Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16011 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Swisher Mower & Machine Company
• Model: 2643

Features

• A durable 44-inch universal dump bucket ideal for home and professional use
• Rugged scoring teeth provide penetration of compacted soil mounds and other materials
• Bucket is easily dumped by pulling quick release lever
• Bucket lifts with winch supplied by owner
• 3-cubic-foot capacity

Amazon.com Product Description
The Swisher 44-inch ATV universal dump bucket is interchangeable with the universal mounting kit, and can easily be switched in seconds without the use of tools. The dump bucket's rugged construction makes it ideal for demanding professional and farm jobs, and sports a 250-pound weight capacity. The 44-inch bucket is ideal for a wide variety of applications, and is easily dumped by pulling the quick release lever.

Customer Reviews

Nice product, but not sure that it belongs on an ATV
The bucket itself is well made & functions as intended.
The universal adapter can be very difficult to remove if leaf springs or mounting brackets slip during use. I'll tighten all bolts a lot more next time.
As mentioned in other reviews, a winch that doesn't have a brake won't support a loaded bucket. This can be cured by mounting a pulley on the lift point & running the cable back to the ATV's front rack. The resulting increased mechanical advantage allows the winch to support the load without slip & allows it to lift heavier loads with ease, though more slowly. In fact, it easily lifted too much of a load & damaged the front bearings on my 2003 Yamaha Kodiak 400. Keep the loads small.
Other companies offer rear mounted attachments that have their own wheels to support the load. They reduce the stress on the ATV but require backing up to scoop. Of course, the best solution would be to buy a machine made to take a bucket. $$$$

Swisher Bucket Poor engineering
I bought my Swisher bucket from Tractor Supply over two years ago and I went through a whole series of RE-Engineering before I had this bucket working like it should. I have a 1998 Honda TRX450 which has CONSTANT 4 wheel drive. You can not turn it off and that was exactly what I wanted for dredging out my lake bottom in the mud. I did add some killer mud tires and a 80 pound bag of concrete on the back rack for traction. The mounting kit for the a arms was useless and had to be totally redone. Almost ALL of the places that moved during normal ups and downs were worn out and so I re-did those with some welding and added some OIL HOLES for lubrication.
I bought a Warn 2500 winch but a more powerful one would be better. I highly recommend that you REMOVE the 50 foot winch cable and cut it into 5 foot lengths. This helps a lot with your cable slack/binding problems plus the winch has more torque when it is short on the spool. Of course your winch is not much use for pulling you out of a tight spot anymore. My next winch will have a web belt, NOT a cable and Warn now makes one.
I also added a heavier strip of metal all around the front lip which stiffens it up a lot. My bucket had a small weld every 6 inchs and did not hold up very long. I sent pictures and comments to Swisher about all the problems but got very little response.
Another major problem was the battery not lasting long due to the use of the electric winch and my electric shift tranny so I added a solar panel under the front rack and never had any more problems.
If I had to do it all over again I would build it myself and maybe get it right the FIRST TIME!
I plan to sell this entire setup, ATV & bucket in the next few weeks and go with a UTV. Grandpa Dale, Retired on Lake Buchanan Texas

ATV Dump Bucket
Incredible! Moved 15 tons of rock around the house in 2 days without breaking my back. If you have a 4 wheel drive HEAVY ATV, get one of these.