Bucket teeth

xrdan

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l3600
Jul 10, 2018
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5
3
mineral bluff ga
Putting this out there for the community- not affiliated with this company etc, etc.
I was leveling a spot for a pole barn and one side had to go down about 5 feet. I have a l3600 with a la680 loader, 3way roll over scrape on the back that weighs over 700lbs. It went ok at first, then I was going over it with the scraper teeth, then I piled about 500lbs of rocks on the scraper. With about 18" to go the dirt was a crumbly rock/clay mix and 1200lbs bearing down on the scarifiers just bounced along the surface. For my bday my kid got me a cutting edge called a Piranha. You have to drill 2 holes in the bucket to mount it, but if you saw my bucket you would know that wasn't a concern.
Anyway, to make a long story short- I was now able to easily tear through the last foot and a half of dirt and finish the job. I was about to have to rent/pay someone with a bigger machine to finish it for me. Would highly recommend if you needed something like this.
 
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re54drider

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L2800, FEL, Bush Hog
May 9, 2011
75
35
18
Goldston, nc
Putting this out there for the community- not affiliated with this company etc, etc.
I was leveling a spot for a pole barn and one side had to go down about 5 feet. I have a l3600 with a la680 loader, 3way roll over scrape on the back that weighs over 700lbs. It went ok at first, then I was going over it with the scraper teeth, then I piled about 500lbs of rocks on the scraper. With about 18" to go the dirt was a crumbly rock/clay mix and 1200lbs bearing down on the scarifiers just bounced along the surface. For my bday my kid got me a cutting edge called a Piranha. You have to drill 2 holes in the bucket to mount it, but if you saw my bucket you would know that wasn't a concern.
Anyway, to make a long story short- I was now able to easily tear through the last foot and a half of dirt and finish the job. I was about to have to rent/pay someone with a bigger machine to finish it for me. Would highly recommend if you needed something like this.
Glad to hear someone besides me has benefited from a tooth bar. I put one on my 6' SSQA grain bucket and am amazed with its usefulness every time I use the FEL. It is great for getting rid of privet and other unwanted stuff and it increases the earth moving capabilities by a bunch. With practice I am learning to take full advantage of the teeth. Just make sure the teeth are on the ground when you park it.
 
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bbxlr8

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L2501 w/R14s, LA525, BH77, SGC0660, CL 5' BB, CL PHD, WG24 + Ford 1210 60" mmm,
Mar 29, 2021
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311
63
Eastern PA
Put one on mine soon after I purchased it in 21 and never looked back. Very happy with it
BTW, the edge will tear you up initially. I have a variety of percentages of rock soil mix, so I never bothered to resharpen.

Be aware of the limitations of the equipment though. It helps me to get a good fill on previously loosened material here, but it is NOT a bulldozer! ;)
 

Bee-Positive

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BX1880, Cab, FEL, Tooth Bar, MMM, QH, Ballast Box
Nov 16, 2022
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867
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Amsterdam, NY
BXpanded Piranha Bar was priceless for removing sod, digging the footer, backfilling, spreading stone in my clay soil building a retaining wall. Couldn't have done it without some sort of toothed bar.

Sod Removal.jpg Wall.jpg
 
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Shawn T. W

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'05 L5030 HSTC - '21 MF GC 1725 MB - '18 JD Z960M Z-Trak
Dec 9, 2024
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1,352
93
SW Missouri Ozarks
Mines been used quite a bit, put it on about 4 years ago, and 750 hours ago ... Go get yours dirty and scratched up! šŸ˜‚

Trust me though, the "paint" they use is seriously heavy duty, it will take quite awhile ... I have quite rocky soil!

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