Well, the wife kept asking what I wanted for Christmas so I made a shortcut on the desktop to BXPanded's web site with the Piranha bar. So far I have not read a negative comment, unless you count learning to be very aware of the angle of the bucket so you don't scalp everything. She said her shopping was all done so I made the comment that if it started with "Piranha", she did just fine.
Now I just need to wait.
After it gets bolted on, I'm thinking of getting a couple of pieces of flat bar say 1/4 thick and about 2 or 2 1/2 inches wide to reinforce the bucket. I have noticed that with all the back blading I do, the paint is gone on the bottom back of the bucket and it is a perfect identifier as to where to add the flat bar. I may be a little paranoid, but after my years welding on loaders I have learned, it is a lot easier to add wear strips when things are thick enough to weld on than to wait till it's paper thin.
I'm thinking just pull the pins, flop the bucket over in the shop where it is nice and warm, Lay one piece on the bottom and one piece on the back. Tack in place and start burning some rod. Maybe next year I will get a MIG gun!
Now I just need to wait.
After it gets bolted on, I'm thinking of getting a couple of pieces of flat bar say 1/4 thick and about 2 or 2 1/2 inches wide to reinforce the bucket. I have noticed that with all the back blading I do, the paint is gone on the bottom back of the bucket and it is a perfect identifier as to where to add the flat bar. I may be a little paranoid, but after my years welding on loaders I have learned, it is a lot easier to add wear strips when things are thick enough to weld on than to wait till it's paper thin.
I'm thinking just pull the pins, flop the bucket over in the shop where it is nice and warm, Lay one piece on the bottom and one piece on the back. Tack in place and start burning some rod. Maybe next year I will get a MIG gun!