FEL Removal w/Toothbar

[thavil]

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger (finally) on a toothbar for my BX24 and just thought of something that I need to ask first. For those of you that own a toothbar, are there any issues with removing your FEL with the toothbar still attached? Just wondering if the toothbar throws off the geometry of the FEL removal process?

 

[emmy71]

No difference on mine. Actually never really thought about it till now.

Terry

 

[crbr]

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger (finally) on a toothbar for my BX24 and just thought of something that I need to ask first. For those of you that own a toothbar, are there any issues with removing your FEL with the toothbar still attached? Just wondering if the toothbar throws off the geometry of the FEL removal process?

None. It balances out nicely.

 

[Deano]

Tod,

You think too much!!

Deano

 

[Stradbash]

Hmmm, the teeth endanger my ankles a bit more when the loader is on its dolly..., but other than that, no problems.

 

[ericecon]

When you dump the bucket at 15 degrees or so as the first step and then lower the boom to raise the front tires instead of resting the bucket on the front bar it's resting on the teeth. The teeth can handle this, and if anything, this saves the bar.

The toothbar increased the usefullness of the tractor and help me haul more firewood at a time, not to mention I'm now able to ram a pile of rip rap without worrying about bending the bucket. This is the easiest way to load the bucket when the rip-rap is on my sloped gravel driveway.

 

[Doug in NNY]

I bought a BX2350 a year and a half ago. I had two grab hooks wended on the FEL, but the greatest bang-per-buck in terms of using it a lot was a Markham tooth bar.

I just removed the loader with the tooth bar in place, and there was no difference when I used to remove it before the tooth bar was installed.

I don't like to put the loader on and off much, so sometimes I have to think a bit on how to do it. On YouTube I found a very brief video posted by Messick's on how to remove the loader from a BX24. I wish the video was a bit more wide angle, so as to see more clearly the tilt of the front of the loader as the rear FEL attach points lift off their mounts on the tractor. But I did about what the guy in the video did, and voi la, it was off.

The bucket with tooth bar is now slightly tilted upward as it rests on the ground, allowing me to remove the tooth bar to allow winter use of the FEL for moving snow.

Doug

2008 BX2350 w/FEL and Markham tooth bar, rear hydraulics, 54" MMM, Larry's Mower Axles, Pat's E-Z hitch, newly installed Curtis hard cab, 48" Loftness 3ph snow thrower w/hyd. chute rotator, 48" BushHog tiller (a rebadged Sigma from Italy - I love it), 5' Kodiak landscape rake.

 

[Ed_Indiana]

As you can see I loosen the side bolts and flip the toothbar back into the bucket and then dismount the loader with no problem. My son & I made this toothbar at his machine shop this past summer. Also when the toothbar is flipped back I can mount my bucket forks. I posted multiple pictures on the forum back in the summer.

 

[thavil]

Thanks for all the replies. As Dean said, I guess I think too much! Just wanted everyone's opinion on whether I would have issues before I found out the hard way on my first FEL removal with the toothbar. I remove/install my FEL allot for different projects.

 

[NuBota]

I have not had an issue with the geometry being off - but think about where you are performing the procedure (but don't over think it..... )

Had the TB dig in easily to the asphalt and it can/will make marks in concrete. I usually lay down a 2x5 foot piece of plywood in the garage or driveway. And obviously it would do a little more damage to the lawn