Henro
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- Few miles north of Pgh, PA
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- Kubota B2910, BX2200, KX41-2V mini EX
In this thread plants4u reported that he broke two teeth of his new Kubota BH75 backhoe while digging out a stump.
I must admit this surprised me as I have not babied my backhoe and frankly never considered that the teeth would/should/might be such a weak part. Mine don't seem to be.
The teeth on Plants4u's bucket are obviously cast steel, and also obviously brittle. The break looks quite similar to broken cast iron in the photos.
What I am trying to do here is ask a question about backhoe bucket teeth. I am a bit blown away that something likely to take a lot of stress and beating would be made of something like a relatively cheap grade of cast steel, as compared to something stronger like a forging.
Is this pretty much standard? In that short thread 3 or 4 people reported breaking off bucket teeth on backhoes. Not all small hoes on little tractors, but some were.
Is this so common that it is rarely mentioned? My original inclination was to think that a poor grade of steel was used for plants4u's bucket teeth and that he should return the teeth/bucket to his dealer for evaluation/replacement. Now I'm not sure.
It's just that I have pried, pulled, banged, pushed so much with my bucket's teeth, never giving a second thought about what I've been doing... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
I'm smart enough not to pop caps off bottles with my front teeth; I suppose I could treat my bucket teeth a little gentler...guess now I won't be shocked if I loose a tooth or two... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Is tooth loss really that common?
I must admit this surprised me as I have not babied my backhoe and frankly never considered that the teeth would/should/might be such a weak part. Mine don't seem to be.
The teeth on Plants4u's bucket are obviously cast steel, and also obviously brittle. The break looks quite similar to broken cast iron in the photos.
What I am trying to do here is ask a question about backhoe bucket teeth. I am a bit blown away that something likely to take a lot of stress and beating would be made of something like a relatively cheap grade of cast steel, as compared to something stronger like a forging.
Is this pretty much standard? In that short thread 3 or 4 people reported breaking off bucket teeth on backhoes. Not all small hoes on little tractors, but some were.
Is this so common that it is rarely mentioned? My original inclination was to think that a poor grade of steel was used for plants4u's bucket teeth and that he should return the teeth/bucket to his dealer for evaluation/replacement. Now I'm not sure.
It's just that I have pried, pulled, banged, pushed so much with my bucket's teeth, never giving a second thought about what I've been doing... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
I'm smart enough not to pop caps off bottles with my front teeth; I suppose I could treat my bucket teeth a little gentler...guess now I won't be shocked if I loose a tooth or two... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Is tooth loss really that common?