Any feasible way to put a front bucket loader on a dozer?

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    • February 22, 2017 at 11:44 pm #46741
      Gary Griffiths
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        I’m going to be doing a lot of moving river rocks with my NorTrac 3500 in the foreseeable future.  It would be great if I could mount a front-end bucket loader on it in place of the blade to pick them up and pile them for a garage foundation.  Hate to contemplate just pushing them up from the river.

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      • February 23, 2017 at 1:25 am #46742
        Bob Rooks
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          They are available from the factory as an attachment. I have that option on mine. Videos on YouTube. You can probably retrofit one if you have the correct type of towers  (transom).

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        • February 23, 2017 at 1:37 pm #46744
          Bob Rooks
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          • February 23, 2017 at 1:45 pm #46745
            Bob Rooks
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              The factory loader option includes a heavy counterweight that should be used with the loader, but I just used the backhoe instead.

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            • February 23, 2017 at 9:50 pm #46756
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                And if you try to pick up 20′ of 2-1/2 foot diameter tree trunk with pallet forks on a 284 tractor (even just one end to back a trailer underneath it) you better have a bunch of weight in the back, don’t ask me how I know. Almost had to clean my shorts :yes:

              • February 23, 2017 at 10:13 pm #46757
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                  Tinbender wrote:

                  And if you try to pick up 20′ of 2-1/2 foot diameter tree trunk with pallet forks on a 284 tractor (even just one end to back a trailer underneath it) you better have a bunch of weight in the back, don’t ask me how I know. Almost had to clean my shorts :yes:

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