Toothbar for BX22

RichT · Aug 16, 2003

Just finished my first welding project with my new Miller175, toothbar for my BX22. Welded the shanks to 3/8in steel plate. The shanks have a lip which fits over/below the front edge of FEL. The teeth were a press fit on the shanks. Got the shanks and teeth from local Kubota dealer. Finished off with some Kubota orange. Works terrific.

DavidB · Aug 16, 2003

Very cool Rich!

How much did those teeth cost?

jrlichina · Aug 17, 2003

How much did all your teeth cost, the ones on the bar /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

RichT · Aug 18, 2003

Total for shanks and teeth was about $60. I bargained them down a little...they had a LOT of dust. The steel plate was a scrap piece from local steelyard for $12. Angle iron at ends was garage scrap. Total came in at about $75. Fits just as good (or better IMO) as the $300 rigs. My neighbor got one at tractorsmart for his 2200, tried to return it when he saw mine.

kennyd · Aug 21, 2003

Do dealer's usaully keep those teeth in stock? For that price I would build one too!

Do they have parts numbers?

Hambone · Aug 22, 2003

I see the two bolts, one on each side. Is that the only thing holding it into the bucket?
I guess I was wondering if it was removable or not.

daveMT · Aug 22, 2003

I'm trying to find smaller teeth to put on the 9" bucket for my Caddigger backhoe bucket. Anyone have any ideas where I can get them? The local dealer only has the teeth, not the shank with the tooth.

RichT · Aug 22, 2003

Hambone...the toothbar is held by the two bolts on each end of the FEL, plus the "lip" on each shank. Makes for a pretty snug fit. I welded the shanks to the steel plate while it was attached to the FEL, to minimize bowing from the welding. And, yes, it is removable.

Dave, I got the shanks/teeth for mine from Dorning in Ontario Ca, near the airport. They had a large selection.

Taylortractornut · Aug 23, 2003

Dave you can order box blade teeth, thay are the right size for a small Ditch Witch hoe i rebuilt last year. just the right size i did have to build the shank but the was easy with sqare bar and a grinder.

Hoeman00 · Aug 23, 2003

Bobcat and Deere can get the shanks, just get a good parts person.
Have them look under hoe or loader buckets.
My Deere parts list that came w/ my SSL has them listed but it is at home right now.

daveMT · Aug 23, 2003

Thanks for the help. I try these places and see if I can get the small ones.

DieselD · Aug 24, 2003

Rich , don't want to tell you some bad news but, Your teeth should be level with the bottom edge, so they can cut and lift into the bucket. There on too much of an up angle /
Danny

Henro · Aug 26, 2003

<font color="blue"> Your teeth should be level with the bottom edge, so they can cut and lift into the bucket. </font>

Here is a side shot of my toothbar...the teeth are essentially like DieselD says...only a very slight downward angle. for all practical purposes level with the bottom of the bucket.

I think the reason for this is that if you have a level indicator on your bucket you know when the bucket is level the teeth are level too.

I imagine teeth angled up would be much better than teeth angled too far down, since you can lift the rear of the bucket to make angled-up teeth dig in. Whereas angled down teeth would be very aggressive and could not be leveled becaue the rear of the bucket would hit the ground...

RichT · Sep 7, 2003

Danny...I agree with you, level would be ideal. As Bill notes, with the teeth angled up it just takes a little practice to account for the angle between the bucket and tooth. I think its a fairly easy mod to level the toothbar, some steel stock at the rear of the plate and elongated bolt attachment holes should do it.

JimC · Sep 10, 2003

I have been wondering about a tooth bar and decided to build one to see if they are worth while.
I used 1/4" X 1.5" for the bar, 1.5" angle for attaching and a 1/8" X 1.5" leading edge, 1/4" X 1.5" X 3" for the teeth and some 1" square heavy wall tubing for the shanks.
All the metal was left over from another project, so I will have to guess the cost, A 20 foot piece of steel strap is only a small amount higher than a 10 foot piece which is why I have left overs. I am sure the cost would be under $20.
The result works fine, Very worth while tool, not as nice looking as some but convinced me of the value of a tooth bar.