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skayser2

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Since I do nothing but snow removal with my 463 bought this used 55" bucket several years ago. Little quicker than the 44" bucket that comes with the 463. Welded in a new cutter bar and finally got around to adding a saver bar this week. Sidewalks in the neighborhood are only 48" so stole the 1/4" x 20" x 48" plate option from the internet. I always bolted it on with 8 bolts or so. The plate is mounted with about 14" in front of the cutter bar. I use a polyurethane edge on it to spare the sidewalks. Mounting it and taking it off was always a PIA so devised a better way. Cut and welded in two 1 1/8" sleeves through the bucket and bucket wear bars. The 7/8" bolts welded in the 1/4" plate were a little overkill but I had em in the bin. I used 3/16" x 4" flat stock, drilled 7/16" holes in both it and the plate to create a pinch point at the bucket cutter bar. I welded a 1" x 12" piece of flat stock to "bump" under the pinch plate with the bucket while it's all laying flat on the driveway. Once it tilted back and loaded I tighten everything up and shes good to go. No more struggling and lifting trying to line bolts up. http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn277/skayser2/sidewalkscraper2013001_zps01500a04.jpg http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn277/skayser2/sidewalkscraper2013002_zps9f9df7b6.jpg http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn277/skayser2/sidewalkscraper2013003_zps2ac98b94.jpg http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn277/skayser2/sidewalkscraper2013004_zps09d2b959.jpg
 
Interesting, you don't have any problems with bending the plate being so far out?
 
Tazza said:
Interesting, you don't have any problems with bending the plate being so far out?
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Not at all Tazza. It flexes some raising if it's caught under something froze down or whatever but hasn't bent yet. It'll flex then lift the rear wheels first. These 463's are pretty light as you know. I'm not using any extra counter weight in the back. Might be different if I did?? I checked again..It's 13-1/2" from the edge of the 1/4" plate to my bucket saver bar leading edge. Without the bucket saver bar it was another 1-1/2" (15") for years. maybe I have just been lucky.
 
skayser2 said:
Not at all Tazza. It flexes some raising if it's caught under something froze down or whatever but hasn't bent yet. It'll flex then lift the rear wheels first. These 463's are pretty light as you know. I'm not using any extra counter weight in the back. Might be different if I did?? I checked again..It's 13-1/2" from the edge of the 1/4" plate to my bucket saver bar leading edge. Without the bucket saver bar it was another 1-1/2" (15") for years. maybe I have just been lucky.
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Very clever.
It doesn't get below freezing over here, so i have never had the chance to play in the snow with a bobcat :)
 
Tazza said:
Very clever.
It doesn't get below freezing over here, so i have never had the chance to play in the snow with a bobcat :)
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Everyone with a skidie should get a chance to play in the snow :) Feel free to come over for a week in the dead of winter. The wife and I'd be glad to put ya up :)
 

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