from the skidloader cab so I can hook/unhook wagons without leaving the cab.

Nebraska Cowman · Apr 11, 2013

I think I would just get a short piece of square tubing the right size and weld it in the bucket.

Circlebllc · Apr 11, 2013

I welded a receiver onto the top of my bucket. I can move my goosenecks, added a hook and made a quick attach for my bale spear. All work mighty fine.

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