"Dump Bucket" Keeps Sears Tractor Busy

"Dump Bucket" Keeps Sears Tractor Busy TRACTORS Loaders 29-3-35 "I used scrap metal to build a 3-pt. mounted, manually operated dump bucket for my old Sears Suburban 10 hp tractor. It'll dig up to 4 in. deep," says Jim Culbertson, Sedalia, Mo. The bucket measures 16 in. wide, 13 in. long, and 8 1/2 in. deep and pins onto a home-built 3-pt. hitch. A lever extends in front of the tractor seat and is used to raise and lower the 3-pt. A spring-loaded trip lever built onto the bucket's mounting frame is used to dump the bucket. Bucket height can be adjusted by changing the position of a pin in the 3-pt.'s top link. "It works great for moving gravel and dirt anywhere on our farm," says Culbertson. "I raise the lever to let the bucket down, then back up and scoop the soil. Once the bucket is full I push the lever down to raise the bucket and drive off. To dump the load I reach back and push on the other lever. By driving forward and letting the bucket down at the same time, the bucket will automatically relatch itself. "If I want I can set the bucket high enough to just scrape the ground without digging down. It takes only about 30 seconds to hook up." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim and Lesa Culbertson, 1227 Spring Ave., Sedalia, Mo. 65301 (ph 660 829-4331).

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