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Bent 4in1 bucket

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jkloepping

11-05-2006 07:19:20




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I have a JD555 track loader with a 4in1 bucket. The previous owner abused the bucket a bit, so that the moveable part of the clamshell is bent. Looks like he was pulling on something hard. Does anyone have a method for straightening it out?

thanks.




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ajk

11-06-2006 04:00:34




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 Re: Bent 4in1 bucket in reply to jkloepping, 11-05-2006 07:19:20  
At my shop we straighten a lot of 4 1n 1 clam shells for our customers and have a home made jig for doing so which is nothing more than a heavy piece of 12" I beam with two uprights,the uprights are welded to the I beam,you need a large capicty hydraulic jack or maybe two,place the I beam under the bowed 4 in 1 floor,lower the bucket down to the right height for the jack/s,weld the uprights to the side of the clamshell making sure that the jack/s will sit even,when welded pump the jack/s up and the floor will be pushed up,it is most important that care is take that the jack/s are sitting even and will not slip,keep the I beam on the floor so you can"t have your feet under it cos if the weld should break and the beam slammed down you could be footless, we use 60 ton jacks,the square type single stage,most hire shops hire them out,if the clam shell is badly twisted that requires the making up of another jig to suit,the heating up of something as big as a clam floor is not viable,the part you first heat will have cooled by the time the second part is heated.
Good luck
AJ

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jkloepping

11-08-2006 14:30:03




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 Re: Bent 4in1 bucket in reply to ajk, 11-06-2006 04:00:34  
Wow! thanks for the detailed reply. That sounds like the perfect solution. I'll be sure to keep my feet out of the way.



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RLH

11-04-2006 18:00:46




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 Re: Bent 4in1 bucket in reply to jkloepping, 11-05-2006 07:19:20  
I stratened one on a 410 jd using a big hyd jack a i beam and 2 chains i made a press by channing the beam under the lip then put jack between beem and bucket



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Roy Suomi

11-04-2006 13:19:14




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 Re: Bent 4in1 bucket in reply to jkloepping, 11-05-2006 07:19:20  
Is the bucket bent in the middle?? I've run into a couple of " smiling " buckets over the years..About the only repair is to cut the bucket partially apart , straighten , reweld..Seems the only way to relieve all that bent metal..You would need too much heat to be able to straighten it out..The tin with cutting edges welded to it makes it near impossible to do it any other way...It's a shame that people try to clam out stumps without digging around them with a backhoe first...

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135 Fan

11-04-2006 10:48:59




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 Re: Bent 4in1 bucket in reply to jkloepping, 11-05-2006 07:19:20  
Is it bent or twisted? If it's bent it will almost for sure need heat to straighten. If it's twisted ie/ one side is pulled out further and it doesn't close all the way, you need to twist it back past were it needs to go so it will end up straight. Try putting a big block on the side that closes tight and then close the bucket on it. It should move a little. If it doesn't move enough, try carefully pushing into something solid on the opposite corner of the block. If it still doesn't want to move, you will probably need to use some heat. Try using its own hydraulics and pushing first. If you have to use heat you'll probably have to heat both sides at the same time to get it straight. The narrowist part is probably where the twist is. Just a little ways down from the pivot point. You could put a straight edge on it and it might show the twist. Hopefully pushing it the opposite way it's twisted will help. Good luck. Dave

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