BX Bucket edge, Piranha tooth,pro or straight? Pros and Cons of each.

[JOE G]

I am leaning towards the regular Piranha bar, I use the bucket for different tasks and I also am trying to protect my bucket. The Pro bar I don't think I can justify the extra cost. What are your guys thoughts for all around use.
Does the Piranha improve digging? Hinder back blading ?

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[Panik]

So I don't have any of those tooth bars from Bxpanded, though I do have a number of their other products, inclusive of their bucket expander, forks, and bolt on hooks. I have been very well satisfied with both the service, as well as the products I've purchased.

That said, it would probably be helpful to people wanting to give you advice to give a bit better background about what type of soil you will be operating in, and what you're intended use case is for a tooth bar.

The reason I say that is that I have tooth bar on bx that is similar to, but different manufacturer from the image below:

I also have very heavy clay soils on my property, with relatively little organic matter. The bar works well enough for clearing up vines & breaking down shrubby plants. However, its effectiveness in the soil on my property varies wildly from being somewhat useful to being almost entirely useless depending on soil moisture. If it's late summer/early fall when everything is dry it can literally be impossible to get any bite. I usually have to break out the subsoiler to break up the ground before using the tooth bar.

Granted that's also using a 23hp tractor with loaded tires & additional ballast on the back. If the tooth bar is intended for something with more power and weight your experiences may be different.

 

[RjCorazza]

I have the standard Piranha Toothbar on my L4060, and really like it. IMHO, the pro version is not going to perform any different than standard, but it looks "meaner".
It doesn't really negatively affect back dragging for my use. I removed about 20 cubic yards of old demo'd concrete that was just below the surface while grading for my pole barn. The Piranha bar showed very little wear when done, and it was hard service.

 

[kenmbz]

I have the regular Piranha tooth bar.
I have Diabase, soft iron rock and regula rocky soil which stops the flat edge of the FEL from digging.

The tb cuts right through the diabase and small rocks.

I also use the tb to rip out vines and brambles and bushy invasives.

What I like is that I can remove the tb easily if I need to.

More information on what your land is like for digging would help people give advice.

 

[ruffdog]

I am leaning towards the regular Piranha bar, I use the bucket for different tasks and I also am trying to protect my bucket. The Pro bar I don't think I can justify the extra cost. What are your guys thoughts for all around use.
Does the Piranha improve digging? Hinder back blading ?

Is your bucket pre-drilled with mounting holes? I'm sure the extra cost of the pro bar includes the extra price of matching the hole spacing of your bucket.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I'm on my second Piranha tooth bar, the first was sold off with the tractor it was on. It's a great product; I found it useful enough that when I was able I picked one up for the Kioti. This was around the time the Pro was released, and I really wanted it. The ease of installation and the clean look were appealing.

In the end, however, I couldn't justify the added cost. As for back dragging, if you keep a light angle, you can do it.

 

[JOE G]

My Bucket is not drilled,
I use this tractor for things around the yard so I don't make a complete mess. I have a mixture of Rocky top soil and once down a little bit it turns into Hard Pan/Clay. There are certain parts of the yard where the dirt is decent as well. I have a fairly large yard so it does varies. I also use this tractor to move saw dust and clean op the paddock.

 

[tacticalturnip]

My Bucket is not drilled,
I use this tractor for things around the yard so I don't make a complete mess. I have a mixture of Rocky top soil and once down a little bit it turns into Hard Pan/Clay. There are certain parts of the yard where the dirt is decent as well. I have a fairly large yard so it does varies. I also use this tractor to move saw dust and clean op the paddock.

You're best off getting the standard if you don't have pre-existing holes for a bolt-on cutting edge; it's two drilled on the side versus 5 holes at the edge.

 

[JOE G]

The Regular Piranha tooth bar appears to only require 2 bolt holes on the side which I have.

 

[ruffdog]

Forget the bolt-on PRO tooth bar as your bucket doesn't have the edge holes.

The Piranha Pro Bolt On requires that your factory loader bucket have holes in the welded cutting edge. If a replaceable edge is currently installed you will need to remove it to allow installation.