New Ripper Tooth!!!!!

Runs With Scissors

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I am posting these pics for Fried1765 as he is having issues posting pics.

Here is his new ripper tooth in all its glory.

I must say it looks Badass....

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fried1765

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Hey Fried, will it touch the boom?
Thank you for posting!
Sorry: I neglected to include any supporting data.

Mounted on my 2006 L48 TLB (ROPS intentionally removed).
The ripper tooth misses the BT1100 boom by 1/2" with the dipper fully retracted.

This is a 28" long ripper (from flat base plate), made by "Ox Thumbs", in Carrollton, GA.
Fits Kubota "quick connect" coupler only.
Weight is 112 lbs.
Tooth is replaceable.
Ripper is made of 1" thick AR400 steel.

It is a very nicely fabricated attachment.
I like it!
Price is crazy,..... too much!
Paint quality is terrible!

It is listed on E-Bay, but I bought direct, for a small discount.
 
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Nice! Looks good on your TLB.
There are times where having all the power on one tooth and shank useful. Here my clay soil can be soft to brick hard depending on moisture.
Excavation of stumps in less time with much less ground disturbance is a good advantage. I also find probing and finding large branch roots to fold and break off near the stump much easier with a ripper.

The KX quick attach is simple, strong and amazingly fast so changing attachments is easy.

You might put some hours on your machine now ;-)

Enjoy!
 

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Looks like you got your rubber pads on your outriggers too? Sure like mine for anchoring down while digging in all soil conditions. Don’t have hard surfaces to worry about. Have steel cleats to engage if rubber sinks 1 inch. The extra lift of the pads and adding 3x3” tubing under the pads very useful on our hillside farm.
You’re ready to play in the dirt.
 
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Nice! Looks good on your TLB.
There are times where having all the power on one tooth and shank useful. Here my clay soil can be soft to brick hard depending on moisture.
Excavation of stumps in less time with much less ground disturbance is a good advantage. I also find probing and finding large branch roots to fold and break off near the stump much easier with a ripper.

The KX quick attach is simple, strong and amazingly fast so changing attachments is easy.

You might put some hours on your machine now ;-)

Enjoy!
The ripper is just another expensive, but handy toy for me.
At least I do not need "comptroller" permission for such frivolous purchases.
She departed, with her "golden parachute", long ago.

Most of my trees are locust, ( a big weed) with a shallow root structure, so I can push them over, by first using the 16" bucket to rip roots on one side.
The ripper will make for much less soil disturbance though.

At 82 I will never put many hours on my now 17 year old L48 TLB (currently has 262 hrs.).
It is my big tractor baby, and a supplement to my 1989 -1100 hr. restored 32 HP Ford 1920 FEL little tractor baby.
I use the little shuttle shift Ford for most things.

The Kubota is here for the 2340 lb. fork lift capacity, and the 11' dig hoe,..... and for me to admire, while it rests quietly in the barn.
Some old guys like flashy sports cars.
I don't care what other people see me driving.
I like nice tractors!

As I believe I have mentioned here before, I have owned a TLB for the past 37 years, and during that time have saved myself a lot of money.

I have never bought a new tractor, and never will!
Have actually not bought a "new" car since 1992 either,..... but have owned several nice cars.
 
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If anyone is planning to buy a root/frost ripper for their "quick connect" M62, M59, L48, L47, or L45, shoot me a PM.
There is one potential fitment issue that you should probably be aware of.
 
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Wow! 2006! When I saw the picks it looked brand new. Has it ever played in the dirt?
 

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I'm cutting steel right now for one what is the fitment issue?
The fitment issue is the location of the locking pin on the ears.
Some of the ear styles have the pin located higher than others.
You need ear style with the lowest pin location.
The higher pin location will likely have the tooth contacting the boom when retracted.
My 28" "OX" thumb is good, but only misses the boom by 1/2".
Any higher locking pin location would cause the pin to hit.

Since you are doing the fabrication yourself it will be easy for you to avoid this issue.
Are you using AR400 steel?
 

mikester

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The fitment issue is the location of the locking pin on the ears.
Some of the ear styles have the pin located higher than others.
You need ear style with the lowest pin location.
The higher pin location will likely have the tooth contacting the boom when retracted.
My 28" "OX" thumb is good, but only misses the boom by 1/2".
Any higher locking pin location would cause the pin to hit.

Since you are doing the fabrication yourself it will be easy for you to avoid this issue.
Are you using AR400 steel?
Yes. Our Canadian QA uses a slightly different setup on the ears. I'm using the same geometry as my 24" bucket to avoid fitment issues. Below is the root rake I recently fabbed out of AR400
 

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Yes. Our Canadian QA uses a slightly different setup on the ears. I'm using the same geometry as my 24" bucket to avoid fitment issues. Below is the root rake I recently fabbed out of AR400
Excellent fabrication.
Those ears look like USA John Deere ears.
 

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Yes. Our Canadian QA uses a slightly different setup on the ears. I'm using the same geometry as my 24" bucket to avoid fitment issues. Below is the root rake I recently fabbed out of AR400

Nice job Mike....

Do you cut your own stuff, or do you "farm it out"?

Paul