Toothbar Installation

gerard · Jul 3, 2002

Re: Toothbar problem, part 2

I bought a toothbar from Carver and have been very happy with both the quality and digging ability. Side to side fit was about 1/4 inch shy which made fitting very easy. It wouldn't slide 100% into the V due to the welds on my bucket lip. I could have ground them down but didn't see the need. It seated deep enough that the small gap left makes no difference. I haven't had it off yet and see no need to remove. I have unloaded manure and mulch from a wood deck trailer with it on without gouging so will probably never take it off.

Rowski · Jul 3, 2002

Re: Toothbar problem, part 2

John,

I basically got the "sloppy" fit with mine too. On mine I had to make a choice of having a gap between cutting edge of the bucket and the flat edge of the tooth bar that the teeth are weled to (like you have on yours). Or have a gap where the teeth slide onto the cutting edge. I choose to keep the gap where the bucket cutting cutting edge slides onto the teeth. I thought that this would be better and take some of the load of the mounting bolts and keep branches and rocks from getting stuck. I'm not sure if this is the best way as I haven't used it much yet, only 6 yards of boney gravel worth.

I will post a pic of it tonight.

I was not happy with the fit but I'm sure there are many different bucket configuation with different cutting edge angles that these tooth bars have to fit. I hoping it will be alright. My loader is able to lift 1800 lbs. so it will get a good testing.

Rowski · Jul 4, 2002

Re: Toothbar problem, part 2

Here's the close-up as promised. Although it looks like there is a lot of space between the tooth bracket and the bucket cutting edge it fits pretty tight. No signs of movement. Again I haven't really used the toothbar hard yet, just moderate.

Rowski · Jul 4, 2002

Re: Toothbar problem, part 2

Another veiw.

gordon · Jul 4, 2002

Re: Toothbar problem, part 2

Ok here is a picture of mine and also this picture shows the mount. It's adjustable, reason being as you bucket wears you can still adjust the mount so it still fits like a glove.

Gordon

gordon · Jul 4, 2002

Re: Toothbar problem, part 2

Ok here is a much better picture. It's more of a close up.

Gordon

Hawkflyer · Jul 4, 2002

What Steve is saying makes some sense. I have only had 2 tooth bars but I have used them for 9 years on 2 different machines. Both of them had a small gap between the bucket and the main cross piece on the bar. While some material does get caught between the bucket and the bar from time to time, it is usually not a problem. I have had small sticks (usually roots) and stones get in there, and dirt will usually fill the gap as well. Now I have had the odd piece of wood get in there that gets REALLY jammed in. Sometimes it takes a few raps with a hammer to get it out. But this never seems to affect the use of the bucket, just the end of day cleanup. Frankly, I have never found this to be a problem. What WOULD be a problem is if the bar was actually loose and was able to move. I think as long as the bar is tight on the bucket, any small amount of material that gets caught is irrelvent. As for obstructing the the dump cycle, yes, with loose material there will always be a little that gets caught on the back side of the tooth bar. But we are talking about less than a quart of stuff out of a 5-6 cubic foot dump. The only real problem this causes is with corrosion of the bucket if the material is left in there between uses. Particularly with barn and feedlot waste, That stuff has a lot of acid in it and it will damage the bucket over time if not cleaned out.Oh yea, one other thing that can be a real problem. I saw a guy using his loader to move wet concrete. He allowed the small buildup of material to stay under and behind his tooh bar over night. It took him about 3 hours of banging with a hammer to get it right again. About 30 seconds with a hose the day before would have saved him a lot of greif.