Was Told a Tooth Bar Won't Work On My Bucket - Need Help

[Gordon Gould]

I have a 5' Kubota Heavy Duty Round Bucket. The inside is not flat where the tooth bar brackets mount. On my first pre-purchase inquiry I asked for some dimensions so I could figure how a tooth bar would mount. They asked for some photos which I sent.





I got this response:

This is a very unusual bucket, it appears to have a thick, welded in cutting edge, with side cutters a regular bolt on tooth bar would not work on a very thick cutting edge, it would be like a bolt on edge, under a welded in edge, and require an extended tooth bar, but you would have to eliminate the side cutters or there would be no way, as all Tooth bars we sell, have a straight edge to the inside of the bucket wall Thanks,


Which says my cutting edge is to thick and the bucket is not flat inside on the bottom. Not sure why an extended tooth is required. My cutting edge is 1/2" thick and is folded up the sides. Here is a picture straight on and the bottom.





Has anyone put a tooth bar on this bucket or know of one that will fit properly. Looking at tooth bar photos it is hard for me to see the problem. I would like to get some dimensioned drawings but I guess they don't give them out to just anybody. If I find one that fits I am assuming that I will have to add a spacer and drill through the side of the cutting edge to mount it. It won't be easy but might be wrong. What would it take to do that ? I also saw a clamp-on tooth bar by toothbar.net but haven't inquired about it. Seems like the bolts would take an awful beating.
Thanks

EDIT: Rather than drill the side of the cutting edge I think I would weld on some extensions to the mounting ears to get back into the bucket more.
gg

 

[Verticaltrx]

If you can get the mounting hole back past the thick cutting edge I don't see any problems. I would just order one that fits on the ID of the bucket (not that little indented area) and see how it lines up. Worst case you'd have to weld on some extensions like you mentioned. I'm not sure why they were so reluctant to sell you one.

 

[Gordon Gould]

If you can get the mounting hole back past the thick cutting edge I don't see any problems. I would just order one that fits on the ID of the bucket (not that little indented area) and see how it lines up. Worst case you'd have to weld on some extensions like you mentioned. I'm not sure why they were so reluctant to sell you one.

I am tempted to do just that but I don't want to end up with $350 or $400 worth of scrap metal. I keep thinking they know a lot more than I do and they see a problem I don't.

 

[newbury]

Try sending your critical dimensions to Bxexpanded.com They can probably fit you with a Piranha.

 

[BXpanded]

I don't see a big problem. If we have a couple of dimensions, we can almost certainly fit it with a Piranha. We offer a version that is designed to accommodate thick edges, etc.
email us at contact@bxpanded.com or give me a call at 704-419-5332

Harry

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Gordon, if you'll email those pics to me, i'll forward them to Nelson Long @ WR Long. If anyone will know, he should.
Send pics/dimensions and your phone number to travis@everythingattachments.com and i'll try to help.

 

[lt190b]

Gorden. If the PROS cant get you fixed up, I have a different fix. lt19ob

 

[Xfaxman]

Here is another possibility.

Tooth Bars, Bucket Teeth, ATI Corporation

From a banner ad at the top of the page.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Gordon, if you'll email those pics to me, i'll forward them to Nelson Long @ WR Long. If anyone will know, he should.
Send pics/dimensions and your phone number to travis@everythingattachments.com and i'll try to help.

Thank you for the help. I really appreciate it.

gg

 

[nybirdman]

I put a tooth-bar on a 5ft.HD roundback Kubota bucket with no problem.Purchased mine from Markam but I don't think they are still in business.