Easily Removeable Toothbar?

[RichZ]

Are there any toothbars that are easily removeable? A toothbar would be handy on one of my loader tractors for moving manure, but I might want to take it off for other uses, like moving snow. I know that most bolt on, and I figure that the bolts would soon become very difficult to get off with the amount of manure I move. Are there any toothbars that clip on instead of bolt on?

Thanks for any info!!

 

[john_bud]

You could probably work with a company like Markham Welding to modify the standard bar to do just that. A loop thru the side of the bucket with a pin on the outside. You would probably want to weld on some bar to protect the pin, but that's easy enough.

jb

 

[Inspector507]

Instead of the bolts on a bolt on toothbar, use pins. It may rattle a bit though. My bolt on takes about 2 minutes to remove.

 

[skippy957]

Here is my set-up and it works great and fully removable.

 

[Racer71]

I switched the stainless bolts to avoid the rust problem.

 

[ToadHill]

skippy: did you make that or buy it set up like that?

 

[TC29-dude]

I am really happy with my Markem as other several other members of this board.

 

[skippy957]

skippy: did you make that or buy it set up like that?

I did it my self with few old teeth and a flat bar.

 

[canoetrpr]

Out of curiosity, why do you want a toothbar for moving manure?

I just took my toothbar off for the winter and I generally find moving material, including manure a bit easier without it.

I find that being able to get slightly lower right to ground level with the bucket is nicer and I also find that I am less likely to dig into the ground when I didn't mean to without the toothbar on. That said, bear in mind that I am no pro at loader work so it is not atypical for me to dig in a bit when all I meant to do was scoop up that last load of manure.

I think that in general I will be keeping my toothbar off until I actually need it for a project.

 

[williekioti]

Generally mine stays on throughout the spring/summer/fall digging season and comes off for winter digging. Like I said generally, but it really comes on/off so easily I can change the setup in five minutes(including time to find the wrenches).

I wouldn't personally worry about using bolts just so long as the bolts aren't too long and you have excess threads sticking out beyond the nut on the outside of the bucket. If they get boogered up it could be make dismounting the bar tough. I would worry about losing pins.

 

[RichZ]

The manure that I'm referring to is more like dirty hay, which I use for bedding for my goats and sheep. I have a kid working for me whose main job is mucking the barns, and he has to use a wheelbarrow, because I can't get a tractor in my barns. So he dumps the wheelbarrows of manure in an area, and I pick it up with my loader several times/week. I have over 100 goats and about 30 sheep, so we're talking a lot of maure. It isn't always easy to pick it up with the loader, depending on how wet and packed down it is. A toothbar would make it much easier to pick up.

 

[tommu56]

Rich
What about when you drill bucket for tooth bar drill it in the front of the slot and loosen bolt slide it forward and flip it in to bucket would that work?

Tom

 

[SkunkWerX]

The manure that I'm referring to is more like dirty hay, which I use for bedding for my goats and sheep. I have a kid working for me whose main job is mucking the barns, and he has to use a wheelbarrow, because I can't get a tractor in my barns. So he dumps the wheelbarrows of manure in an area, and I pick it up with my loader several times/week. I have over 100 goats and about 30 sheep, so we're talking a lot of maure. It isn't always easy to pick it up with the loader, depending on how wet and packed down it is. A toothbar would make it much easier to pick up.

Rich, The Toothbars come off very easily with the Nut & Bolt arrangement.
I can't imagine what manure would do to the nut & bolt in the near term.
If it's corrosion you are thinking would be a problem, you could use a Nylock bolt and some lithium grease or teflon tape on the threads, the nylon insert tends to seal the threads.

If you are removing it several times a year, It will only get easier each time.

I can understand how the toothbar helps picking up piles of manure. I would go ahead and bolt it up, use it, and unbolt it as needed to remove. With a pneumatic impact gun we are talking 60 seconds to remove. With socket wrench a couple minutes, tops.

Stainless could get pricey for 3/4" hardware, you could probably replace the Nut Bolt combo every year or two, push come to shove.

What is your concern? corrosion of the bolts? or just basic mechanical removal?

 

[RichZ]

Yes, my concern is corrosion. I figure I'd have it on most of the time, and only occasionally need to take it off, and when I did take it off, I thought that it might be corroded on. But your ideas sound like they'd prevent that.

 

[Racer71]

Rich, The Toothbars come off very easily with the Nut & Bolt arrangement.
I can't imagine what manure would do to the nut & bolt in the near term.
If it's corrosion you are thinking would be a problem, you could use a Nylock bolt and some lithium grease or teflon tape on the threads, the nylon insert tends to seal the threads.

If you are removing it several times a year, It will only get easier each time.

I can understand how the toothbar helps picking up piles of manure. I would go ahead and bolt it up, use it, and unbolt it as needed to remove. With a pneumatic impact gun we are talking 60 seconds to remove. With socket wrench a couple minutes, tops.

Stainless could get pricey for 3/4" hardware, you could probably replace the Nut Bolt combo every year or two, push come to shove.

What is your concern? corrosion of the bolts? or just basic mechanical removal?

My 1/2 hardware cost me $8. It was worth it.

 

[RalphVa]

My Markham just slides over the edge of the FEL and bolts via 2 big bolts at the side. It's easy to put on and off. I leave the bolts in the holes now, as I occasionally will use the bolts for attaching something else. They haven't rusted. The toothbar stays off except for the rare dirt digging need.

Ralph

 

[Westendorf-RR]

We make a quick-attach set of bucket teeth (no bolts or tools required to remove). They are longer than most tooth bars I've seen on TBN (around 10-12"), they were specifically designed to help increase the load size and aid in handling manure. The chains just wrap up the back of the bucket and latch to the top edge. You can see them online at Front-End Loaders by Westendorf: loader for tractor, shade canopy, wagons, manure & landscaping equipment.