How often do you replace your teeth!

[Richard]

No, not those teeth!!

I was on backside of farm other day using backhoe when I suddenly noticed that one of the (4) backhoe teeth was missing. Not knowing how all buckets are made, mine has four 'posts' (like what the dentist might put under a Crown) and then, I have a replaceable "crown" which is the actual tooth. Tooth slides over the base and a steel "dowel" goes in the hole to lock it in. This steel dowel is kind of like two half circles....and in between them, they adheared some kind of hard tough rubber. So you have to compress the dowel to get it started then tap with hammer and you're done.

As it happened, I had an extra tooth cap laying in the drawer along with the dowel to install it. I have no idea why I only have one. I know I replaced one/some years ago....but I've had this over 15 years so there's a lot I don't recall.

I had fits getting the dowel out of the base. I finally got a nice sized bolt and wailed on it with a heavy hammer. Putting replacement back on was easy/peasy.

Now I have one brand new tooth and three dulled down teeth. I might replace them just to have a nice smile.

 

[4570Man]

I’ve never seen tractor backhoe teeth worn out. They last a long time. My full-size backhoe had like 2500 hours when I bought it and the teeth were pretty worn and I replaced them. As you said they’re not very hard to do.

 

[Jstpssng]

The same thing happened to me last summer on my little 750 Woods, except that I didn't have a spare. Rather than an aftermarket I would have to weld on I went directly to my Woods dealer and ordered a set. Upon receiving them I realized that I need to weld them on anyways... but at least I paid the extra for original equipment.

 

[Tomtint]

A while back I posted a pic of the teeth on my Skidsteer bucket that I replaced. They were really worn out..Didnt really notice it as it was happening but they were so worn..the bolt heads were popping out and a tooth actually fell off. This bucket was primarily used for grading my 1400 foot gravel road.

 

[Richard]

They last a long time

When I was away from the house, I was thinking I had two three extra teeth. (turns out I did). However, when I was having my "try to remove your kingpin" saga, one of the things we tried was to weld two of the teeth to the top of the kingpin so we'd have something to apply torque on to unfreeze the pin....

That was either a failure OR, perhaps my massive biceps (hahahahaha) were just too much with a sledge in my hands as the teeth finally got knocked off. With my noodle arms, it was probably a weld issue.. but I won't go there.

Anyway, so I had three teeth....or so I thought. Turns out they were actually bolt on teeth for the front bucket and not backhoe. When I went to my "backhoe stuff" drawer, I found the tooth in there, totally not knowing I had it.

One of those rare times "just put it into the drawer" actually paid off for me!!

 

[Richard]

Oops, meant to mention above.... when I put the new tooth on, it does appear the others are about 25% worn. They each come to a nice shiny, flat blade type tip.... and this one looks much more chunky. Being a bit OCD at times.... this disparity is noticed by me which is why I'm debating on replacing the other three.

 

[EddieWalker]

I've replaced the teeth on my backhoe bucket twice now and I have a brand new set on my bench that I need to do pretty soon. It's on my winter list of things to get done before the land dries out. Mine sound similar to yours, with the pin that holds them in place. I found that I had to weld my teeth on to keep them in place, or a tree root would cause them to come off. I remove a lot of trees with my backhoe.

I found the best prices for them on Amazon and the first two times I bought them, it went great. This last time, they sent me a box full of bolts instead of the teeth. Then they wanted me to pay for shipping to send them back to them before they would send me my teeth. I had to go through Amazon to resolve this, and that was both slow, and without a successful resolution. Eventually I was able to contact the company directly and got ahold of somebody that agreed to send me the teeth I had paid for with me having to pay to return their mistake.

New teeth are really nice. There is a huge difference the first day out with them compared to what it's like digging with the worn out teeth.

 

[helendarack]

Is it just me, or does it hurt a lot? Perhaps, of course, I didn't understand what kind of procedure it was, but for some reason, even my teeth hurt after reading this post. By the way, I advise everyone who was sick with covid to go to the dentist after recovery and check their fillings, since my teeth condition worsened after the illness. One evening I just lost two seals, and I had to make temporary seals on my own according to the instructions on 3 Best Homemade Temporary Tooth Filling Options [Upd. 2021] so that my teeth don't hurt too much until I get to the dentist. In general, take care of yourself and your teeth before it's too late

 

[4570Man]

When I was away from the house, I was thinking I had two three extra teeth. (turns out I did). However, when I was having my "try to remove your kingpin" saga, one of the things we tried was to weld two of the teeth to the top of the kingpin so we'd have something to apply torque on to unfreeze the pin....

That was either a failure OR, perhaps my massive biceps (hahahahaha) were just too much with a sledge in my hands as the teeth finally got knocked off. With my noodle arms, it was probably a weld issue.. but I won't go there.

Anyway, so I had three teeth....or so I thought. Turns out they were actually bolt on teeth for the front bucket and not backhoe. When I went to my "backhoe stuff" drawer, I found the tooth in there, totally not knowing I had it.

One of those rare times "just put it into the drawer" actually paid off for me!!

I broke a roll pin and lost a tooth off mine. I decided to just weld it back on. I figured I could cut it off in a few minutes when it was time to change it. It was a hot weld and looked good but it didn’t last 20 minutes. Apparently tooth steel doesn’t weld good.

 

[notaz3]

Digging in hard rock area around Coachella Valley (California) with excavator I've seen teeth wear out in as little as 200 hours. Know someone in Central California that has excavator with over 1,500 hours on same set of teeth, all clay.