About 20 years ago, I purchased what the seller called a "slusher" for about $100, but damaged it badly digging a pond, and left it when I moved. The man I purchased it from has passed away, and I have not been able to find any info on it. I hope someone can help?It looked like a steel barrel cut in half and pulled sideways with a drawbar. There were rope actuated levers that allowed the barrel to either roll behind the tractor, or lock in either digging, carrying, or backblading position. I believe it was about 5" to 6" wide, and took a lot of hp to pull. I dug a pretty good sized pond with it by adding a long drawbar which allowed me to back the "barrel bucket" into the hole. Pulling it back out is what took the hp, but once full, the bucket could lock in "carry position allowing the dirt to be transported away from the hole. Occasionally, it would snag a stump or large rock, and sheer off one of the bolts that locked the bucket from rolling. I learned the hard way that these shear bolts were intended to protect the bucket. Got frustrated with replacing them so often, and used a grade 8 bolt. Fortunately, this was toward the end of my project. Does anyone have info, photos, or a source for one of these buckets?
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