Question on toothbars

[JohnnyMX]

Just wanted to follow-up on this thread as the original poster. I eneded up with the EA Wicked Toothbar. This went on my light-duty bucket using the 3/4" bolts on the side. Install was a breeze and the sizing was about as spot on as humanly possible. I did spend the time to get the measurements right, but they made it to those specs exactly.


I have so far done some quick tests and this thing is blowing through my hardened dirt/clay/tree root piles with ease. It also does pretty good at removing the top-cover of my unworked fields. I've pushed/cleared brush back and it seemed to do really well in cutting/ripping/slicing through brush, vines, small saplings. I'm no where near beating it as hard as I saw Ted do in his test video but it seems like a good add to the bucket so far.

 

[newbury]

Just wanted to follow-up on this thread as the original poster. I eneded up with the EA Wicked Toothbar. <snip>

Thanks for the letting us know. But it's only an internet rumor without pics

 

[JohnnyMX]

Thanks for the letting us know. But it's only an internet rumor without pics

You are correct!! I wish someone showed more before/after of what they did with it. Here's a pic of the bar installed.

 

[kenmbz]

I love having a toothbar, great for ripping right through saplings and brush. Good luck with yours and send an update after a few uses . Once the rain/mud clears here I will show what I did last week. Really makes the FEL doubly useful,

 

[Smokeydog]

Appreciate constructive feedback. Thank you.

 

[CoyPatton]

LoL says who???

Tell that to a skid steer operator...:laughing:

IMO using the heel of a loader bucket on a CUT is marginal compared to the forward bucket edge...

Comparing a CUT to a Skid Steer is like comparing a back yard pond to the Atlanta!
You can but after they are both full of water, not much applies. Or the both have a front loader and may accept similar attachments, but about like salt water compared to fresh water or knee deep to mules deep!

 

[JohnnyMX]

Built a U shaped berm last night I'll use to burn my piles by digging up my large piles of weed, rock, roots, clay that came off my foodplot. This stuff has been sitting for 2 years and was composting/compacting. The toothbar had no issues with that pile at all. I did also push some brush back off trails. This was mostly multi-flora rose and it did pretty good. The issue with a toothbar/bucket combo is that it still can't pick up the stuff although it does a good job of shearing it off. Maybe even a rock-skeleton bucket to allow for rock/dirt sifting. Can't have it all I suppose.

Seems like a bucket/toothbar/grapple lid OR a toothbar mounted to the bottom of my grapple would be the cats pajamas for ripping, tearing and REMOVING brush. It seems like I can still back-drag good enough for my purposes which is rough leveling.

 

[old and tired]

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That is indeed, Wicked!