Toothbars, how much is too much?

Mike_C · Apr 20, 2005

I've been reading the threads on here about toothbars, but haven't seen much about price. I just called Marham, and they want $158 for a toothbar, but then want $92 shipping to ship it to my house.
That's $250 for a piece of steel only 46.25 inches long. Seems a bit high to me.
Does anyone know of a less expensive toothbar solution?

_RaT_ · Apr 20, 2005

I don't think that is unreasonable. The shipping cost is just the facts. The bar at $158 is quite cheap when you consider the design of the bar. Let's put it this way, I could not build one as cheap and still expect some profit. Your dealer may have them or could order it but the shipping is still going to be up there plus his profit. Larger bars with about 1' more length are considerably more then that. The replaceable tooth type will cost a little more as well.

GaryE · Apr 20, 2005

Mike,

Not sure where you are located, but I paid about $30 less in shipping for a larger toothbar from Markham. Maybe it is the fuel prices kicking in.

As far as the toothbar being worth the price, I can only tell you so far, it has been the most cost effective purchase I have ever made for a tractor. The first day I put it on, I was cutting through ice and the frozen ground like it was slush. I was digging out a rock the other day (about 150lbs) took one pass at it and I thought I had missed it until I backed up and saw the 5ft wide hole I had just made..... the rock was in the bucket.

The Markham bar is well made, you might find cheaper, but not by much.

Hope this is of some help,

Gary

Mike_C · Apr 20, 2005

I'm in SouthWest Ohio. Closer than you I think..

edski · Apr 20, 2005

Mike_C,
It seems that every post get's some wise @$$ reply that's not of much help so here goes:
From your profile I see that you reside in the US, so just swing by, pick it up yourself, and save on the shipping.
Sorry, couldn't help it.
I paid $285 for a Woods toothbar, from the dealer, installed, on a LA352 FEL.
Cheers...edski

KirkMcD · Apr 20, 2005

Are you having it delivered to your home? That usually costs at least $35 more. If you can pick it up from the shippers warehouse or have it delivered to a business with a loading dock, shipping will be less. Note: The toothbar is shipped strapped to a palette.

It's easy to install, just drill two, 1/2 inch holes in the sides of the bucket and bolt it in place.

RedRocker · Apr 20, 2005

That's a fair price, they're pretty heavy, so the shipping isn't out of line.

notamustang · Apr 20, 2005

Hard parts 95 w/o extras or shipping. Steel 13 and bolts and paint is another 2 so that is 110 with out any labor and me having parts shipped and picking up the flat bar. Is there shipping high yes but it is an oversized item and over 50# which makes it cost more too. See how much shipping is to p/u at the nearest hub. They tack like 25 or so on the cost for a resi address.

If you want to save werk-brau is the company I got my teeth, pins and adapters from. The company stuff I bought was from fab-co its all they make. Fabcos catalog is on line.

One more piece of advice is get a 6th tooth bar, mine is 5 should have gotten six. Any questions just ask /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mike_C · Apr 20, 2005

Just for the record, I am ok with the price of the toothbar; it's the shipping that I was questioning. Thanks for the responses. I did not inquire about picking it up at a hub, but the girl on the phone did say it was an extra $30 to deliver to my house.

Keybal · Apr 20, 2005

Like anyone else who has ordered a toothbar from Markham, I was extreamly pleased with my experiance ordering a toothbar from them. Ordered the bar on a Tuesday, had it by noon the next day. Delivered to my office in the 'burbs of Philly for $60.00. Only has five teeth, but it works just fine. If you go with it, use a unibit to drill the bucket. Installation took <15 minutes.

MadReferee · Apr 20, 2005

( If you go with it, use a unibit to drill the bucket.)

A bi-metal hole saw (the white ones) works better and is cheaper.

RoPie · Apr 20, 2005

Ordered mine about a month ago and had it two days after I placed the order. Mine was shipped to a hub, which saved me $35 over residential delivery. It didn't come strapped to a pallet though, and one of the mounting tabs was a little bent (I think there's another thread on that problem somewhere). Installation was quick, the biggest drill bit I had was a 3/8, but a little work with die grinder took care of that problem.

Mike_C · Apr 20, 2005

If anyone else is thinking about ordering right now, Markham did tell me there is a 2-3 week backlog, because they are short on some part required to make the toothbars.

btolle · Apr 20, 2005

( The replaceable tooth type will cost a little more as well. )

The 4' that I got from Markham for $150 + shipping has replaceable teeth.

Shipping to East Texas was about $68.50 but that was before diesel went up so high.

Also, as someone else stated, there is a $35 or $38 charge if it is delivered to a residence. You can save that by having it shipped to a business address or picking it up at the freight terminal.

Bill Tolle

don716 · Apr 20, 2005

What is the web address for the toothbars?I would like to look into one for my B7500.
Donny /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

GaryE · Apr 20, 2005

Markham Welding

Tom_H · Apr 21, 2005

You won't get better price or service than Markham. Their quality is excellent too. They don't control the shipping costs though. If $ is that tight, fetching it at the hub is a good idea.

SkyPup · Apr 21, 2005

I just got my super heavy duty 1-1/2" steel shank toothbar from W.R. Long 70.5" for $360, the shipping via UPS was $75 but the toothbar weighed 135 pounds. Total cost was $425 to my door. I was surprised that UPS would deliver something that heavy but they backed the truck up to the barn and unloaded it right next to our L39's FEL bucket. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Only took ten minutes to insall it and put it to good use.

http://www.carverequipment.com/wrlong_loader_attachments.htm

http://www.wrlonginc.com/stb.htm

Mike_C · Apr 21, 2005

well call me cheap, but I think $250 is too much for a small hunk of steel without any moving parts, and since I have a welder, I have decided to build my own toothbar. I went down to an industrial surplus warehouse today and picked up the steel stock for $1.50 per pound. Now I just need to buy a bunch of metal cutting blades for my sawz-all, cut it up and weld it together. It won't be as pretty as the ones you guys buy, but I'm sure it will be quite functional. I'll post pictures when I'm done; I'm sure it will be several weeks.

chatcher · Apr 21, 2005

( well call me cheap, but I think $250 is too much for a small hunk of steel without any moving parts, and since I have a welder, I have decided to build my own toothbar. I went down to an industrial surplus warehouse today and picked up the steel stock for $1.50 per pound. Now I just need to buy a bunch of metal cutting blades for my sawz-all, cut it up and weld it together. It won't be as pretty as the ones you guys buy, but I'm sure it will be quite functional. I'll post pictures when I'm done; I'm sure it will be several weeks. )

I'm sure you'll have fun doing it yourself, but how much money can you save? My toothbar weighs about 150 pounds, so at $1.50 per pound that would be $225 just for steel, not allowing for any waste, or supplies, or labor, or teeth (unless you will be making those, too). I don't mean to discourage you, on the contrary I'll be anxious to see the end result.