Michigan T-24 project

[9W Monighan]

Jerry, Cut the buckets floor and back all the way out; Taper it so the cutting edge is slightly wider,may be 1/4'' than the rear. Make the sides about 1/16" wider on the top to the bottom. This creates "draft" in the bucket and it will empty much better. Before welding the bucket back together; bend the cutting edge and teeth down a few degrees. This takes some experimenting for the sweet spot. The angle creates a ramp for the material to flow and creates downward force pulling the cutting edge teeth into were you're digging.
You can experiment with the drag chain mounts too.
I've tried a flat bottom bucket just because I didn't have time to make more changes, and it won't dig. Look over my thread and find the bucket build posts.
After like 13yrs and several yards of material moved; It has worked very well. In fact, I really should make some new teeth. They are wearing down.