Bolt on Teeth for A Bucket

CM1995 · May 14, 2016

When my bucket above was brand new we took some old D5 cutting edge and picture framed the bottom of the bucket to give it wear guards. Ran one down the middle of the bottom as well. It's done it's job, there are a few dents in the original metal of the bucket where it's not plated but the corners are holding up great.

Jeepwalker · May 14, 2016

I specifically wanted a bucket where the teeth *don't* hang down much below the bucket. Most tooth bars seem to. A second cutting edge can help there, but I've read about a lot of guys having bent teeth issues and so on. Maybe it's an overstated problem.

PopArcher · May 15, 2016

Thanks Georgia Iron, Great info. I will get back to the farm in a couple weeks and firm up dimensions and make a final decisions on the bucket mods..

PopArcher · Jun 4, 2016

PopArcher said:
Thanks for the input and sharing your set up. You have what I am thinking I will end up with on one of my buckets with a replaceable cutting edge.

Again thanks all for your thoughts and experiences.

Closing the loop, here is what I ended up with.
Thanks Guys for the input

Georgia Iron · Jun 6, 2016

PopArcher said:
Closing the loop, here is what I ended up with.
Thanks Guys for the input
View attachment 155038

I can't tell if that's a cutting edge or a table top under the teeth.

It looks like it's bolted on?

What is your estimated cost for this mod?

Jeepwalker · Jun 6, 2016

Figure about $22-$30 per tooth depending the style and where you buy them (check Ebay too).

The workmanship looks ok, I guess the idea is to remove the wearbar when any serious digging is needed, and reinstall for grading gravel and general bucket use?? Like the idea of using 10 teeth!

PopArcher · Jun 7, 2016

Georgia Iron said:
I can't tell if that's a cutting edge or a table top under the teeth.

It looks like it's bolted on?

What is your estimated cost for this mod?

You see the cutting edge and 10 shanks/teeth and 5 lbs 7018 1/8" where about 280$.

Jeepwalker · Jun 7, 2016

I guess it depends on the kind of digging you plan to do. If you're digging out of piles, or embankments where you tilt your bucket a lot, your setup might work ok, but for leveling or skimming the surface down, the teeth riding 1/2" above the surface probably isn't going to do you any good. If anything you'd want them to be a little lower than the bucket for serious digging. The teeth CM1995 had on his bucket fit 'flush' to the ground even with the replaceable wear bar. Running w/o the wear bar, is just fine that's how most tooth buckets I see are set up.

movindirt · Jun 7, 2016

Finally found the teeth, this isn't the same aftermarket brand as we got, but its the same pack of 8 for a 66" bucket.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1324720-132...025993?hash=item3cfa4779c9:g:4U0AAOSw~OdVf1N6

Part number for the same thing from Cat is 132-4720.... they are $32 a piece from Cat. Put something like 800 hours on the set we got and haven't broken any yet and they still have a lot of life left. They do sit exactly flush with the bottom of the bucket which is very nice.

Georgia Iron · Jun 10, 2016

PopArcher said:
Closing the loop, here is what I ended up with.
Thanks Guys for the input
View attachment 155038

Let's us know how your design works out. I am used to the longer tooth. I really like to smooth an area by working an area in a side to side in a wave like motion, just laying the teeth in the dirt. It will almost make it into something as fine as flower. It took me about 300 hours to figure out how to do it like that. It has sped up our final grading for concrete a good bit. So easy to hand rake dirt that is broken up like that.

PopArcher · Jun 14, 2016

Well good news the welded teeth have with stood there first test, diggin and bumpin and stump up and out of the way..

Jeepwalker · Jun 15, 2016

Good to hear.

Nice looking skid!! What do the numbers on the arm signify?

PopArcher · Jun 15, 2016

Jeepwalker said:
Good to hear.

Nice looking skid!! What do the numbers on the arm signify?

Thanks.

I purchased the machine used and the numbers were there from the contractors fleet management system.

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