Tooth Bar or not to tooth bar
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riptides
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worthy?
Oh yes! In terms of breaking material up, very useful. Not only piles, but ground material too. Backdragging, one could find it used as a quick rake.
Mine is on the FEL full-time.
-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Plenty of other comments in the attachments forum.
Oh yes! In terms of breaking material up, very useful. Not only piles, but ground material too. Backdragging, one could find it used as a quick rake.
Mine is on the FEL full-time.
-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Plenty of other comments in the attachments forum.
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If you do a search on toothbars on TBN you will find: 1) lots of posts, 2) almost all very enthusiastic about adding a toothbar if you are digging or brush clearing. Only real negative would be if you are primarily moving piles of dirt, gravel etc as it would not add anything but extra weight (about 70-100 lbs) to the bucket.
SeymourBota
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I bought one for my 2410. It's not attached alot but when a project calls for it, the difference is tremendous.
It's on and off with 4 bolts, so if you aren't moving soil or the like that calls for that attachment, just leave it off!!
It's on and off with 4 bolts, so if you aren't moving soil or the like that calls for that attachment, just leave it off!!
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[I am wondering if a tooth bar is a worthy attachment]
I had a toothbar on the FEL bucket on my previous tractor (BX-23). The toothbar made a world of difference for digging, removing ground vines/brush/rocks, and gave the bucket some degree of protection when digging. My current tractor is an L3430 and I just purchased a new Woods toothbar for the bucket. I expect the toothbar will be more effective on the larger bucket when I continue my brush clearing efforts in the spring.
Jim
I had a toothbar on the FEL bucket on my previous tractor (BX-23). The toothbar made a world of difference for digging, removing ground vines/brush/rocks, and gave the bucket some degree of protection when digging. My current tractor is an L3430 and I just purchased a new Woods toothbar for the bucket. I expect the toothbar will be more effective on the larger bucket when I continue my brush clearing efforts in the spring.
Jim
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<font color="blue"> Only real negative would be if you are primarily moving piles of dirt, gravel etc as it would not add anything but extra weight (about 70-100 lbs) to the bucket.
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This may or may not be true depending on the loader.
I have noticed that my toothbar, due to its design, actually increases the length of the bottom of the bucket. The net affect is that the bucket will hold more than it does without the toothbar installed. (mine comes off/on in a couple minutes)
A weak loader would not benefit from added bucket capacity though...with mine I do notice the difference and like having the toothbar on most of the time.
H & H made mine, which is a little more expensive than some of the others out there, but very durable due to its design, and makes the lower lip indestructable on my little tractor (B2910 kubota).
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This may or may not be true depending on the loader.
I have noticed that my toothbar, due to its design, actually increases the length of the bottom of the bucket. The net affect is that the bucket will hold more than it does without the toothbar installed. (mine comes off/on in a couple minutes)
A weak loader would not benefit from added bucket capacity though...with mine I do notice the difference and like having the toothbar on most of the time.
H & H made mine, which is a little more expensive than some of the others out there, but very durable due to its design, and makes the lower lip indestructable on my little tractor (B2910 kubota).
frank_f15
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most certainly get one, i use mine all the time, on and off in 2min. great help for certain tasks
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riptides
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Right. What do you classify as a boulder? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
And the question of the toothbar, it saves your bucket edge too!
-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Right. What do you classify as a boulder? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
And the question of the toothbar, it saves your bucket edge too!
-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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A toothbar is great for digging into compacted earth. I'm using mine to excavate for a paver block walkway.
I have a big pile of fill dirt left over from the excavation work last summer on my new house. I find that I get better results without the toothbar when digging into this pile, moving the dirt around, and touching up the grading around my foundation and elsewhere on the property. Fortunately it's a Markham toothbar held on with two 1/2" bolts so it's a snap to get it on and off the bucket.
I have a big pile of fill dirt left over from the excavation work last summer on my new house. I find that I get better results without the toothbar when digging into this pile, moving the dirt around, and touching up the grading around my foundation and elsewhere on the property. Fortunately it's a Markham toothbar held on with two 1/2" bolts so it's a snap to get it on and off the bucket.