FEL teeth - yes or no?

[Tractorable]

Does the piranha tooth bar from BXExpanded fit loader buckets from other manufacturers besides Kubota?

 

[fried1765]

Does the piranha tooth bar from BXExpanded fit loader buckets from other manufacturers besides Kubota?

BXEpanded builds their Piranha their tooth bars to order,......to fit your specific bucket.

 

[wassup8687]

Does the piranha tooth bar from BXExpanded fit loader buckets from other manufacturers besides Kubota?

You just have to tell them how wide you want the bar and they'll make it. They show how to measure your bucket on their website.

 

[bdog]

Kind of an apples to oranges comparison but I had to dig a hole with my mini ex last night to bury my dog

I had my bucket on there with no teeth as I had been going some grading with it. I tried digging for about 5 minutes and couldn't get more than 6" in the ground. I went and swapped out for my tooth bucket and went to the exact same spot and it dug in like butter. This was with a 24" bucket with 4 regular style teeth.

 

[airbiscuit]

Sorry about your dog. They truly are man's best friend.

 

[PILOON]

A decent quality bolt on toothbar will actually re enforce your FEL cutting edge as the teeth are usually welded onto (approximately) a 3/8 or 1/2" flat bar that is about 3" wide.
Then for penetration they generally space the teeth about 6-10" apart.
That is about as close as can be to excavator style configuration.

The piranha style consists of much closer spaced blunter shaped (but sharp) teeth that would deflect on much smaller and closer stones.

I'd suggest Piranha would be superior for removing overgrowth than a spaced tooth bar while the spaced tooth bar better for real time digging.
Piranha would also be better for 'rakeing' type operations with the 'teeth' being closer but would also drag more topsoil than a spaced one would.
By design the Piranha would cut small roots as you'd scoop away overgrowth.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

Add to the equation that the 'bolt on' has replaceable teeth.

INMO for serious digging in virgin stone imbedded soil the spaced toothbar will excel while the Piranha would excel in previously prepared soil situations that have little or no stones.

Just look at the teeth on an excavator and you will understand, or a tracked FEL.
For sand and crushed they use nothing but to dig the use well spaced teeth!

 

[Oldoak]

A decent quality bolt on toothbar will actually re enforce your FEL cutting edge as the teeth are usually welded onto (approximately) a 3/8 or 1/2" flat bar that is about 3" wide.
Then for penetration they generally space the teeth about 6-10" apart.
That is about as close as can be to excavator style configuration.

The piranha style consists of much closer spaced blunter shaped (but sharp) teeth that would deflect on much smaller and closer stones.

I'd suggest Piranha would be superior for removing overgrowth than a spaced tooth bar while the spaced tooth bar better for real time digging.
Piranha would also be better for 'rakeing' type operations with the 'teeth' being closer but would also drag more topsoil than a spaced one would.
By design the Piranha would cut small roots as you'd scoop away overgrowth.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

Add to the equation that the 'bolt on' has replaceable teeth.

INMO for serious digging in virgin stone imbedded soil the spaced toothbar will excel while the Piranha would excel in previously prepared soil situations that have little or no stones.

Just look at the teeth on an excavator and you will understand, or a tracked FEL.
For sand and crushed they use nothing but to dig the use well spaced teeth!

My thoughts exactly.

However you took the time to explain it quite well and I might add, without being argumentative about it. :thumbsup:

I have a very good tooth bar which does an excellent job at digging, but sometimes I wish I had both for the different situations as you described.

 

[biodegraded]

I put a Piranha bar on my Massey three years ago. For what I do, it is worth every penny. I've never taken it off. It improved digging in my clay-loam immensely. It really shines at brush removal, blackberries in the attached photos.

 

[Atchuuu]

Purchased the Pirahna brand tooth bar and installed it today.

I debated not getting a tooth bar because of the price. After reviewing comments on TBN I decided to give it a try. Amazing! Really works well. I cleared a couple dozen small trees that were growing at the base of large pine trees. On the smaller pines I was able to rock the tree back and forth a bit, push it some then use the tooth bar to pull it right out of the ground. Half the time I was able to move it to the the burn pile without getting off the tractor.

Worth every penny!