No offense, but the 4-in-1 combo bucket should have been better designed, the hoses are all over the place, the "tee" fittings are right in the worst spot, they are on the bottom of the bucket and completely exposed to big rocks when back dragging, the cylinders are vulnerable, a rock could easily damage the seals. The biggest problem I noticed is that it has even less capacity versus Bobcat/Cat's buckets.
The only positive feed back I will give is the reversible bolt on edge on the mold board portion of the bucket, the rest needs major R & D!!!!!!!
We welcome your comments about our products! No offense was taken. If you look at the
cylinder seals, you will notice that they are on the top of the cylinder, not the bottom. This makes them as safe as they possibly can be from rocks and debris. Also, the tee fittings are over 18 inches above grade. The lower fittings are 8 inches above grade, which there is no other way to make a two way cylinder to work than to make the fluid enter thru the top and bottom of the cylinder.
Other way that we have seen this done is if you look on the Bradco bucket (which we are a proud Authorized Dealer of) the bottom line has been run with a soft metal tube half way back up on the cylinder, which could be damaged , with no way to repair other than a torch and welder. The Construction Attachments bucket which has the lower fitting at 8 inches above grade is a steel fitting that after thousands sold has never been a problem, but if it ever was damaged, it could easily be replaced with a steel fitting and hose (costs like $10). On the other hand,with a tube design that raises the hose, the only replacement is going to be a complete cylinder if the soft tube is damaged. All fluid must enter from top and bottom. The softer steel tube design is much more vulnerable to any damage, and instead of providing protection, it ends up causing the entire cylinder to have to be replaced instead of a simple hose.
The
Construction Attachments 73" 4in1 Low Profile Extended bottom bucket weighs 916 lbs., and actually has a greater capacity at 17.5 cubic ft. than the Bobcat combination bucket according to their own specs.
http://www.bobcat.com/attachments/specs/combination_bucket
We take the time to show much better pictures than anyone else that we have found online, (including bobcat) and also have a magnification function as well.
That is just the beginning, as we have finished construction of our new green room photography studio (like the newscasters and special effects movie company's use). This will take our website visitor to a whole new level, and leave the rest in our wake. Also, we are going to have interactive 360 degree product views.
These are time consuming to create, but since we stock 90% of the products we sell, at least we have them to shoot instead of relying on the manufacturers poor photos, or waiting for one of our customers to order one so that we can take pictures of them.
