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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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we have a church camp down the road from our house and some how or another they broke the front bucket on a backhoe.. We figured it was just a lil broken..Wrong. it was a complete loss.


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After torch

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New bucket we made out of 1/4"

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Still gotta weld the cutting edge on and reinforce the top.
If they break this one, we give up.
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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Damn, they did a number on the old one..
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 02:04 PM
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It took us about 3 hours to use a brake and make that bend.. 2.8* bends every 3/4"
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 03:51 PM
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Looks good. Always love a welding project!
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