Tooth Bar?

[RhallVA]

For the purpose of moving manure piles, mulch, and perhaps some light landscaping would a tooth bar be a good investment (on an FL352 on a B2410)?

Are there any reasons why having the tooth bar is a poor idea for normal uses?

Does Kubota make these or shoud I be thinking or ordering one and doing the attachment myself?

Thanks!
Roy

 

[OverlyRun]

I can't think of a time when the toothbar hasn't helped with whatever I am doing with the FEL...well maybe backscraping, but you can roll the bucket so the teeth are out of the way and still scrape a smooth surface.

If all you're doing is moving material that is loose you may not have occasion to need teeth...but lifting brush, roots, digging into the shale on the road...especially if it is as dry as this past year has been....the teeth have been essential for me.

And compared to everything else about buying the tractor...the toothbar was cheap!

Seems that they are not difficult to add later, esp if your mfr has one designed for your bucket. Maybe you could check that and proceed in steps.

Goodluck.

Chas

 

[MikePA]

I perform all the tasks you mention without a tooth bar, so you wouldn't need it. Plus as others have mentioned, many places offer them and they are not hard to add later. The only chore for which you'd have to remove the tooth bar is to use the FEL to plow snow.

 

[cowboydoc]

I just leave mine on the skidsteer Mike. If you position it right it doesn't dig in at all. It's also handy if the snow is packed at all.

 

[MikePA]

Ah, yes, if only I had a skid steer to leave it on. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

I was just out at the barn (see Off Topic) and since all our snow has melted, I had a chance to survey how many stones I picked up and moved while I was plowing with the FEL. There weren't all that many, so I agree. You can leave the tooth bar on if you're careful how the bucket is tilted, i.e., keep it level so the teeth can't dig in when you don't want them to.

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

Roy,

Welcome to TBN /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Steve Carver, one of the sponsers of TBN posted this some time ago.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=implement&Number=66196&page=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1#Post66196>Tooth Bar from Carver</A>

I purchased my tooth bar from Steve it fit like a glove and was a much better bar and fit than the one available from my dealer. If you can drill two 3/4 inch holes you can install this bar.
Al

 

[Timd]

The tooth bar is great but a little dangerous. I have nicked
fence posts with it when maneuvering in close quarters. But
I wouldn't want to be without one and they're pretty cheap.
I have two bolt-on bars which I bought from Carver. I use
the toothbar in warm weather and replace it with the cutting
bar in the winter for snow removal and ice chopping chores.
One minor problem with the toothbar is that it complicates
removing the FEL. I have some nice grooves in my asphalt
driveway from the teeth. I now place a sacrificial 2x8 plank
under the teeth when removing the FEL.

Timd

 

[billfires]

I have used a toothbar on a skid steer and the only time it comes off is loading the dump truck out of a loose pile. 1 1/16 wrench and 30 seconds and it's off(or on). Works great for digging gravel out of a bank and clearing vegetation. I will be ordering one for the NH 1920 this spring.

Billfires

 

[Buck]

RhallVA,

When I bought my tractor, I really didn't know why I got my FEL!

People would say, "Why did you get that thing?". I couln't answer them very well.

Well, now I know it is invaluable. In the same vein, If I knew then what I know now, I'd definitely get a toothbar!

Tomorrow, for example, I am moving three spruces. With a toothbar, I'll be able to dig deeper, wider and faster.

There are many threads on this subject on TBN. I don't recall anyone ever saying that they weren't worth the investment.

Buck

 

[MChalkley]

Buck - <font color=blue>There are many threads on this subject on TBN. I don't recall anyone ever saying that they weren't worth the investment.</font color=blue>

I'd say you just about summed it up.