Skid Steer Concrete Bucket - Top Dog Attachments

📘 Overview

The Top Dog skid steer concrete bucket places half a yard of concrete exactly where a truck chute cannot reach, through a 12" x 12" discharge chute at the base. Two versions are offered and the choice is about pour control: the CM55 (9000140) has a manually operated discharge gate at 420 lbs, while the CH55 (9000141) adds a hydraulic gate at 440 lbs, letting the operator meter concrete flow from the cab for more accurately placed pours. Both are 54" wide on a 10 gauge steel shell.

A concrete bucket earns its place on jobs where the mixer chute will not reach and a pump is not worth mobilising. As a concrete placement bucket it carries a half yard at a time to the form, so a skid steer concrete attachment replaces a barrow crew on footings and pads. The same half yard concrete bucket mounts to tractor loaders with a universal quick attach coupler — note that only the hydraulic gate model needs an auxiliary circuit. Some operators call this a mud bucket.

⚙ Key Features of the Top Dog Attachments Concrete Bucket

• Half yard capacity — enough for footings, pads and post holes without a second trip, in a bucket a skid steer can actually carry.
• 12" x 12" discharge chute — places concrete precisely into forms and footings rather than dumping it and shovelling.
• Manual or hydraulic gate — the CM55 gate is operated by hand; the CH55 gate is hydraulic, so flow is metered from the cab during the pour.
• 10 gauge steel shell — concrete is abrasive and heavy — 10 gauge holds shape through repeated loads.
• 54" width on both models — the same footprint whichever gate you choose, so handling on the machine is identical.
• Goes where a truck cannot — reaches interior slabs, back gardens and tight sites that a mixer chute or pump cannot serve economically.

🔑 Why Choose the Concrete Bucket?

• Places concrete instead of dumping it — the 12" x 12" chute puts the pour into the form — no barrowing, no shovelling from a pile.
• Cheaper than a pump on small pours — for footings and pads a concrete pumper is overkill; this bucket does the same placement job with the machine already on site.
• Hydraulic gate buys pour accuracy — the CH55 lets the operator open and close the gate progressively from the cab, which matters when placing into narrow forms.
• Reaches sites a mixer truck cannot — half a yard at a time gets concrete to interior and rear-of-property pours without a pump hire.

📊 Top Dog Attachments Concrete Bucket Specifications

Specification Value Width 54" Depth 34" Capacity (estimate) Half Yard Discharge Chute Size 12" x 12" Steel Shell 10 Gauge Steel Country of Origin Made in USA

🔄 Concrete Bucket Sizes, Part Numbers and Weights

Part # Model Catalog Description Gate Operation Height Approx. Shipping Weight 9000140 Manual CM55" Mud 1/2 Yard Manual Manually operated 21" 420 lbs 9000141 Hydraulic CH55" Mud 1/2 Yard Hydraulic Hydraulically operated 24" 440 lbs

🔗 What Is a Skid Steer Concrete Bucket Used For?

• Placing footings and foundation pours
• Pouring slabs and pads in tight access sites
• Filling post holes and pier footings
• Interior and rear-of-property concrete work
• Small pours where a concrete pump is not economical

On pours where placement accuracy matters more than speed, the hydraulic gate is worth the difference — metering from the cab beats judging a manual lever over a form.

🚜 Which Machines Fit the Concrete Bucket?

Available for two machine classes — the Concrete Bucket uses a single universal quick attach plate that serves both:

Skid steers and compact track loaders — fits machines with a Universal Quick Attach (SSQA) mount, including:

Compact tractor front-end loaders — fits tractor loaders fitted with a skid-steer-style universal quick attach coupler. Loaders using Euro/Global or John Deere 400/500 mounts require the matching Top Dog adapter plate (Euro 90133219, Euro 2-piece 90133229, JD flat 9033199, JD offset 90133228).

Hydraulic requirement: Hydraulic requirement is variant-dependent: the CH55 (part 9000141) has a hydraulically operated discharge gate and requires an auxiliary hydraulic circuit on the host machine. The CM55 (part 9000140) has a manually operated gate and does not.

Compatibility is determined by mount type, not brand — confirm your machine’s quick attach configuration before ordering.

❓ Concrete Bucket Questions, Answered