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[wilkesland]

Thanks for sharing- looks like you did a great job. As a newbie, I'm a little anxious that despite my research I may have purchased an expensive piece of equipment that will not do what I need to do. Your post is reassuring and helpful. Ordering a Markham tooth bar is the first thing on my to do list for the new year!

 

[rk246]

All you guys have to keep rubbing it in how good that toothbar looks and works and fits etc... Mine still has not come, I was hoping for an early x-mas present... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ELMO67]

Nice job on the install! A word of caution though, in the first picture you posted it looks as though the center tooth of your toothbar might be out to get you /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif .

 

[Highbeam]

"Mine still has not come, I was hoping for an early x-mas present"

As was I. The bugger shipped and I have been tracking it to Indiana. It seems to have fallen into a black hole since it hasn't left there for a few days now. Did some TBNer in IN steal my toothbar? It might have something to do with the holiday me thinks.

 

[strokerduster]

they say a picture is the next best thing, sooooo. many good holes to you in the new year. toothbar works like a champ....... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[rk246]

I guess at least yours shipped, I am guessing after the 1st for mine...

 

[Renze]

Just curious: In what conditions are you digging ? I need a little advice on these toothbars.

Does a toothbar only improve digging ease in clay or loam soils, or also in my Dutch conditions of sandy soils, free of any rubble and roots ?
How does it compare, for example digging with a 2 meter bucket with toothbar compares to digging a 1,5 meter bucket without toothbar ? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

If a toothbar could make digging a lot easier, i need one too, but if the difference is little, i dont want one on my bucket when i am scooping up manure from the bunk silo... /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[3RRL]

Let's see...best I can remember the soil there can be very compacted until it is loosened up. (I lived in Nymegen and Rotterdam when I was a kid before immigrating in 1957 and have never been back.)

So "digging" with the toothbar will be far better than without one. The 2 meter bucket with toothbar will dig better in your soil than the 2 or 1.5 meter bucket without....That is for real digging and not just "scooping" as you say. I noticed you don't have to loosen up the soil first (like ripping with my boxblade) to cut a section of dirt as I said in one of the earlier posts.

If the soil has already been loosened up and you are just scooping it up, it would be about the same. Although I have found the toothbar to "slide" into the soil easier especially if there are a few rocks or clumps in that instance as well. The most significant improvement I noticed besides "digging" is the ability to get some of those larger rocks into the bucket MUCH easier than without one.

Now that it is installed on my bucket, I doubt I'll ever take it off again. It becomes much easier to scrape up shrubs and loose debris than before.

 

[Renze]

Thanks for the info !!

My boss has plenty of stainless steel around, i can cut some strips on the laser cutting machine... Or maybe just get some wear resistant flatbar...

On my 2 meter bucket, i guess i'm going to need a tooth every 25 cm/ 10 inches?

 

[IslandTractor]

Every 25 cm/10 inches or so should be correct. Attached is an example of a toothbar with 5 teeth for a 54 inch bucket.

Regarding manufacture, you might want to look at purchasing some of the teeth and just welding them yourself to a bar of steel. I'm sure someone in Europe manufactures teeth. You could certainly buy them from the US though shipping would be expensive.