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<blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 36173" data-attributes="member: 82"><p>I was going to say that, for a DIY person, modifying the bucket for a bolt on edge is a waste of time and money. For someone that puts a few hundred hours tops on a machine a year, there is no way you'd wear out a cutting edge. If you use it commercially, sure, go the bot on route.</p><p>It may not look like much, but if you weld it on, its a LOT of work. I have done it, its not fun at all. Removing the old one is even worse. It may sound simple to grind the welds off, but its not at all easy. You will never cut through all the welds and have it simply fall off. I spent HOURS grinding mine, then i had 10' length of railroad track with a plate welded on the end to hook on the cutting edge. I then tried to lift a concrete pipe to use it to try and break the welds that were not cut all the way through. It did work, but took time, working from one end and repeating the cuts on parts that weren't deep enough.</p><p>Be prepared for a lot of work, but you will get there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tazza, post: 36173, member: 82"] I was going to say that, for a DIY person, modifying the bucket for a bolt on edge is a waste of time and money. For someone that puts a few hundred hours tops on a machine a year, there is no way you'd wear out a cutting edge. If you use it commercially, sure, go the bot on route. It may not look like much, but if you weld it on, its a LOT of work. I have done it, its not fun at all. Removing the old one is even worse. It may sound simple to grind the welds off, but its not at all easy. You will never cut through all the welds and have it simply fall off. I spent HOURS grinding mine, then i had 10' length of railroad track with a plate welded on the end to hook on the cutting edge. I then tried to lift a concrete pipe to use it to try and break the welds that were not cut all the way through. It did work, but took time, working from one end and repeating the cuts on parts that weren't deep enough. Be prepared for a lot of work, but you will get there. [/QUOTE]
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