Bucket dentistry: better teeth for b/h & FEL bkts

[dfkrug]

Originally Posted by F.L. Jennings

The teeth look good but now the bucket is limited in versatility with them permenantly attached. I think a better deal - for multiple use - is if they were made onto a detachable frame so that the smooth edge of the bucket can still be used for grading. Of course if digging/loading is the only use of the bucket they're OK.

This is the classical tradeoff of installing a removable toothbar. Note that
most owners of the bolt-on toothbars rarely if ever remove them. Even
more limiting is using your loader on pavement to move materials like gravel
or dirt. Having no teeth in that case is best. The owner of the FEL
pictured does not do that and any grading he does is with the box blade.

Despite the poor installation job, the weld-on teeth saved the owner a few
dollars and the need to drill a bunch of holes in his 5/8" thick plow
steel cutting edge.