buck tooth bucket

[txdon]

In welding class last year I made some buck teeth out of scrap. The Idea was to slip the teeth on the bucket's teeth, grab the mesquite and pull mesquite up by it's tap root without digging a very large hole.

 

[txdon]

They install easy, just slip them on and a couple of taps with a hammer.....

 

[txdon]

They look impressive installed!

 

[kossetx]

You got this mesquite slayer interested, how does it work? I hope well. mp

 

[txdon]

Before I continue with the "demonstration" let's back up a bit and take a look at the problem.

With the regular teeth, the limber, long tap root mesquite, would simply slide through the teeth and refused to be pulled out. A large hole had to be dug to get the re-sprouting root out.

 

[RonR]

I've seen similar to that bolted on the end of an FEL bucket to pull out trees as the guys are feeding cattle. These were on 100+HP tractors.........

ron

 

[txdon]

Here is a picture of the very fist attempt as I revved up the motor whipped the bucket back and.......

.....the teeth did not move, the bucket did, but not the teeth. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[txdon]

OK, now that you have stopped laughing /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif any ideas on connecting the teeth better or should the idea be scrapped. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

After getting on and off the tractor several times to put them back on I finally threw them aside and dug a deep hole.

"Buck Teeth II" will have shorter "V" teeth, that connect better.

 

[txdon]

Here are a few more pics I shot while getting on and off the BH. I think it will work with the modifications.

 

[txdon]

Last pic. I needed to get lower the tap root broke off.