Rock buckets

[Dave Hunt]

I have never owned a rock bucket...are they a good product? Any brands better than others?

 

[JMS/.MN]

google "skeleton rock bucket". They work fantastic on a skidloader! Had one for a couple of years now. Others have hyd reels on them- google "Loftness rock bucket". There are others like them, some with a double bat reel, others a single bat. If I added a reel to mine, I"d make a single bat offset....that would raise high enough to get the bigger rocks in as well. Can"t remember the mfgr I"d copy, but they are in SW IA, close to MO.

 

[Dave Hunt]

Thanks for the info

 

[Bob Bancroft]

If you start searching it's surprising how many choices there are. Different spacings and tine designs. Many have tines closer than I want. I bought one last year for a mini track loader, which I bought just for rock picking. A little bigger machine would be nice, but boy are the track loaders expensive! I had do some altering to the bucket.

 

[Texasmark1]

You talking about a combination OTR 18 wheeler that will haul 25 tons of rocks/gravel/sand? I had one for awhile to satisfy a childhood fantasy. Played in the sand when I was a kid and always wanted to do it in real life. So after I retired I bought one and played with it for a couple of years.