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Read articles →A hobby homesteader documents adding a weld-on bucket hook to his Kubota BX23S using a Tractor Supply hook and angle iron instead of a purpose-made weld-on hook. He walks through cutting the hook to fit, fabricating an angle-iron reinforcement, and welding it in, openly admitting amateur welds. Ends with a paint-matching misadventure at the dealer. Best for DIYers comfortable improvising a similar low-budget bucket hook mod.
An owner-operator hobby homesteader sharing the actual process on their own property, mistakes and all, no dealer or brand affiliation evident.
He cut a 3/8 inch Tractor Supply hook to fit, then welded in angle iron bracing tied into the bucket's existing structure to support the hook without stressing the thin bucket metal.
Yes, he used a 3/8 inch pin-style hook from Tractor Supply since purpose-made weld-on hooks were not available, cutting it to fit and reinforcing it with angle iron.
Not necessarily. He bought Kubota orange spray paint from the dealer after other stores were out, but it did not match his tractor's original paint color.
