Markham Welding Tooth Bar

[elad]

Bought my Markham toothbar before the slot was an issue. Just holes.
The Markham people are the way all business people should be. Helpful,
caring and dependable. They are so friendly to commicate with.
Hope their business thrives far into the future. elad

 

[bigballer]

i've used mine alot too, great service, great product. i forgot they actually came painted black! mine is silver now.

 

[MUDONTHETIRES]

I've only put in three hours of play...uh...work time so far with my new tooth bar but in that short of time I can say it makes all the difference in the world! It down right gets after it. Picking up limbs and logs are so much easier. Great purchase!

 

[GeneD14]

I've been using my Markham tooth bar for over 2 and 1/2 years now and I am super pleased with it. I've used it to dig up lots of tree roots, pry out rocks and scrape up hard packed clay. Just last night I loaded up 6 dump truck loads of clay with it. Without the tooth bar on: the tractor would have struggled to penetrate the piles to fill the bucket.

 

[escavader]

NOW YOU DONE IT!!Just had to keep teasing me about this toothbar. So i just ordered one from them.Im gonna tell wifey its all YOUR fault!!
Question:The inside of my bucket is 46 and 3/8 exact.That would be a tight tight fit. Id have to tap it in with a hammer.I want to be able to flip mine up ,so should it be made slightly smaller? I just asked this question when i just ordered via e-mail.Whats your opinion?
ALAN

 

[dknarnd]

When I ordered my toothbay they wanted exact measurement because they will take 1/4" off of your exact measurement to allow for fit. You should be good.

Talking about mounting I ended up not using the slotted holes in the toothbar, instead I used my existing holes in the bucket and drilled new holes in the toothbar. I do not have any plans to flip it up, I intend on getting another bucket and putting my bolt on edge on the new bucket then switch buckets if I don't need the bar.

 

[MUDONTHETIRES]

NOW YOU DONE IT!!Just had to keep teasing me about this toothbar. So i just ordered one from them.Im gonna tell wifey its all YOUR fault!!
Question:The inside of my bucket is 46 and 3/8 exact.That would be a tight tight fit. Id have to tap it in with a hammer.I want to be able to flip mine up ,so should it be made slightly smaller? I just asked this question when i just ordered via e-mail.Whats your opinion?
ALAN

Hey Alan,
I think you should tell your wife that everyone on TractorByNet is to blame. You know, strength in numbers! LOL! DKNARND is right on about the measurement. The 1/4 inch will allow you to flip it up. You'll love it. The quality and fit is perfect!

Mud

 

[tallyho8]

Everything has a good side and a bad side, even a Markham toothbar. The good things are too numerous to mention. The bad things are,.....well....uh....oh yeah, like Henry Ford said about the Model A, "you can have it in any color you want, as long as it's black".

 

[Spiveyman]

I've already drilled the holes as you can see, so where it is is where its at!

Hey Mud, no worries, pull the tooth bar off, get busy working that cutting edge down, then your holes will be in the right place for the flip up version.

I should have gotten a Markham, but I stumbled across I deal I just couldn't pass up - twice the cost, four times the wait, individual teeth that wouldn't be worth taking off, ever. So don't feel bad about the placement of those holes, but git 'er dirty!!!!

 

[MUDONTHETIRES]

Hey Mud, no worries, pull the tooth bar off, get busy working that cutting edge down, then your holes will be in the right place for the flip up version.

I should have gotten a Markham, but I stumbled across I deal I just couldn't pass up - twice the cost, four times the wait, individual teeth that wouldn't be worth taking off, ever. So don't feel bad about the placement of those holes, but git 'er dirty!!!!

Thanks Spiveyman!
I've got the whole weekend devoted to dirt work! I'll upload some "dirty" pics Monday. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Mud

 

[milkman]

Got my Markham toothbar before they had a slot for mounting, I drilled another hole and cut out between to make slots and had to round the end to make it flip up. My bucket edge is over six years old and mostly used without toothbar and I can't see much wear at all, sure would have to use it a long time to wear enough to have to tighten up the toothbar.

 

[MUDONTHETIRES]

Got my Markham toothbar before they had a slot for mounting, I drilled another hole and cut out between to make slots and had to round the end to make it flip up. My bucket edge is over six years old and mostly used without toothbar and I can't see much wear at all, sure would have to use it a long time to wear enough to have to tighten up the toothbar.

I haven't had enough experience with a FEL much less a tooth bar to know exactly how long it takes to wear down the cutting edge of a bucket. Their seems to be a debate about the slots location/purpose issue. I'm claiming ignorance on this one as I don't have the experience. Allen Markham from Markham Welding is the one that said why he puts the slots on "his" tooth bars. He builds them and has been building them for sometime. Maybe he has experienced a worn cutting edge on a bucket before.

For what it's worth,
Mud

 

[kennyd]

Just my opinion here:

Markham Welding is in the Skid Steer attachment business. They primarily make attachments and toothbars for Skid Steers used commercially.

So when they speak of cutting edge wear, they are talking about SS buckets that can see 8 or more hours of use daily. I don't think you will see a SCUT or CUT's bucket edge wear enough to make a difference the tractors lifetime.

Put the hole wherever you want

 

[MUDONTHETIRES]

Just my opinion here:

Markham Welding is in the Skid Steer attachment business. They primarily make attachments and toothbars for Skid Steers used commercially.

So when they speak of cutting edge wear, they are talking about SS buckets that can see 8 or more hours of use daily. I don't think you will see a SCUT or CUT's bucket edge wear enough to make a difference the tractors lifetime.

Put the hole wherever you want

Kennyd, That makes perfect sense. Thanks for the input and again have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Mud