Loader Tooth-bar on BX-24

[ayelvington]

Went into woods today with Rex (the BX-24) to clear undergrowth and cut firewood for winter. I had the brush cutter on the 3-pt, and the tooth bar up front left over from an earlier job.

The tooth bar ROCKS at clearing undergrowth and snags! I was amazed at how Rex ripped up thorns, brambles, windfalls, etc and piled them up at the edge of the clearing!

The extra weight up front was nice for traction too :thumbsup:

Anyway, Rex behaved like a Bobcat in heat and made short work of clearing the undergrowth, back-dragging the floor clean, and prepping the cutting zone. I have to say that the the toothbar has proven to be a very good investment ($300) that I'll probably not be able to wear out.

Not sure if I would have gotten the same results with a brush fork up front since I was pretty brutal to windfall logs and the like. The short teeth of the bar really made short work of it all.

 

[FloridaCracker]

Hi Al,

Where did you get the toothbar?

Brian

 

[radioman]

pics boy .. pics!!!!

 

[Piston]

Hi Al,

Where did you get the toothbar?

Brian

+1 I'm interested as well

 

[ayelvington]

My Kubota deal is also a Bobcat dealer, so I had them fit a Bobcat toothbar to the bucket when I bought the tractor. Bobcat buckets are relatively small, and the 48" bar is apparently a stock size.

I'll do pictures the next time that I go into the woods. (Clearing and the tooth bar.) My cutting chain jumped today and tore a guard on my saw so I had to leave the saw in the shop until the middle of next week.

 

[ayelvington]

OK, I dashed back to the clearing with Rex (my BX-24) to take pictures since it's supposed to rain tomorrow.

First are shots of the tooth-bar itself. It bolts on from the sides and pulls over the front edge of the FEL. This adds nice traction weight, strength, hardness, and a robust installation surface for the teeth. The teeth are replaceable and are fastened in place with roll pins.

Next shots show basically what I started with and what I did to it with Rex. It took me less than 3 minutes to clear out what you see in the before/after photos. I didn't have any ballast to work with tonight (brush cutter or box grader), but pushing and lifting windfalls is very easy. You get the teeth under the tree, roll the bucket to hang it on the teeth, and lift the tree. It's kind of fun ramming windfalls between healthy trees to split the windfalls into smaller pieces!

I'll cut out the "shiner" elms and skid them with the quick-hitch to the clearing. I'll do another posting on that process since lifting the butt of the log off of the ground gives the tractor traction and really reduces the drag.

The last photo is my tire-chains-in-waiting. The birds are beginning to flock, and the evenings are getting cooler. It's just a matter of time...

 

[jesseb3@att.net]

That Bobcat toothbar looks almost identical to the Markham Welding toothbar that I have (Markham Welding sold out to Gator).

I absolutely love mine - it sometimes allows me to do things that I probably shouldn't with a CUT.