Ordered a eta wicked tooth bar

[spruce Deere]

After mulling over different bucket tooth bars for the LS xr3140 fel, I settled on everything attachments 66 inch wicked tooth bar.

They are 3 to 5 weeks out iirc, but I can wait for quality. I live outside of there free shipping area 'Idaho' so I will have a shipping fee.

After looking at different tooth bars, ETA'S wicked tooth bar was the best for my applications. Ability to 'back blade' smoothly, multiple serrated teeth, beveled cutting edge on front of 'teeth' and 1/2 inch one piece construction bar of ar450 steel will handle FAR MORE than a 40hp tractor dishes out... I think something lets would give, not the tooth bar.

Who lets here uses an ETA wicked tooth bar??

 

[JohnnyMX]

Have one on my light duty bucket. Really enables it to dig the clay/dirt where I live and grab and tear out small saplings and brush. I'm sure it strengthened my bucket as well. Don't kick it with your shins, it is no joke.

 

[spruce Deere]

Thanks johnnymx
We have a heavy clay soil here also. Its a bear to dig in....with anything. It holds plants, trees and brush with untold tenacity. The deeper you dig, the harder it gets.

The wicked tooth bar just looked like it would be the best for what I have to deal with from sod to the heavy clay with roots and rocks embedded within.

 

[Jstpssng]

Along with all of your other uses, I wonder how it would work for scarifying icy roads.

 

[spruce Deere]

As far as scarifying icy roads, I think the design of the tooth bar would work o.k..... But with much care taken on the pushing it with an fel. Catch a lip or a high rock could custom bend something, even in float mode.

Even back dragging would have caveats, but could be done.

I prefer chewing up the ice with the tractor chains

 

[Jstpssng]

I prefer chewing up the ice with the tractor chains

The last time that I tried that I went for a very interesting ride down a hill. It was going well until I tried to slow down, then realized that my tires weren't even turning. It took me an hour and a half to get back up that hill.

 

[Diggin It]

Why do I feel we'll be reading about bent loader arms or cylinders?

Loaders are meant for 'loading'. Scooping and lifting loose materials.

They are not bulldozers or meant for digging hard pack. Backdragging is frequently mentioned here as the main cause of bent cylinders.

When I want to move dirt, I dig it loose with the BH first. When I backdrag, I do it with the heel of the bucket, or with it at a low angle.

 

[Racenut]

I have a wicked tooth bar on my XR3135 bucket and it really improves the ability to dig, though as others mention, you gotta be careful. I helped scrape out a pond in clay soil and was impressed at how it cut through stuff that stopped a straight edge bucket. Also works good to scrape out brush at the ground.

 

[JohnnyMX]

Most of my digging is moving piles of loose material that has solidified or flattening the previous owner's table-top dirtbike jumps. I'm not digging a 10-acre pond or anything. My issue was before the toothbar I couldn't even push into the piles of what used to be loose material, it was like hitting a wall. Now I can get in and fill the bucket with no issues. For clearing brush, I find it easy to just push and tear it forward with this bar and then come back with the grapple for final removal and cleanup. It always depends on the mix of what needs to come out.

 

[spruce Deere]

Even just for small scale, compact tractor style earth moving of dirt with roots and rocks a tooth bar really speeds things up, makes the job easier for the tractor, fel and operator.

Ever been using your fel slowly going along filling the bucket and been stopped, tires spin a bit by a rock or root? Or just like johnnymx states digging into a pile that has settled or compacted is a chore for a straight cutting edge.
Or sure, you can use the corner of your bucket and break into the pile. That's where intrepid people start bending, breaking stuff due to all the load forced to only one side of everything related to the fel....

Just my 2 cents

 

[oosik]

My grapple works much better than my bucket tooth bar for ripping out brush. Push in - bring the lid down - lift & rip. Give it a good shake to rid the roots of dirt.

Lots cheaper than a new bush hog and no stobs left to puncture tires.

 

[spruce Deere]

Looks like around the first week of December is when I should be getting the the tooth bar....

Frustrating, but that is how things are right now.... And might be for a while

 

[Smokeydog]

Late winter and early spring is when I like to do clearing. Brush and trees slip out of the ground much easier with less ground disturbance. Piranha toothbar good at grabbing and pulling up the little stuff just by driving forward.

 

[spruce Deere]

Got the tooth bar on the 23rd, installed it Thanksgiving morning, I will get pics posted.

The thing is a 70 lb. Beast of serrated metal teeth. When installing it, found out I was already starting to bend the buckets cutting edge.... But that's cured now!!!

 

[spruce Deere]

Even just for small scale, compact tractor style earth moving of dirt with roots and rocks a tooth bar really speeds things up, makes the job easier for the tractor, fel and operator.

Ever been using your fel slowly going along filling the bucket and been stopped, tires spin a bit by a rock or root? Or just like johnnymx states digging into a pile that has settled or compacted is a chore for a straight cutting edge.
Or sure, you can use the corner of your bucket and break into the pile. That's where intrepid people start bending, breaking stuff due to all the load forced to only one side of everything related to the fel....

Just my 2 cents

 

[spruce Deere]

Here is a picture of the wicked tooth bar....finally.

Installation was straight forward and very easy.

I did find out the buckets cutting already had a slight bend in it already. Positive I did it cause I checked it when new and it was bow free...

 

[BackRoad]

Mr. Spruce Deere...for what it's worth...

I added the EA provided bolts along the cutting edge to tie the original bucket cutting edge to the tooth bar.

My thinking was the extra 30 minutes to do it should logically make the two locked together stronger - acting more like ~3/4 of an inch of steel - rather than (2) 3/8 inches of steel just laying on top of each other.


You'll find the EA tooth bar is a GREAT addition to the bucket...making it much more effective with less effort required to bust into dirt.

Good Luck!

 

[spruce Deere]

I did give that some thought. ETA provided the bolts to do so. But with the slight bow in the bucket cutting edge, the two fit quite tight together.

I was happy with how it snug it is, knocked holes in the side walls of the bucket in the right location so the side bolts fit on the end of the slotted bolt hole to hold the tooth bar snug, air gunned the 3/4 inch lock nuts down and called it Thanksgiving morning

 

[spruce Deere]

Here it is fellas...

It scarifies ice real well jstpssng. For me, it worked good 'back dragging' angled for the serrated teeth into the ice with minimal down pressure.

Grooves the ice good, and the ice shavings freeze back down to the ice after a while creating more traction.

 

[alia176]

I've been looking to see if they are any holidays sale specials and came across this particular thread. After reading the reviews and looking at the YouTube video posted by EA, I am leading towards ordering this attachment for yet another Christmas present to myself .

I love the steel they use and the fact that it's made in America. Yes, I have a plasma, welder, torch, most other metal fabrication tools at my disposal. I rather rip the soil than spend hours creating a concoction with substandard and not hardened steel.

Merry Christmas to all and happy digging