bucket toothbar

[RoyJackson]

"Roy- not too far from you, if you're in York Co"

I'm in Windsor, bit SE of York...

I know Jacksonville...haven't been down that area for a while though.

 

[rambler]

Someone else did that a while back. Knowing how many I bust in rocks while combining or mowing alfalfa, I'm still not sold on their longjevity, but any farmer will have a bucketfull of good used ones (the sharp edge wears off & they are tossed) sitting around, instead of paying $5-10 a piece for the sickle guards. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

--->Paul

 

[nomad]

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While you are here, Paul... I'm thinking to add a sickle bar cutter to the edge of my bucket. It will work then like a mow & collect (the grass in the bucket.) Very useful, isn't it? Now, the only left work is how to give the motion to the sickles there on the bucket edge. Lets hear the simplest idea.

 

[rambler]

Orbit (hydraulic) motor driving a wobble box.

A direct mechanical drive would be more efficient, but cost more & too many parts to get it plumbed through a loader - shafts & belts just won't make it.

Electric drive probnably isn't robust enough with 12v available.

Only leaves hyd.

--->Paul

 

[Egon]

Think Swather!!!

Egon

 

[nomad]

Yes, Paul, hydraulic driver looks best option.
But, instead of a hyd. motor, I'm thinking about a simple hydraulic vibration system with a small piston on each end of sicklebar cutter. Anyways, since this sickle cutter will not be more than 3-4 ft (as it will be mounted on the bucket end) the power required to operate it will not be high. Also, the friction in this system will be less because it's not a mechanical friction. Worth to make such a system? Not sure yet. But certainy, worth to try. Will see.

 

[Ben_W]

I had thought about using those for a toothbar also. I was wondering since the 3/8 by 4" bar has to be bolted to the bucket anyway, could the teeth just be bolted to the bucket and forget the bar?

 

[varmint]

I had thought about that too, but it would have been 10 bolts, not 3 or 4, and more importantly, the teeth have slots cut in them to fit over (in my case) a 3/16" bar, and that slot needs to have some steel welded in it so as to not weaken the teeth, so you might as well do it right...

 

[Ben_W]

I stopped by a farm store and took a closer look at the teeth and you are right, the bar would add a lot of strength and probably save some wear and tear on the bucket edge. Thanks