Price check on Grand L 5030

[texasjohn]

If it were me, I'd go for a tooth bar rather than a bolt on cutting edge..... they are mutually exclusive... and for my purposes... digging into hard ground, picking up rocks, gravel, etc... the tooth bar is far superior... Depends on your needs, but I haven't heard anyone singing praises of a cutting edge and many exclaiming about the benefits of a tooth bar...

 

[texasjohn]

If it were me, I'd go for a tooth bar rather than a bolt on cutting edge..... they are mutually exclusive... and for my purposes... digging into hard ground, picking up rocks, gravel, etc... the tooth bar is far superior... Depends on your needs, but I haven't heard anyone singing praises of a cutting edge and many exclaiming about the benefits of a tooth bar...

 

[5030tinkerer]

Just curious...if you make your own toothbar, does a bolt on cutting edge have to be mutually exclusive? Any reason why you cannot just space the teeth to not hit the bolts?

 

[5030tinkerer]

Just curious...if you make your own toothbar, does a bolt on cutting edge have to be mutually exclusive? Any reason why you cannot just space the teeth to not hit the bolts?

 

[texasjohn]

I don't have time to look up photos of both.. gotta run..you can find them on web and at TBN... but quick answer is that a bolt on edge completely covers the original edge and bolts on to it. The tooth bar slides on to the original edge and snugs up to it where the teeth are... but the original edge remains exposed elsewhere as the cutting edge. Am sure you could weld up something, but I like being able to quickly, in 5 minutes or less, remove the toothbar and have a flat cutting edge. With the toothbar, the edge is significantly strengthened... You may be able to search TBN and see if anyone has welded teeth to a bolt on edge... but, I don't recall seeing it done. someone else may know about it.

 

[texasjohn]

I don't have time to look up photos of both.. gotta run..you can find them on web and at TBN... but quick answer is that a bolt on edge completely covers the original edge and bolts on to it. The tooth bar slides on to the original edge and snugs up to it where the teeth are... but the original edge remains exposed elsewhere as the cutting edge. Am sure you could weld up something, but I like being able to quickly, in 5 minutes or less, remove the toothbar and have a flat cutting edge. With the toothbar, the edge is significantly strengthened... You may be able to search TBN and see if anyone has welded teeth to a bolt on edge... but, I don't recall seeing it done. someone else may know about it.