Tooth bar at work (Pics)

[Racer71]

We all like pictures so here I am digging through frozen dirt.

 

[crbr]

Looks like a fun time.

Turn those bolts around so that you don't booger up the threads if you want to unbolt it.

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[Racer71]

I put the threads inward just for that reason. I figured the soft dirt that has already been dislodged was easier on the hardware than the stuff outside of the bucket.

 

[the6shooter]

thanks for the pic's now I know that I need to do next
david

 

[SkunkWerX]

I put the threads inward just for that reason. I figured the soft dirt that has already been dislodged was easier on the hardware than the stuff outside of the bucket.

Agreed.
A bolt end, extending outward is just asking to snag on a rock, or any other obstacle.

I have been tempted to cut my bolts down to accept a large Acorn nut to act a protective cap for the threads, and so that less organic stuff would cling to the exposed threads.

 

[wushaw]

Mine is also like yours and so far I have not had any trouble removing the bolts.

 

[Compadre]

I was careless and damaged my fork threads while moving 45 tons of quarried granite this summer. The threads were pointing inwards, and had I been smarter, I would have changed them to point outward, or at least protected them in some way. Live and learn. Luckily, I don't forsee a use of my FEL without the forks. For my dry wall project, the forks allowed me to carry larger loads because I could balance blocks on them.
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After:

 

[blueriver]

Nice! Thanks for the pic's ... now just exatcly why was you digging in the frozen ground? New project or just seat time!!

 

[BotaBigot]

Hmmm...I like the acorn nut idea, or maybe just double-nutting and cut off excess...

 

[mark.r]

I had decided a couple of weeks ago to extend my driveway to the rear of my property to prevent from having to continue to drive across my grass whenever I needed to get from my barn or my field. Since we weren't going have the extension paved I decided I could do myself and save the cost of hiring a contractor to come in and charge me an arm and and leg. Only thing I needed to pickup was a tooth bar and I have to say, the tooth bar is worth it's weight in gold.

 

[streamin]

It looks like the toothbar cuts good when level.I have been thinking about getting one, does it make all the dif in the world? I guess it is not the same as doing it with the teeth on the boxblade.

 

[mark.r]

It looks like the toothbar cuts good when level.I have been thinking about getting one, does it make all the dif in the world? I guess it is not the same as doing it with the teeth on the boxblade.

I think it works like a charm. In my opinion it gives you loader skid loader capabilities. You can see from my pictures how much topsoil I moved just using the bucket and rear blade. What you can't tell in the last picture with the horse trailer is that theire was a huge drepression/drop off there that needed to be cut out and smoothed out to make suitable road. No way I could have done that with an flat edge bucket. A box blade would have done it in multiple passes I imagine but the the loader was so much easier. Was I had everything relatively flat I took the teeth off (less than five minutes) and used the standard bucket to clean up edges. My tooth bar is made by Woods.

 

[Racer71]

NIce project. What are you going to finish the drive with?

 

[mark.r]

NIce project. What are you going to finish the drive with?

For now we are just going to put blue stone down with some stone dust on top for durability reason. We are going to be boarding additional horses and this will be the main access method to the new barn so I am not sure I want to pave it for the time being.

 

[streamin]

I think it works like a charm. In my opinion it gives you loader skid loader capabilities. You can see from my pictures how much topsoil I moved just using the bucket and rear blade. What you can't tell in the last picture with the horse trailer is that theire was a huge drepression/drop off there that needed to be cut out and smoothed out to make suitable road. No way I could have done that with an flat edge bucket. A box blade would have done it in multiple passes I imagine but the the loader was so much easier. Was I had everything relatively flat I took the teeth off (less than five minutes) and used the standard bucket to clean up edges. My tooth bar is made by Woods.

I think I'm sold just by your pictures, although I have a protector edge on my bucket that will have to be removed. Nice property!!

 

[mark.r]

I think I'm sold just by your pictures, although I have a protector edge on my bucket that will have to be removed. Nice property!!

Thanks. As everyone has mentioned before there have been TONS of tooth bar threads on TBN. I never really thought of buying until this project came up but it was worth it. I did 70% of the grading you see in about 3 hours with it. My wife (it was a Christmas present ) paid 392.00 shippied to my front foor for my unit. It is a 7 tooth (replaceable) Woods unit just for reference.

 

[PA hayseed]

Thanks. As everyone has mentioned before there have been TONS of tooth bar threads on TBN. I never really thought of buying until this project came up but it was worth it. I did 70% of the grading you see in about 3 hours with it. My wife (it was a Christmas present ) paid 392.00 shippied to my front foor for my unit. It is a 7 tooth (replaceable) Woods unit just for reference.

same tractor same toothbar same results. I think I got mine for 295 from the tractor dealer before taxes (for reference purposes for others).

 

[mark.r]

same tractor same toothbar same results. I think I got mine for 295 from the tractor dealer before taxes (for reference purposes for others).

definitely happy to have it now.