Clamp-On Teeth For Your Loader Bucket

Clamp-On Teeth For Your Loader Bucket TRACTORS Loaders 5-5-28 "You'll like the bite these clamp-on bucket teeth take when you start digging into tightly packed manure," says Lyall Vagtes, of Grooters Implement, Boyden, Iowa, manufacturer. The teeth clamp to the front edge of the bucket and are held in place by short chains with built-in chain tighteners on each end of the bucket. Since the front of the bucket lip slips under a bracket near the front of the 1 by 1 in. steel teeth, and extend to the rear of the bucket, there's lots of leverage for difficult digging. Vagtes says the teeth stick out from the bucket about 8 in., yet don't get in the way when dumping ù provided the operator remembers to raise higher to accommodate them. Teeth can be left on permanently or removed in seconds by releasing the chains and backing away as they lay on the ground. They shouldn't need sharpening but, if they do wear down, they can be cut off and new points welded on. One set, Vagtes says, has been in use every day on a concrete feed lot for over a year and is still in good shape. The teeth and frame are available for buckets ranging in size from 35 to 96 in. wide. Prices range from $125 to $350. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Grooters Implement, Boyden, Iowa 51234 (ph 712 723-2318).

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