Mini Excavator Bucket Build

[Pete O]

Nice problem-solving approach to getting that plate to shape. I have a similar size bucket, about 42" wide for the loader on my old tractor that I ripped apart trying to move a stump earlier this year, too much stump and too much rust so the making of a new bucket has been on the project list. The cleats on mine are in two pairs, about 36" apart so should be line-bored, you've given me some inspiration for the shaping of the plate though.