bucket toothbar

[varmint]

Many readers will remember the discussion last summer about home-made tooth bars. Inspired by another poster, I found some combine teeth at TSC for about $5 each (each consisits of two German-forged steel teeth connected by a short crosspiece) and got a piece of 3/8" x 4" bar stock. Here're some photos showing the finally welded up bar, which works fine for digging in my hardened ground-up asphalt material pile that I use for road repairs. Considering my small bucket/tractor, I think they should be stout enough.

 

[MikePA]

Second picture, from below.

 

[PineRidge]

I like them. I see business possibilities for you. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[scottbrrtt72]

Wow, that looks like something out of a MAD MAX movie.....nice work!! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[WVBill]

Good Job! That's the way I would have done it except I don't have a welder so I drilled two holes for each pair of teeth through the bar stock and the bucket and just bolted it on. Not very removable but I havent found a job yet I couldn't do with the tooth-bar on.

They are mean little shin (and anything else) catchers though! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[scottbrrtt72]

Did you use a mig or an arch welder to fasten those teeth?

 

[varmint]

A friend who welds more than I do used his $100 arc welder and a handfull of 6011 rods to stick it together. Low-tech.

 

[frank_f15]

seems like they will do the job, may take a few min. longer to remove or attach ,but what the heck.

 

[RoyJackson]

Where abouts are you in northern MD, Varmit?

 

[varmint]

Roy- not too far from you, if you're in York Co.- down by Jacksonville- about 45 minutes from York, PA.