This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Metal Working.
When you have a tractor or similar piece of heavy equipment, it's nice to be able to hook a chain on for lifting logs or other heavy stuff. Buckets and scoops don't often have attachment points for chains. Let's change that!
Here's a guy not wearing quite enough clothing for the job welding hooks onto an excavator bucket:
Similar idea for a tractor bucket (more clothes on this guy):
To document your completion of the BB, provide the photos or video (<2 min) of the following:
- The supplies you're starting with
- Partway through the build
- The finished hook or clevis welded securely
PEP BB metalworking.sand.weldhooks - weld hooks or clevises to a tractor bucket
