Toothbar and other accessories

displacedPA · May 2, 2012

underdog now that you cut down the attachments bolts i think you have the best of both worlds. easy removal and no holes in the bucket. Im not really keen on drilling my bucket either. let us know what you think of its digging ability once you have it out in the dirt.

underdog02817 · May 3, 2012

displacedPA said:
underdog now that you cut down the attachments bolts i think you have the best of both worlds. easy removal and no holes in the bucket. Im not really keen on drilling my bucket either. let us know what you think of its digging ability once you have it out in the dirt.

If you are talking about the tooth attachments bolts. I am pretty sure they are what they are. There really isnt any extra bolt sticking up from the nut. I wouldnt want to take any off of what is there for stength reasons and honestly all you might gain is an 1/8" or so.....

Dont really think they will be an issue

I was so excited when I got it that I threw it right on and really didnt look to closely at the underside of the bar but my thought is it is a bolt straight through. That is actually the nut you are seeing there on top of the teeth, in the pics. Maybe a carriage bolt with the dome side up but without a square hole the carriage head would spin and it would be tough to get it tight enough.

Last night I added another hole through each hold down bolt, at 90 degrees to the first one just to give more indexes to get the screw driver into. Because it sits between teeth this will make it easier to turn in

underdog02817 · May 6, 2012

Had 10 yards of fill dumped today and 10 yards of loam coming tomorrow to sustain some yard repair and projects for awhile. Havent dug into it yeat......delivered at dusk. May be a little while before I really dig at it. I have some lawn patching to to then it will be used for some larger projects.

However, I did move some rocks I had that were of where I wanted it dumped. A few were sizable, one in particular that I know I cannt lift just roll. The bar didnt move and did great for that. My only hinderence was I didnt have the BH on or any other counterbalance so I had a little trouble with rear tire lift on the big one.........

underdog02817 · May 6, 2012

apease said:
Thanks to this thread I just ordered one of these. I had considered a Gearmore with similar design but it was over $100 more. I'll report back once I have some experience with it.

Get it yet?

apease · May 7, 2012

I haven't gotten it yet, and no tracking number either. Just sent them an email. I'm also a little concerned that I don't see the clamp-on toothbar on the website any more, just one that requires chain binders. I hope to report back shortly...

underdog02817 · May 7, 2012

apease said:
I haven't gotten it yet, and no tracking number either. Just sent them an email. I'm also a little concerned that I don't see the clamp-on toothbar on the website any more, just one that requires chain binders. I hope to report back shortly...

The clamp on is a new product and not even up on the website yet. I found out about it because I called up to ask a few questions about the chain on version. when I was trying to decide on what toothbar I was weighing the options of doing it with cable rather than chain. When I called they let me know about the new version, not up on the website yet because they were just on the verge of releasing it. They sent me some pictures and information on it and I liked what I saw so ordered online.

When I ordered I also sent an email to verify I wanted the clamp on version. They also knew already because I had been discussion it for a few days over email and a couple phone discussions I had as well.

In your case, If I were you, I would contact then to make sure, especially if you havent discussed it with them before hand.

Like I said, I get the feeling they havent "officially" released the product yet, so it is not on the website.

They sid they will still be offering the chain on version because they still have people that want that version.

apease · May 7, 2012

ok, they confirmed they're sending me the clamp-on version. Apparently it will ship today.

bigballer · May 8, 2012

i bought a markham in 2007 that bolts through the sides of the bucket. i have only taken it off 2 times in the 5 years i've owned it. it was the best $300 i've spent on my tractor, still going strong..

apease · May 18, 2012

got the toothbar - it appears to be really high quality. My heavy-equipment-mechanic neighbor says my tractor FEL will break before the toothbar does. Only problem is that it's about 1/8" too big to fit inside the bucket of my BX24. A little grinding should solve it. My fault for not measuring and confirming size in advance.

underdog02817 · May 18, 2012

apease said:
got the toothbar - it appears to be really high quality. My heavy-equipment-mechanic neighbor says my tractor FEL will break before the toothbar does. Only problem is that it's about 1/8" too big to fit inside the bucket of my BX24. A little grinding should solve it. My fault for not measuring and confirming size in advance.

Yeah. They modded mine down to size for me but I dont think it is something they mean to do as common practice. I mentioned to them to reasses the size as it seems a bit tight for the BX23-25 series and it would be ashame for them to miss that market as they are a very popular tractor.

The beauty of their design is that it doesn't need to be a tight tolerence to the side walls so hopefully between you and I they take a cue and make it fit the BX series more consistantly. Mine ended up with about 1" clearence on either side and is just fine. I measured my bucked before ordering and like you was 1/8" undersized....which would have meant 1/16" to remove each side.

You might be able to move the longer tanged tooth to the second slot in so that you have less metal to grind. Not sure if this would affect the clamping action though but easy enough to move back as they are bolted on. Or maybe oval the hole a bit to slide the tooth in? Then remove from the bar end.

Did a little digging with it the other day and rolled a big rock. Seems to do well. I still have to make a better assement though. My issue was more with the tractor itself. I have the BH off right now because I was messing around getting some rear impliments and the 3PH setup so this was my first time digging like that(with no real balast in the back). As we know the BX 25 isnt the heaviest tractor around and it really needs the BH or some other sort of weight to add counter balast and wieght to the overall frame. It has a fairly high power to weight ratio. I had rolled this rock before no issue. I had a little trouble with back end lift. In loam I had some traction issues. This all has nothing to do with the toothbar aside from it adding more weight to the bucket area to compound the issue. But from a pure toothbar standpoint, solid as a rock. So I will get the BH back on and really see how it digs. Hopefully Saturday.