Nice score today!

gwstang · Oct 18, 2014

I've been needing a dirt scoop to go behind the '52 8N for a while. I spotted this on craigslist while chowing down at noon and called the fellow. He was about 15 miles away so I headed out. He was asking $175 for the scoop and when I handed him $180...he said it would only be $150 and I got the Boom pole as a bonus for another $100. I was quite pleased and enjoyed meeting the fellow and talking with him awhile. It is reversible with hitch pins on both ends.

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I do have a couple of questions on the scoop. What does the adjustable bolt that is on the top of the back of the bucket and right in the center, do?

Also, when I get it full and pull the trip rope, the lever does release...but the bucket won't flip to dump. It seems to be hanging up on the sides. Do I need to pull out the two bolts on the sides that hold the bucket and clean then up/grease them a little so it will smoothly tip down when released? It had been sitting for a long time so it might need a little grease to work correctly. Overall, I am pleased with the purchases.

Ivan in Mich · Oct 18, 2014

mI have one just like that. I have had mine since
in the 80's. The bolt on the top is the latch
adjustment. You want to keep the latch well greased
or you won't be able to trip it. As far as flipping
the bucket when it is full my will not flip in that
postion. I usually just hook the front edge on the
ground then trip the latch. If you reverse it on
the hitch so you back into the load it will flip on
its own

gwstang · Oct 18, 2014

Thanks for the info!

RayP(MI) · Oct 18, 2014

I've been using a similar bucket to haul dirt for
a couple days. Awfully slow going. Got a friend
coming over with a hydro-hoe and a large dump
truck. We're going to move some dirt tomorrow.
Building up a grade for a pole barn only 6 inches
to a foot, but that's a lot of dirt for one of
those buckets. I use mine with the opening to the
back, so backing up to load. I have trouble with
pulling the trip rope to trip the bucket. Added a
pulley of sorts where the top-link attaches so
trip rope pulls straight up. When I'm ready to
dump I set the bucket down to take pressure off
latching mechanism, pull the rope, hold and lift
to dump. You could add a rope off back of bucket
over frame of carriage to provide a little lift to
tip bucket. (On mine the latch and rope on bucket,
not frame.) Bucket should be pretty well balanced
front to back, and helps if you have a little more
dirt on the open end of the bucket. That set screw
(bolt) was probably put there to allow some
adjustment of the angle the bucket sits in the
carriage to adjust for dumping angle. Mine doesn't
have that - only a slab to prevent bucket from
tipping too far backwards. I have had trouble with
small stones getting wedged between side of bucket
and carriage. Tends to keep from dumping. Careful
when hauling gravel.

Also have exactly the same boom pole. Handy for
some tasks, but not all that strong. I'm in the
process of replacing the horizontal bar between
3pt hitch pins. Bent mine up lifting a cattle gate
out of a snowbank last winter. Along with
replacing that square bar with one somewhat
stronger, I'm going to put two angle iron braces
from ends of that bar upward at an angle to boom
to provide a a little more stability. (By the way,
I paid $79 for mine, new, but that was a number of
years ago.

gwstang · Oct 18, 2014

(quoted from post at 18:57:05 10/18/14) I've been using a similar bucket to haul dirt for
a couple days. Awfully slow going. Got a friend
coming over with a hydro-hoe and a large dump
truck. We're going to move some dirt tomorrow.
Building up a grade for a pole barn only 6 inches
to a foot, but that's a lot of dirt for one of
those buckets. I use mine with the opening to the
back, so backing up to load. I have trouble with
pulling the trip rope to trip the bucket.[b:7d875455c0] Added a
pulley of sorts where the top-link attaches so
trip rope pulls straight up[/b:7d875455c0]. When I'm ready to
dump I set the bucket down to take pressure off
latching mechanism, pull the rope, hold and lift
to dump. You could add a rope off back of bucket
over frame of carriage to provide a little lift to
tip bucket. (On mine the latch and rope on bucket,
not frame.) Bucket should be pretty well balanced
front to back, and helps if you have a little more
dirt on the open end of the bucket. That set screw
(bolt) was probably put there to allow some
adjustment of the angle the bucket sits in the
carriage to adjust for dumping angle. Mine doesn't
have that - only a slab to prevent bucket from
tipping too far backwards. I have had trouble with
small stones getting wedged between side of bucket
and carriage. Tends to keep from dumping. Careful
when hauling gravel.

Also have exactly the same boom pole. Handy for
some tasks, but not all that strong. I'm in the
process of replacing the horizontal bar between
3pt hitch pins. Bent mine up lifting a cattle gate
out of a snowbank last winter. Along with
replacing that square bar with one somewhat
stronger, I'm going to put two angle iron braces
from ends of that bar upward at an angle to boom
to provide a a little more stability. (By the way,
I paid $79 for mine, new, but that was a number of
years ago.

Thanks for the reply. Someone did add a small pulley like you mentioned for easier trip pull. I would mostly use the boom pole for picking up things like the end of logs to pull out of the woods for firewood. Hope it will hold up, I'll keep the weight in mind as i don't really want to bend it up too much.

cole in mo. · Oct 19, 2014

Sometimes if you get the heavy part of the load in the back, there's not enough weight in front for it to dump.

gwstang · Oct 19, 2014

(quoted from post at 11:05:20 10/19/14) Sometimes if you get the heavy part of the load in the back, there's not enough weight in front for it to dump.

I flipped it around backwards today and it works much better backing into a dirt pile. Easier to dump also.

Nice score today!

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