mmranch
Gold Member
Many years ago, not long after I got my tractor, the bucket was bowed on the bottom from backdragging, etc. Had my welder replace the bottom of the bucket and cutting edge with armor plated steel. The abuse hasn't let up but it is still straight as can be.
I have a tooth bar (that goes over the cutting edge with v slots) that I primarily use in winter to dig into snow mounds which are like glaciers 12-15' high. Tooth bar works great to help take a bite.
Our ground is like 80% rock (of different sizes) and I also used the tooth bar when digging a pond. Loosened up a section with the backhoe then scooped with the bucket. Tooth bar helped with digging force as well as directing rocks into the bucket when scooping.
(Safety First!! Not recommended without plenty of safety precautions!) Tooth bar also can be helpful when chainsawing while standing in the raised bucket. The tooth bar is helpful at the bucket edge to keep your boots inside the bucket, etc.
Not used all the time but a valuable tool to have.
I have a tooth bar (that goes over the cutting edge with v slots) that I primarily use in winter to dig into snow mounds which are like glaciers 12-15' high. Tooth bar works great to help take a bite.
Our ground is like 80% rock (of different sizes) and I also used the tooth bar when digging a pond. Loosened up a section with the backhoe then scooped with the bucket. Tooth bar helped with digging force as well as directing rocks into the bucket when scooping.
(Safety First!! Not recommended without plenty of safety precautions!) Tooth bar also can be helpful when chainsawing while standing in the raised bucket. The tooth bar is helpful at the bucket edge to keep your boots inside the bucket, etc.
Not used all the time but a valuable tool to have.