backhoe thumb advice needed

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I've got a job to make a thumb for a Ford 655. I was thinking of making the whole thing, but it looks like that's gonna be a bit of a pain as well as take too long.



I'm looking for recommendations on a source for a pre-made thumb that I can weld on. The guy wants it to be fixed, not hydraulic. It needs to be relatively stout because it's gonna be used for a lot of rock moving, building stone walls, etc.



Sean

 

[TRAMPLINEMAN]

What are you calling a thumb?

 

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like this



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[bmoeller]

Have you searched any salvage yards, to get a used one? Would probably make more sense and cents.



http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...icial&q=heavy+equipment+salvage+yards&spell=1

 

[Tony T.]

Sean



This is just a idea don't know if you could use it or not, Since the thumb will be fixed position you might find youself a old ripper off a motorgrader, trac loader,or dozer to make work for you somehow.



Tony

 

[bmoeller]

Hmmmm. Or a parabolic shank from a (ag, DMI, Deere, Landoll..... ) subsoiler.

 

[MKoth]

http://www.machinerytrader.com/list...=394&mdltxt=&MdlX=Contains&BeginSearch=Search



See if this link gets you any where, its a search from www.machinerytrader.com