DIY slush bucket

[hoggsback]

Thought I would share my cheap diy slush bucket. It works great and you only need a plastic tote and a 5 gallon bucket.

Cut the bucket about in half. Cut a hole in bottom of tote same diameter of bucket. Place bucket into tote hole. The lower lip of the bucket stops it from falling through the tote.

[harvey lee]

Look's like I will be making one of these this weekend.

Thanks

[getfishingputz]

I made one of these DIY ice auger slush buckets out of a 15 gallon tote & added construction adhesive. Great Idea!-only cost $12! Thanks!

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[Boar]

Yup im all over that. Thatnks for those picks.

[Cheers]

So you get all the slush out of the hole and bucket and dump it into the tote and haul out the door ? Is it heavy ?

[otterman91105]

That looks pretty close to the ones they sell in the store. Looks nice.

[getfishingputz]

No heavier than the ones you buy at the store.

[Cheers]

obviously I have never used one so I would not know how heavy store ones are either !

[Hawg]

It's very heavy, look into a Slush Copter.

[Ron Vroom]

Slush copter works great, but you need an open hole first! The bucket helps you open that hole without a mess in the house. If you only have a foot of ice, a slush copter is all you need, but when you are 2 feet or more, you have a lot of slush to deal with before your hole is open for the copter.

[getfishingputz]

I grew up on a farm in Minnesota and one thing I can never remember asking my dad ever is how much a empty bucket weighed, as the old man would have given you a side-ways look and asked you if you were f***in with him. That being said if you've never handled a empty tote or an empty bucket don't worry about making this set-up as I know you never will anyway.

[Cheers]

I grew up on a farm in Minnesota and one thing I can never remember asking my dad ever is how much a empty bucket weighed, as the old man would have given you a side-ways look and asked you if you were f***in with him. That being said if you've never handled a empty tote or an empty bucket don't worry about making this set-up as I know you never will anyway.

No need to be rude about it . The question was simple . Is it heavy ? I was referring to the tote when filled with slush . And yes I may make one if I can lift it when it is full of water and slush.

[Boar]

Wow a simple how to thread has turned into a verbal fight. Wow...Grow up guys.

[Cheers]

I changed my response

[derbier122x]

Would.have been handy in a buddy's house yesterday. He does t have one and my perm hasn't hit the ice yet (still building it). He travels for work, so it's been frozen shut for about 3 weeks. Not pretty.

[Ron Vroom]

I actually can get by with just a slush copter when the ice gets really thick and you are dealing with extensions through the house. The ice bucket adds at least another foot of extension. What I do, is drop my house down 1/2 way, drill as far as I can, pull slush away with a roof rake ( I know, something else to carry, but it works better than a shovel). Then drop hose rest of way and drill rest of way with extension if needed, and drive slush down hole with the ice copter leaving no messs at all in the house.

[Cheers]

my problem is I have a skid house so I dont have the drop down option. I get the full 3 feet coulomb of slush into my house and on the floor. With a 9 inch hole it is a big mess ! I just got a slush copter and am still experimenting

[Ron Vroom]

Try this. Clean out the snow and ice in the hole before the auger breaks through and the water fills the hole and creates the slush which is what is heavy and makes the mess. Then when you drill through, you won't have as much slush in the hole which the ice copter will easily drive down.

[Cheers]

Thanks

[Hawg]

Good point Ron, a bucket of flaked ice is nothing compared to when its half water. That's where the Ion comes in handy, it makes very light flakes and doesn't throw it 4 feet like a gas auger. A slush bucket wasn't real handy with my big Jiffy, the ice still went everywhere. Remember too that if your holes are to close to the wall a slush bucket wont center over it. I couldn't use one in my old skid house because the holes were too close to the corners.

[Boar]

If i getnaround to making one im gona off set the hole in the tote so it can accomdate a hole close to a wall but still have ice catching capabilitis.

[vikingmeatwad]

What did y'all use to cut the bucket and plastic bin?

Thanks, I need to make one as ice is getting all over the floors!