folding toothbar

[radair]

I don't know about others, but my Markham won't flip up unless you take it off first. It is notched over the end of the bucket. To flip it up, you'd have to remove both bolts, pull it out and flip it up, then put the bolts back in. The attached pic of Raybee's toothbar barely shows the steel under the bucket at each tooth.

I would just take it off and save a step or two.

 

[Pks]

I agree with Radair. My Markham tooth bar won't flip up either. The bolts need to be removed, the bar slid forward about 3 inches and then flipped up.

Each tooth on the bar has a 3 inch dog-leg that fits under the cutting edge of the bucket to provide support to the edge and the tooth.

 

[psdx]

The Markham toothbar's side pieces have a slotted hole for the bolt that passes through the bucket side. If you drill the hole for the bolt to be at the BACK of this slot, then yes - you will have to remove the bolts completely to get the toothbar out of the way. However if you drill the hole through the bucket several inches FORWARD from the back of this slot, then you can loosen the bolt, slide the toothbar forward enough to clear the leading edge of the bucket and flip it up without removal.

The ability to loosen, slide, and flip-up is all a function of where you drill the hole when you install the toothbar.

 

[txdon]

Expanding on Inspector507's installation statement, the tooth bar will have two holes on the side with a connecting channel. Drill only one hole on each side of the bucket: the hole closest to the front. Then when you want to flip it over you will loosen the bolts, slide the tooth bar forward and flip up and over.

I did not know I had a flippable tooth bar until after I took delivery of the tractor and saw the hole was drilled wrong - the rear holes. I now have a stationary tooth bar.

 

[radair]

The Markham toothbar's side pieces have a slotted hole for the bolt that passes through the bucket side...

Maybe the new ones do, but mine has a single hole on each side. YMMV.

 

[Pks]

Mine too. And mine was made this summer.

 

[rbcsaver]

I've got a Markham toothbar on my MX5000 and it does indeed fold. Very high quality, replacable teeth, and Melissa was a joy to work with. They kept me informed about the order and had it delivered to my door in three days. You'll need to drill holes in the sides of the bucket and weld two 3" square plates (provided) onto the sides for reinforcement.
The toothbar makes all the difference when digging. I highly recommend it.
Stackwood

My experiences are the same for my 7510. I highly recommend Markham.
regards,
Steve