Tooth bar weight?

[General Lee]

Might be a dumb question........is it possible for a tooth bar to be to heavy for a bucket? I see a lot of tooth bars on this site and and they don't seem as stout as the one I have. I'm not being negative, I'm just wondering if to heavy of a tooth bar for a "light duty" bucket can cause premature wear and tear on something. I have a 60'' bucket and this tooth bar must weighs well over 100 pounds. The bar is 1/2 inch thick and 6 inches wide. The teeth are 6 inches and are replaceable. Each tooth is attached to its own solid steel block that is welded to the bar. Most ones I see are welded directly to the bar.

Any input?

 

[oldnslo]

The only issue this should cause is reducing the amount of material your loader will lift. Heavy duty toothbar should in theory protect the bucket lip from bending.

It may / will cause more wear on pivot pins, front axle bearings etc. Vs an empty untoothed bucket. Depending on the size of tractor and loader this is probly a very minor issue.

Roy

 

[greg_g]

I think some of the fabricators try to keep them under 70 pounds in consideration of freight charges. I don't want to undermine what may be an otherwise good product, but I stayed away from these "light ones" for just that reason. I didn't feel a 65 pound toothbar would be stout enough for my usage. The five footer I ended up getting, shipped at ~130 pounds (including crate). That's right under the UPS 140 pound limit. It was a little heavy for me to install - and I installed reinforcement plates before drilling the attachment holes - but the FEL itself hardly even knows it's there.

But contrary to the previous poster, my TB has actually increased the amount of what I can carry. Not in terms of weight of course, but in terms of holding bigger/bulkier items in the bucket that - without the teeth - would otherwise simply fall out.

//greg//

 

[J_J]

How about some pictures?

 

[radman1]

Might be a dumb question........is it possible for a tooth bar to be to heavy for a bucket? I see a lot of tooth bars on this site and and they don't seem as stout as the one I have. I'm not being negative, I'm just wondering if to heavy of a tooth bar for a "light duty" bucket can cause premature wear and tear on something. I have a 60'' bucket and this tooth bar must weighs well over 100 pounds. The bar is 1/2 inch thick and 6 inches wide. The teeth are 6 inches and are replaceable. Each tooth is attached to its own solid steel block that is welded to the bar. Most ones I see are welded directly to the bar.

Any input?

Mine is like yours. I would guess it weighs 125-140 lbs and 68". Mine is from a skid steer. Many that I see for CUTs are lighter in build but still probably just fine for a CUT.

 

[bullbreaker]

How about some pictures?

Greetings Again MR."JJ"
MRKM TB
Boone

 

[J_J]

Thanks, nice looking tooth bar. Even if it does weigh a little more, it look robust and strong enough to last a very long time, and aid you in digging/scrapping. About the only disadvantage with the tooth bar, is back dragging. You probably use the back of the bucket for that, and I would like to suggest adding a 1/2 in x 2 in bar across the back bottom just for that purpose, to prevent wearing out the bottom edge,.

Some chain hooks could also help you do certain things.