Kubota B20 bucket "blade"

[johneking]

Enjoyed our B20. Did use a quick-spade on it and managed to smiley face the bucket. Straightened and reinforced with plates welded underneath.

Highly recommend the Piranha toothbar from BXpanded. Strengthens bucket and improves digging and grubbing on small tractors.

Piranha® Tooth Bar - Official Site

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Do like the added benefit of the skidsteer attachment on the current B26.

Thank you so much for this information -- that is EXACTLY the leading edge I saw before and clicked the link you included and just completed the order.
Looking forward to getting it and putting it to work!

 

[Smokeydog]

B20’s are tough as nails little tractors. Our first compact tractor that proven how valuable and versatile they can be. Show off that big toothy grin when you get Piranha bar installed.

 

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Beyond my expectations how well this toothbar can clear brush and small trees! Pulling stuff out by the roots with minimal ground disturbance.

I second this.

Tears out blackberries by the roots as well as many shrubs and smaller trees. I've been reticent with the concept of the "root rake" grapple because of ground disturbance, I already barely have soil in places.

Unfortunately doesn't do much for poison oak, but at least that doesn't fight back like blackberries when you yank it by hand. No, it plays the long game...

Only minor downside I've had with the ptb (piranha tooth bar) is that it doesn't play nice with a clamp-on trailer hitch; I can't get the hitch to be secure enough that it doesn't wobble back and forth and I suspect it would be better without the ptb. However, I can live with that, and I can't live without the ptb. It's by far the most important thing I've bought for the tractor so far, because of the above root pulling and increased digging ability.

Nice thing is unlike the typical tooth bar, back-dragging is barely affected by its presence.

 

[FullMetalBucket]

I was surprised how well it fit my TYM when I know they were originally marketed for Kubotas. Very snug, doesn’t wobble at all, and I put it to the test, back dragging, attacking bushes and small trees, scooping dirt and pea stone etc. Those teeth are pretty sharp too, have to keep mind of them.

 

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I was surprised how well it fit my TYM when I know they were originally marketed for Kubotas. Very snug, doesn’t wobble at all, and I put it to the test, back dragging, attacking bushes and small trees, scooping dirt and pea stone etc. Those teeth are pretty sharp too, have to keep mind of them.

Indeed; my ptb - and the bucket edge it guards - look brand new 7.5 years & 850h on.

 

[oosik]

I sent off an email to Piranha today. Asking if they can match up their HD model to the lower teeth of my grapple. Interested to see what they have to say.

 

[oosik]

For a couple of years I could not figure what the grated rectangles in the pic below were for. Dealer chuckled - my grapple is very HD -820 pounds of AR400 steel. It's actually designed for a skid steer and the rectangles are steps to get into your skid steer.