3 point scoop bucket, nothing could be finer

I think this might be just the trick for me also, but just one question: how do you dump the load- do you have to disconnect the top link and raise the hydraulics. O.K. two questions: what kind did you get and, where did you get it, and how much was it? (5 questions?!)

Thanks! Joel

: I just bought a 3 point scoop bucket for my Oliver Super 55 diesel. I don't have power steering and was hesitant to spend more than I paid for the tractor on a front end loader and hydraulic pump to run it if I was going to be disappointed with it. I got some suggestions from Tractor Talk and one was to get a 3 point scoop bucket. It was just what I needed. I use mine to move dirt and gravel around as well as spreading it out. Works great, isn't hard on the tractor and was reasonable. So reasonable, my wife even approved of it. Now, all I have to do is convince her the John Deere 420 for sale in the paper is a good deal too. But I won't press my luck.

: I think this might be just the trick for me also, but just one question: how do you dump the load-
:)There is a trip lever that I hooked up with a rope. do you have to disconnect the top link and raise the hydraulics:)NO.

O.K. two questions: what kind did you get
:) Locally made.

and, where did you get it,
From a dealer in Maple Ridge, BC, any dealer should be able to get them and how much was it?
:) $400 Canadian. about $5 US, naw abut $260 US (5 questions?!)

: Thanks! Joel

: : : I just bought a 3 point scoop bucket for my Oliver Super 55 diesel. I don't have power steering and was hesitant to spend more than I paid for the tractor on a front end loader and hydraulic pump to run it if I was going to be disappointed with it. I got some suggestions from Tractor Talk and one was to get a 3 point scoop bucket. It was just what I needed. I use mine to move dirt and gravel around as well as spreading it out. Works great, isn't hard on the tractor and was reasonable. So reasonable, my wife even approved of it. Now, all I have to do is convince her the John Deere 420 for sale in the paper is a good deal too. But I won't press my luck.

The scoop consists of a frame that hooks the the 3-point hitch and a bucket that pivots on the frame. On the front of the frame there is a rope that releases a catch that allows the scoop to tip and dump the load. Generally, the scoop works best if you back into a pile of dirt because the heaviest concentration of dirt is at the very lip of the bucket which easily allows the bucket to tip. Just raise the 3-point arms high enough for the bucket to empty, and pull the rope. When the bucket empties, mine resets itself.

I bought mine at Tractor Supply in Selma, NC, about 4 months ago for $200.00. My tractor does not have power steering either, and this was the answer to my prayers because I didn't want to spend thousands on a front loader to use only a few times each year.

: The scoop consists of a frame that hooks the the 3-point hitch and a bucket that pivots on the frame. On the front of the frame there is a rope that releases a catch that allows the scoop to tip and dump the load. Generally, the scoop works best if you back into a pile of dirt because the heaviest concentration of dirt is at the very lip of the bucket which easily allows the bucket to tip. Just raise the 3-point arms high enough for the bucket to empty, and pull the rope. When the bucket empties, mine resets itself.

: I bought mine at Tractor Supply in Selma, NC, about 4 months ago for $200.00. My tractor does not have power steering either, and this was the answer to my prayers because I didn't want to spend thousands on a front loader to use only a few times each year.

Boy, I am like a kid with a new toy. I am going to expound the merits of the 3point scoop again. I just finised digging a new foundation with this thing. Probably took longer than with a loader, but still did a fine job. I"M HAVING A BLAST.

: : The scoop consists of a frame that hooks the the 3-point hitch and a bucket that pivots on the frame. On the front of the frame there is a rope that releases a catch that allows the scoop to tip and dump the load. Generally, the scoop works best if you back into a pile of dirt because the heaviest concentration of dirt is at the very lip of the bucket which easily allows the bucket to tip. Just raise the 3-point arms high enough for the bucket to empty, and pull the rope. When the bucket empties, mine resets itself.

: : I bought mine at Tractor Supply in Selma, NC, about 4 months ago for $200.00. My tractor does not have power steering either, and this was the answer to my prayers because I didn't want to spend thousands on a front loader to use only a few times each year.

: Boy, I am like a kid with a new toy. I am going to expound the merits of the 3point scoop again. I just finised digging a new foundation with this thing. Probably took longer than with a loader, but still did a fine job. I"M HAVING A BLAST.