You got to decide how your gone to use the machine. Steel tracks really slow down the work because they really tear up the ground when you turn and turning with them is hard on the chain case. If time is not a problem and your always on dirt/grass the extra traction is night and day.
Learned...
I've been running Loengring F series on my 943 for the last two years. My'Cat never leaves the farm so it's always on soft dirt, mud, or grass. Best thing I ever did was add tracks. The only precaution I take is to limit counter rotating the tracks. I'm afraid the extra traction will break...
What I gather from the replies is the bucket is plain old carbon steel. Crank up the welder and burn it in! I'll back it up with copper and give it a go.
While pushing a tree with my 943 I stuck a tooth in the tree and sprung my bucket, cracking it along the cutting edge in two places about six inches long back in to the bucket. I also knocked off two welded teeth. I've seen several opinions on how to do it, but I only want to do this once, so...