I think the original bucket is 55"wide. I was looking at the 4 in 1 buckets, seeing mostly 70-75". Is there a reason not to get those? or should I go for the harder to obtain 60"?
the larger the bucket, the less LBS you will be able to lift with it, as the weight of the bucket will be taking away from your machines lifting ability!
plus it will also stick out much wider than your tire
plus the added weight may play funny games with the way your machine handles things!(being more nose heavy on the outer ends of the bucket
all of these things might not be an issue to you, all depends on what your doing and on what type of ground(level , or sloped or off camber angles!
and to be honest finding a grapple bucket in the 458-60 inch range really isn't that hard, a simple search and I found many selling them,
here is one that is 55 inches as you say your current bucket is?
so, maybe finding one in your price range is harder than just finding one?
prices on them vary from quality and brand and overall build make up
I want a want a grapple bucket, but I decided that first I would get a 4 in 1 bucket because it can do the same thing, though i suspect not well, but also be able to doze better than the stock bucket. I was looking for local (and cheaper). But thank you, I will definitely look into that in the future! (gotta make some money first)
