My father-in-law, a retired Boeing engineer, borrowed a neighbor's (old) tractor which has a backhoe attachment. It has a small bucket, maybe 10" or 12" wide. My father-in-law Jim has a big heart so when he saw how bad the wear was around the pin holes he volunteered to fix it. Which, of course, means he volunteered me to fix it. :-)
We've figured out how to fix the holes - we're going to bore out some 2x1/2" steel strap (aka flat bar) and weld it to the sides of the bucket. I'll need to make a longer pin. See
Grant