Tooth Bars

[Danno1]

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I have a Markham. Good price, great quality, easy people to deal with, and speedy delivery. Can't say enough good things about them.

Unfortunately, I believe they're out of business.


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[B Rive]

I am not sure what you are looking to do with your tooth bar but look at the ratchet rake. I got one at tractor supply and it is exactly what I needed.

 

[glkingar]

I love my toothbar. I think I got it off of Everything Attachments. Make real good measurements. Mine is a pretty tight fit. I wish I could figure out a way to put my bucket mount forks on with the toothbar on. It wouldn't be an issue if I had measured a little better. So get one you will love the difference it will make with the FEL's digging ability. Just measure carefully.

 

[nickel plate]

I love my toothbar. I think I got it off of Everything Attachments. Make real good measurements. Mine is a pretty tight fit. I wish I could figure out a way to put my bucket mount forks on with the toothbar on. It wouldn't be an issue if I had measured a little better. So get one you will love the difference it will make with the FEL's digging ability. Just measure carefully.

I guess I was lucky because I was able to grind the welds off of the bucket fork's 1/2" shim pads and weld on a new set of 7/16" pads-just enough difference to be able to slide them on over the toothbar with no interference.

 

[BrokenAxle46]

I have a new JD2320 with a 200CX FEL. I looked over several toothbars and read as much information that I could find on this forum. The information from members is very helpful and much appreciated. I have around 15 acres that I want to clear of saplings, briars, honeysuckle, etc. Some of the saplings are 3 to 4 inch but most smaller. This ground has been bushhoged for several years, so those saplings are many and have lots of roots.
The convential toothbar would work for this task, however, while I was researching toothbars I came across the Bxpanded Piranaha toothbar. At first I thought it might be a gamble on strength and potential damage to the bucket. I finally decided to try it and made the order. They were very helpful checking the right size and fast delivery. I bolted it on and have used it for a couple weeks now. Ground here is very hard, we haven't had much rain, in fact the corn and beans are hurt and without water, forget gardens. Grass is crunchy underfoot, even weeds are slow growing.
This toothbar takes the saplings out of the hard ground on average with 2 shoves. The tap root comes out and some tree roots running a long way. I grubbed out a single 3 inch sapling that had a root running about 20 feet or so. One of the advantages of this bar over regular tooth is that it not only digs with less effort, it also seems to grab roots and brush better because of the teeth design running all the way across the bucket. As for strength, this 24 horse tractor will never hurt this bar and it really seems to hold that sharp edge. I found out that if I just sit the bucket on the ground and move forward, the toothbar will simple cut the sapling off at the ground, not what I wanted to do but I wanted to bend the tree over which the regular bucket edge would do, live and learn. I am really happy with this toothbar for what I've been using it for and would recommend it. Clearing honeysuckle is a breeze, it grabs the vines and pulls the root ball most of the time, right out of the ground. On second thought, I love this toothbar and glad I went for it rather than the regular style.

 

[Shutesbury]

SEM389,

I'm with BXpanded and BrokenAxle46...

I just bought the BXpanded Piranha bar for my Kubota BX24 and I really like it. Neighbor had an overgrown back lot he wanted me to hog, but there were a lot of stumps, rocks, and other hazards; and the passages between most of them were narrow, too.

That prompted me to pull the trigger on the Piranha, which I had been weighing against others, including the Ratchet Rake. Seven days after ordering it arrived, installation was simple, and the bar did a great job for me on the neighbor's project. I was able to grub out multiple trees up to 4", usually with just a two-step process: a 'base trunk grab & lever', then 'root system grab & lift'. Removing all the 'viney plants', grasses, and catching and rolling log chunks into the bucket were all made rather easy with the Piranha design. It's rugged, fairly light, but kept it's edge against rocks, too.

The price beat more 'traditional' teeth styles, and I won't have to worry about breaking those off at the weld, as others have described in other threads. For my machine, I think it's a great match. Your machine is similar, and I think you'd be very happy with it also. The Ratchet Rake looks great for some tasks, and might have worked on the job I described, but you can't just leave it on most of the time, as I plan to do, and get a clean 'cut' under firewood, debris piles, brush piles, etc.

Paul

 

[Shutesbury]

SEM389,

I'm with BXpanded and BrokenAxle46...

I just bought the BXpanded Piranha bar for my Kubota BX24 and I really like it. Neighbor had an overgrown back lot he wanted me to hog, but there were a lot of stumps, rocks, and other hazards; and the passages between most of them were narrow, too.

That prompted me to pull the trigger on the Piranha, which I had been weighing against others, including the Ratchet Rake. Seven days after ordering it arrived, installation was simple, and the bar did a great job for me on the neighbor's project. I was able to grub out multiple trees up to 4", usually with just a two-step process: a 'base trunk grab & lever', then 'root system grab & lift'. Removing all the 'viney plants', grasses, and catching and rolling log chunks into the bucket were all made rather easy with the Piranha design. It's rugged, fairly light, but kept it's edge against rocks, too.

The price beat more 'traditional' teeth styles, and I won't have to worry about breaking those off at the weld, as others have described in other threads. For my machine, I think it's a great match. Your machine is similar, and I think you'd be very happy with it also. The Ratchet Rake looks great for some tasks, and might have worked on the job I described, but you can't just leave it on most of the time, as I plan to do, and get a clean 'cut' under firewood, debris piles, brush piles, etc.

Paul

 

[scrappy isb67]

I have a new JD2320 with a 200CX FEL. I looked over several toothbars and read as much information that I could find on this forum. The information from members is very helpful and much appreciated. I have around 15 acres that I want to clear of saplings, briars, honeysuckle, etc. Some of the saplings are 3 to 4 inch but most smaller. This ground has been bushhoged for several years, so those saplings are many and have lots of roots.
The convential toothbar would work for this task, however, while I was researching toothbars I came across the Bxpanded Piranaha toothbar. At first I thought it might be a gamble on strength and potential damage to the bucket. I finally decided to try it and made the order. They were very helpful checking the right size and fast delivery. I bolted it on and have used it for a couple weeks now. Ground here is very hard, we haven't had much rain, in fact the corn and beans are hurt and without water, forget gardens. Grass is crunchy underfoot, even weeds are slow growing.
This toothbar takes the saplings out of the hard ground on average with 2 shoves. The tap root comes out and some tree roots running a long way. I grubbed out a single 3 inch sapling that had a root running about 20 feet or so. One of the advantages of this bar over regular tooth is that it not only digs with less effort, it also seems to grab roots and brush better because of the teeth design running all the way across the bucket. As for strength, this 24 horse tractor will never hurt this bar and it really seems to hold that sharp edge. I found out that if I just sit the bucket on the ground and move forward, the toothbar will simple cut the sapling off at the ground, not what I wanted to do but I wanted to bend the tree over which the regular bucket edge would do, live and learn. I am really happy with this toothbar for what I've been using it for and would recommend it. Clearing honeysuckle is a breeze, it grabs the vines and pulls the root ball most of the time, right out of the ground. On second thought, I love this toothbar and glad I went for it rather than the regular style.

That is what I wanted to hear! I too have a 2320 and was wondering how the Pirahna toothbar would do. I think I will be ordering one when I get back to the tractor!

 

[BrokenAxle46]

I agree with Paul on the Bxpanded toothbar. For my use I think it's perfect. I am in the process of getting permission to clean up the horse stalls after the County Fair. I will use this in a compost pile for the kids. They need to compost their yard which is about 2 acres. I've cut into dirt piles with and without the Piranaha and there is so much difference its hard to explain. The first time I did it, I thought to myself, you mean the bucket is full already, the tractor didn't hardly grunt. The addition of this toothbar does reduce effort on the tractor in addition to doing a great and neat job. With this small tractor I can get into places no other machine can fit. Don't let the 24 hp fool you, it's got plenty of power. Other threads mention that a toothbar increases the use of the bucket 2 fold, I can't say how much with any accuracy, it's considerable and the end result is less wear and tear on the tractor. That may just equate to savings for tractor repair and fuel. If you don't have a toothbar, I suggest you give it some serious consideration, and I recommend the Bxpanded Piranaha.
Kurt

 

[MFWD]

Hello,
I have a bolt on tooth bar on my New Holland L170 skid steer. You can't really dig anything very good without it. It fits nice and is very heavy...it's tough to put on and take off. The bucket is pretty heavy duty so it works well. On the other hand, I have a New Holland TC35D tractor without a tooth bar, but the bucket is not near as heavy duty as the one on the skid steer. I'm not sure if a tooth bar would do so good on that bucket.

MFWD