Homemade toothbar for BX-22

[HomeBrew2]

Hi Mike
What were the lengths of the stepped 1" Bars?
Would you please send me or share with all a sketch with dimensions.
You did a great Job and have inspired me to copy your design. Being copied is a great form of flattery.
Much appreciated.
Greenhouseray

Mike hasn't been around for quite some time. Your best bet would be to send him a PM.

 

[bamatoolmaker]

Several years back I worked a project for Deere Heavy Equipment Div. which consisted of bucket teeth and shanks.The teeth were attached to the shanks with tapered pins for quick replacement.The shanks were bolted to the buckets.The teeth were all different configurations for digging different materials.I do have a customer that manufactures steel castings and am asking you good people for your input.My local dealer wants around $400.00 for a toothbar that does not appear to be as good as the one pictured (hats of to the builder).I can have castings in a couple of weeks,do you all think it is worth persuing?

 

[robomarc]

I just built a tooth bar for my tractor. It is bolted to the bucket sides.
I used 23 series shank and teeth that I bought at the local John Deere industrial dealer. The shank look like this and the teeth like this.
I welded the shanks on a 3/8 by 4 inch flat bar. The teeth fit on the shank and are held in place by a special dowel pin. Took me approximately 3 hours to cut steel, drill holes, weld and paint.

I will post some pictures of the finished product when back home

 

[robomarc]

Here are some pics of the completed toothbar.

 

[purpony]

bucket teeth look great. I will be planning on doing this in the near future. Only the 2 bolts are good enough for holding in place.

 

[kwolfe]

robomar,
How much did your parts cost?

 

[shaley]

bucket teeth look great. I will be planning on doing this in the near future. Only the 2 bolts are good enough for holding in place.

The shanks are a tight fit over the cutting edge and take all the load. Put the bolt at the front of the slot and you can pull the bar off the edge and hinge it up and back if you need it out of the way for say , quick snow removal.

This guy on Ebay as shanks and teeth Search for "Bucket teeth"
eBay: Bucket Teeth CASE John Deere backhoe Caterpillar Qty 1 (item 220059411720 end time Dec-19-06 12:32:35 PST)
Wait till he has a 6 pack for sale the shipping was only $8.10 when I bought mine. He had shanks for $9ea in a 6 pack. Series 23 is the size.