toothbar....awesome...

[williekioti]

I concur with the others' statements, a must have addition to your bucket! I did not think ahead enough to get mine in time for delivery of my tractor and due to a shortage of steel it was backordered for 30 days, my poor planning for waiting to the last minute to request it. Since it's been on, oh what a difference it makes. Really increases the efficiency of your FEL. Works well on grubbing brush, small stumps (large ones need BH) and scarifying, of course along with regular diggin' and scoopin'.

Not to start any brand wars, but just to give other options as a couple asked about other makes/models out there, you might want to consider Woods toothbars as well. That's what mine is and is a quality unit. They have models for factory bucket edge and to accomodate bolt-on replaceable cutting edges as well. Made in 1/2" increments to 84" and the cutters on teeth are replaceable as well. I'm sure the Markham unit is every bit as good and a similar price point to boot. Choices are always good for the consumer.

http://www.woodsconstruction.net/skid_steer/toothbar/toothbar.asp

Oh, one more thing 'bout my toothbar the mounting holes are slotted, so maybe it's to accomodate the idea Bones1 had there to loosen the mounting bolts and flip the bar into the bucket for leveling w/o complete removal. Good idea, will have to try it out.

 

[JimR]

You will be glad you bought it the first time you use it. Digging into hard dirt is a picnic with a toothbar. Popping brush, and small tree stumps, rolling rocks, popping rocks. I can go on and on.

 

[Nuru]

With a grapple you would not have to worry about that tree falling out of the bucket.

same thing with rope and cheaper!

 

[Nuru]

I ordered one yesterday from Markham Welding. Many members here have and recommend them. Mine for a 54" bucket was $202 plus $38 shipping. I also called ATI that advertises on here. Their price was $350, but wanted me to go through a dealer. Might have got a better price, but I called Markham second, and ordered one at the price they gave me. JC

I compared ATI at my dealer and the Markham, the Markham was over 100 bucks cheaper.

 

[RollTideRam]

I ordered from Markham on Tuesday afternoon. It was sitting by my garage when I got home from work Friday. JC

 

[Nuru]

I ordered from Markham on Tuesday afternoon. It was sitting by my garage when I got home from work Friday. JC

It took a little longer for mie as they were out of stock at that time.

 

[PineRidge]

We take our tooth-bar off every fall so the bucket can be used for snow removal. If you hit the two mounting bolts with an air impact gun it only takes a couple of minutes to remove the bar. Bolts, lockwashers, & nuts are the recommended way to mount a tooth-bar.

 

[DirtHauler]

Okay, I gotta jump in here. I bought the Gearmore tooth bar for my bucket 'cause I'm lazy and didn't want to drill holes in my bucket. This tooth bar is simple to put on off, just loosen 4 "allen" set screws and it's off. I've used this bar when digging and moving 24" rock, dirt etc. and it hasn't even come loose. I take it off at job sites if need to move dirt off pavement or sidewalks then put it right back on for digging.

 

[IslandTractor]

I'd never known the Gearmore toothbar was held on by allan screws but it makes a lot of sense. I could never figure out why Markham and the others use big bolts to hold a toothbar on when you are essentially jamming it into the bucket lip everytime you use it. There are very few instances when you could put "pull" pressure on a toothbar that would require a couple of half inch bolts to resist.

 

[ArkLaTexSam]

How does a John Deere Toothbar compare to one from Markham as far as durability, strength, and digging?

My John Deere dealer said their toothbar for my 73-inch bucket will cost $390.00 and Markham said theirs will be for 289.00 plus $41.00 for shipping. I'd pay $60.00 more for the JD bar if it's a better bar.

ArkLaTexSam

 

[texasjohn]

I have a John Deere toothbar... although I have a Kubota FEL. Went to the local JD dealer told him what I was looking for. He had about 3 leaning against a shed, priced me one very reasonable, less than Markham or anyone else. I weighted it. 135 lbs... I guarantee it's heavy for 1 man to move by himself. I drilled holes in the bucket and mounted it using a couple of washers on each side to take up the slight amount of slack. Takes about 3 minutes to undo the bolts. I've had the bar off only twice in over a year and that was for doing some smoothing/backdragging with the FEL.

NET...I recommend the JD toothbar... it is truly very, very heavy duty.... I got it at a good price, transported it myself from the dealer.

 

[richtidebruin]

All I have to say is Thanks to everyone talking about Markham. I am a fan of theirs now.

I thought Bigballer was on to an idea when he ordering his 60" toothbar with 2 extra teeth. So I ordered 1 to his specs on Tuesday - emailed my measurements late in the evening. They built it on Wednesday AND shipped it out. UPS dropped it off today.. $36 shipping to TN....WOW.

They were very professional and make a top quality product (fits perfect, good welds, and weighs about 70lbs) at a price that is hard to beat. I would not hesitate using them again...

Rich

 

[ArkLaTexSam]

I learn from everyone's discussions on this website, thank you. I've been shopping around for a toothbar myself. I must agree that the Markham people are professional and pleasant to converse with.

The JD toothbar has standard 6-inch teeth and the Markham lady said the teeth on their toothbar are approximately 4 inches.

Does anybody know if longer teeth are better or worse for digging? If so, I might see if Markham would build one with 6 inch.

ArkLaTexSam

 

[IslandTractor]

4" is fine for digging. I haven't seen a JD toothbar but wonder if they are quoting the total length of the tooth rather than the projected length outside the bucket. The only toothbars with very long teeth I have seen are referred to as "brush rakes" or something like that as they are specifically designed to be collecting brambles and brush, not digging.

 

[Neophyte]

How does a John Deere Toothbar compare to one from Markham as far as durability, strength, and digging?

My John Deere dealer said their toothbar for my 73-inch bucket will cost $390.00 and Markham said theirs will be for 289.00 plus $41.00 for shipping.

ArkLaTexSam,

Does your 73" bucket have a bolt-on cutting edge? If so, the Markham will not work. This is according to Markham's website at the bottom of the following page.

http://www.markhamwelding.com/skid-steer-attachments/tooth-bar.html

"****Our tooth bars will NOT work on a bucket with a bolt-on cutting edge."

Given everyone's praises of Markham, I was looking at buying a toothbar from them before I noticed that note.

 

[ArkLaTexSam]

My bucket does not have a bolt-on blade. I mainly want to use a toothbar to dig and break up small brush, sapplings, and 4-inch trees. I've got 20 acres of thick hickory, pines, and oaks.

I'm also looking at tree-grubbers.

ArkLaTexSam

 

[Neophyte]

My bucket does not have a bolt-on blade.

Too bad. I was hoping you were going to say that Markham started making a toothbar to work with bolt-on cutting edges.