toothbar....awesome...

texasjohn · Aug 17, 2006

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 · Aug 17, 2006

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 · Aug 17, 2006

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 · Aug 18, 2006

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 · Aug 18, 2006

ArkLaTexSam said:
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 · Aug 18, 2006

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