A Scab Plate for Bucket Assembly Is Now Available for Certain Skid Steer Loaders and Compact Track Loaders {6101} Caterpillar

Compact Track Loader

279C (S/N: MBT1-UP)

299D2 XHP (S/N: DX21-UP)

Skid Steer Loader

216B (S/N: RLL1-UP)

226B3 (S/N: AS21-UP; MWD1-UP)

242B (S/N: BXM1-UP)

246C (S/N: JAY1-UP)

252B (S/N: SCP1-UP)

Skid Steer Loader All

D Series SSL MTL CTL

Reference: REHS1841 Special Instruction , "General Welding Procedures"

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A scab plate for bucket assembly is now available for the machines listed above. The scab plate can be welded near the bucket hinge area to reinforce the bucket structure.

The following changes are now available for the products within the listed serial numbers.

Procedure to Fabricate and Install Scab Plate on Bucket Assembly

Illustration 1	g06290211
(D1) Radius is 15.0 mm (0.59 inch) (D2) 105.0 mm (4.13 inch) (D3) 98.7 mm (3.88 inch) (D4) 100.0 mm (3.93 inch) (D5) 42.6 mm (1.67 inch) (D6) Radius is 23.0 mm (0.90 inch) (D7) 30.0 mm (1.18 inch) (D8) Radius is 175.0 mm (6.88 inch) (D9) 248.6 mm (9.78 inch) (D10) Radius is 40.0 mm (1.57 inch) (D11) 48.7 mm (1.91 inch) (D12) 140.0 mm (5.51 inch) (D13) 86.1 mm (3.38 inch) (D14) Radius is 15.0 mm (0.59 inch) (D15) 26.2 mm (1.03 inch)

Illustration 2	g06290214
(D16) 120.5 mm (4.74 inch) (D17) Radius is 3.0 mm (0.11 inch) (D18) Radius is 15.0 mm (0.59 inch) (D19) 111.1 mm (4.37 inch) (D20) 118.6 mm (4.66 inch) (D21) 126.0 mm (4.96 inch) (D22) Thickness is 10.0 mm (0.39 inch)

Fabricate scab plates as per the dimensions shown in Illustration 1 and Illustration 2.

Illustration 3	g06286703
Typical example

Illustration 4	g06286761
(1) Scab plate (W1) 6.0 mm (0.24 inch) Fillet welds all around

Weld the fabricated scab plates (1) as per dimensions shown in Illustration 4 near the hinge areas of the bucket. Chamfer edges of all scab plates from (A) through (B) to avoid interference with weld.

Reference: REHS1841 Special Instruction , "General Welding Procedures" for proper welding procedure.