Excavator bucket teeth quality

[liberty2701]

Is there a difference in quality of bucket teeth? Comparing forged to forged and cast to cast. When I search there is such a wide variation in price. My bucket takes a Cat J200 class side pin tooth. An example would be the U3202. Looking for the best value for my money?

 

[TractorGuy]

I bought the tiger tooth version from a CAT dealership. $100 for 4 teeth with pins and retainers. Been working hard for 3 years.

I don't know if they are any different than the ones you see on eBay.

 

[liberty2701]

I bought the tiger tooth version from a CAT dealership. $100 for 4 teeth with pins and retainers. Been working hard for 3 years.

I don't know if they are any different than the ones you see on eBay.

That is amazing you have 3 years on the same teeth. My guess is that you have no rock. I have to battle granite rocks and sandy gravel . 30 hours of digging and my teeth are severely worn.

 

[TractorGuy]

I've just been digging stumps in clay.

I'm thinking the pointed tiger teeth may wear better than the flat ones too.

 

[liberty2701]

I was looking at the tiger teeth also. Looking to dig a pond and the ground is hard and compacted.

Did you get twin or single tiger teeth?

 

[TractorGuy]

Singles. I think they make a world of difference. Especially for digging and tearing through roots. Seems to me like the doubles wouldn't do as good but I've never tried them.

Here is a set on eBay for $40 + $15 shipping. They actually refer to them as "rock" teeth so they may be just what you need. I've had such good results from the factory teeth I bought I'm not sure if it's worth it to try and save money on the eBay teeth. They may be the exact same quality too so ????

 

[Egon]

The teeth come in different styles and vary in material quality.
[video]https://www.casoki.com/blog/[/video]

 

[liberty2701]

Thanks for the info. I saw those on ebay and question the quality as do you. I also read the Casoki blog. Great info. The teeth they sell are also made in China. I wish someone conducted a test to see if there is an actual difference. There are a lot of claims but no data to support the quality of different teeth. Even my local John Deere dealer bucket teeth are made in China.

 

[liberty2701]

Singles. I think they make a world of difference. Especially for digging and tearing through roots. Seems to me like the doubles wouldn't do as good but I've never tried them.

Here is a set on eBay for $40 + $15 shipping. They actually refer to them as "rock" teeth so they may be just what you need. I've had such good results from the factory teeth I bought I'm not sure if it's worth it to try and save money on the eBay teeth. They may be the exact same quality too so ????

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Those are some sharp looking teeth.

 

[4570Man]

I have some really cheap teeth on my 310 bucket. Like $30 for 5. I don’t know the hours but they’ve been on about a year and have had quite a bit of use and our dirt is terrible here. As in mostly rock. They still look pretty good with only a little wear to the back side.