I have 2 (large) comments about the Norm bucket.... I have owned at least 4 of them; #1. The 2 wear strips on the bottom of the bucket is something that all or most American manufacturers use (Norm typically don't have these). You can't trowel crushed rock to a sheen, it continually bones the rock. Every Norm bucket I owned never had these 2 wear plates, the bottoms have all been smooth - like a trowel. #2. I once purchased a Norm with the high back when it was first launched, (not quite as high as the model on this you tube). I sent it back and changed back to their tradition lower back model, which has a more open mesh design, meaning you can clearly see the edge of the bucket, whereas the finer mesh in the high back version obstructs a clear view, particular on sunny days where shadows on the ground make levelling topsoil, or crushed rock near impossible. And by the way, cause the mesh holes are larger in the lower back model, I never had an issue with material falling through, only over the top. All that said, Norm a by far one of the best buckets on the market, heavy duty model of course.
Thanks Chris for taking time to show the bucket. I'm making a new bucket for my small tractor, nothing as cool as that. Just need it to work brush and other stuff better.🤔
Here Down Under, it's harder to find a skid steer without a 4 in 1. Even if just moving dirt, it's tidier to open up, reach over the pile, and with some practice skill, pick up the dirt leeway little behind. You can maintain the footprint of the pile. It can pick up most stuff, rocks, builders waste, ect.
Love it!!!! Run a 6' Version on a TL10 here australia. bucket and machine have 1700hrs on them. no complaints so far. Do alot of road, scour protection and vegetation, and general earthworks with it. Its the only bucket we own for the machine. You'll love em. Chris i suggest you get one for your TL12 you won't be changing bottoms of buckets at 500hrs or so . These Buckets are standard fit when you order a Takeuchi TL with a 4 in 1.
The valve is there to grab and hold a level and spreader bar. Saves a lot of time and fuel. Square level bar 8 x 4 feet frame, 6 angle iron cross pieces, weld 2×2 ontop horizontal to 3×3 to form : T for jaws to grab. When not in use stands vertically in rack on trailer. I have seen one that was 10 foot wide and was actually the side of the trailer. Works great, stores out of the way when not in use. Haven't seen it anywhere else except Australia.
Hi Chris , At last some Aussie Engineering and manufacturing being showcased and praised! In this Country our Engineering and manufacturing Industries have been dessimated
I'd like to see it used in scraper mode. Open the clam shell 2-4 inches, tilt the dozer blade back and push, the bucket should fill itself at a 2-4 inch cut depth or a 4-5 inch cut depth with the clam opening equal at 4-5. IE. Square the clam opening to the cut depth depending on the material. To control the spread to empty the bucket open the clam as needed to discharge to the wanted lift set with the dozer blade. This saves a lot of tilting and back blading.
There is another 4 in 1 bucket manufacturer here that make a very similar unit, Norm is good but the others try and compete so we end up with some great buckets here. Some of our buckets have the bolt on cutting edges, but in different thickness depending on what you want to spend.
I'm not an engineer nor do I have anything to do with excavation but the skid steer buckets that Chris has used in previous vids have ALWAYS looked puny to me. I realize that the increased load is going to add to the wear and tear on the skid steer so there has to be some reckoning there but that bucket is clearly designed to move dirt and a lot of it. Kudos to the Aussie design and construction! Hope Norm Engineering does well here in the states as well as world wide with this product.
So I got my experience moving dirt in Oz. When I moved here I was surprised to see so few 4 in 1 buckets. I never saw any loader buckets over there... all the skid steers and backhoes have 4 in 1s as stock...
The valve can also lock really tight onto a length of railway track. Put 45 degree bend in it. Grab track with full width of bucket with 3 foot bent 45 out the side. Great for backfilling trenches, drive parallel to trench using like a grader. To install close bucket, to remove open bucket.
This bucket should sell well in the USA. I noticed a tip back in the bucket while up high. I'm just wondering what Tim will think the first time he has to load a truck with soupy sand and the bucket tilts back and he gets wet through the grate. 🤔😉 😁
As a Brisbanite ('straya), I can only say that Norm Buckets are excellent. Please tell me that off-camera you tried dumping via the 4 in 1? So much faster than tilting the bucket forward and allows you to make a higher pile, particularly when loading big trucks with a little skid steer (like my Thomas 153). Also take a crack at using it to spread, rather than jiggling a load up high like you seem to, fly along with the bucket level, raised a little and the 4 in 1 cracked open a bit. I can't see you going back once the bug has bit.
Dad and I are looking into buying a 4 in 1 bucket without teeth for our farm. I think that they would be great for loading feed for our feedlot and for loading composted manure into our spreaders. We have a johndeere 325 tracked skid steer. Nice video that is one really well engineered bucket .
It has level site plates on both sides of the bucket to help you judge when the cutting edge is level. Just like the 953 you ran had a level plate all across the top of the bucket that was the same angle as the cutting edge.
As big as that bucket is you’d think it’d be more tippy when full and lifted up. Very cool! Can’t wait to see future videos of you using yours Chris. 🤔
Chris, killer work showing what you do...Nice a smooth operator is showing how to get it done and teaching more people than you will know......that look of bliss coming off that bucket step I am curious if it was put back on the truck and sent home...Buetiful piece of equipment with all the weak points addressed
Yep !! Chris , that's a must have on your Fleet of Machines !! Looks very well built, and performs great too......Go on and get it, ya know ya want it !! lololol... Great as always !Have a Great Evening....
Try opening the 4 in 1 a couple inch's and curl the bucket slightly the start cutting a tenth or 2 and the bucket will collect most of what it is cutting ( kind of like a scraper) ! There is a whole lot for you guys to learn about what you can do with a 4 in 1 bucket ! Hope this helps you all Chris !
If you want that valve setup on another machine the term of art is "pilot operated check valve", frequently abbreviated to "PO check". To make the machine safe to work on with that equipped you will need a bleed valve to relieve pressure.
That is one well built bucket, I would probably paint the windows back so you could see through the expanded metal a little better. I think your machine would look good with one of those. I don't imagine that bucket is cheap thou its probably easy 5 grand by the time you have it imported to the USA.
good to see you got an ozzie bucket will out last your machine my original norm buckets got over 5000 hrs and final needs a new outer floor the tl150 with a norm bucket gets about 1300 kg in it without tip over
looks like you are about halfway to an excavator/backhoe bucket when you tilt all the way forward with the bucket all the way open. might be useful for digging I'd like to see that given a shot
If he painted the 3 screens black (back side), the eyes should see through it a tad better. The mind will play tricks on you, seeing red instead of black.
The money shot was at the end! _Excellent driving!_ (But who didn't know that.) Reminds of the cups and I think safety cone videos you did years ago. _Extremely acurate_
yall missed an important part of that bucket. It can also spread gravel by cracking the the grapple open a little bit and dusting a road. thats the main reason i bought one.
Now I'm wondering if Norm makes one narrow enough to work with an EIMCO 911 LHD underground, using the same hydraulics that would run an ejector bucket...
