Toothed bucket vs bolt on tooth bar?

[S854]

Well, there’s the up-front cost… roughly $550-$600 difference delivered… I’d rather leave that point out of the conversation for now…

There are times when I need to dig small, rather shallow holes… other operations require a smooth edge bucket… so I need teeth… and I don’t need teeth…

Then there’s the age factor… I’m not getting much younger as of late so I’m wanting to make things easier now and for the future… not that bolting and un-bolting a Piranha is necessarily difficult… two levers on the QA is easier and I always have the tools I need (hands!) with me… that, and I don’t have to lift a tooth bar to reattach (no idea how much a 66” Piranha bar weighs)

Maybe you’ve guessed by now, but I’m looking for reasons not to buy a toothed bucket…

Just don’t try too hard to talk me outta this, eh?

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I have the bolt on toothed edge from EA. I have never used a toothed bucket. I love my toothed edge, It cuts into soil very well. I can back drag to a smooth surface. It does have some weight to it, I wouldn't want to take off, put on often. But, I see no need to take it off. The only reason would be to have a smooth back drag, but when it's on, I can get a smooth back drag. I would buy another one in an instant if I changed tractors...

 

[2manyrocks]

I have a Piranha tooth edge. It makes it easier to dig. The bottom is flat for back dragging. Don't know why you'd need to remove it for making a smooth surface.

 

[davrow]

I have a Piranha bar. I would never plan on removing it "at need". It is on there permanently. It was hard to install and will be much harder to remove.
Can it be removed? Yes, certainly. But if it comes off, it will stay off a long time.
YMMV.

 

[bridge4]

Timely thread, I was asking myself the same question, but was worried about back dragging.

I was surprised to see how much a bar add on cost. Then I looked at a new bucket price

Is EA back to normal? I feel like for a while they were on the edge of scamming folks.

 

[RjCorazza]

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Maybe you’ve guessed by now, but I’m looking for reasons not to buy a toothed bucket…
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I'm not sure why you would even consider a separate toothed bucket. I use a Piranha tooth bar and it works great. I can have it on or off in less than a minute (other than the time to charge the air compressor).

 

[Jrasband]

There is no point in having a bolt on in my opinion. I have a bucket with teeth and a bucket without and I can do just as good of a job finishing with the toothed bucket and get a lot more done without pushing the tractor as hard then the one with out.

 

[Smokeydog]

Hard to beat a piranha bar on a small tractor. Many small tractors don’t have enough power to utilize a toothed bucket. Have a welded in piranha bar for the M59 GP bucket. Great for digging, clear brush faster than grapple. Can’t carry brush like a grapple. Can level and leave a smooth surface.

 

[S854]

I use the smooth edge to get mud off concrete surfaces… 1/4 mile dirt road leading to our house… during the wet months we track quite a bit of mud onto the concrete

I used one of these for several years… then bought the tractor… a couple springs back I had just finished dressing the drive with the BB and was getting ready to scrape the mud when the finally appeared over my head…

 

[tacticalturnip]

My Piranha spends Spring through Fall on the bucket, goes into storage during the Winter, and it'll be back on soon enough. I find it easy enough to swap out, but the one I've got on the Kioti is larger than the one I had on my old Deere, and it shows in weight.

So, what I'm saying is that it's ease of removal really depends on both you and the size of the bar.