Piranha Bar or ?

[CountryBumkin]

I'm thinking about adding a Piranha Bar to my BX.
This would be used mostly for clearing brush - not so much for digging.

BXpanded sells the Piranha bar (are they the manufacturer?). It looks like a sturdy piece.

Are there any other manufacturers (toothed bars) I should be looking at?

 

[85Hokie]

I'm thinking about adding a Piranha Bar to my BX.
This would be used mostly for clearing brush - not so much for digging.

BXpanded sells the Piranha bar (are they the manufacturer?). It looks like a sturdy piece.

Are there any other manufacturers (toothed bars) I should be looking at?

Pound for pound - you will not find a better ground cutting or brush cutting bar. It will cut soil 3 times faster than the blade itself. AND as for endurance - it will be there when the tractor is worn out!

I love mine and along with spacers, some of the best money spent!

 

[alansz400]

I bought a Piranha tooth bar this spring and didn't take it off at all this summer. Dug small trees out, raked dirt, ( love it for that ) dug holes, loaded scrap iron, rocks, and fire wood.
It sticks out past the factory cutting edge a few inches but it seems like it makes the bucket much deeper. Still looks like new other then some of the paint is missing. Built heavier then I would have thought it would be.
Everyone that sees it comments about how tough it looks. Seems like a lot of $ but worth of penny.
After a summers worth of work.

 

[CountryBumkin]

Thanks for your feedback. Piranha bar ordered!

 

[Bulldog]

Aside from digging well I would think the design will help make the bucket much stronger.

 

[HickoryNut]

Thanks for your feedback. Piranha bar ordered!

You will NOT be disappointed.....

 

[JWool]

I'm thinking about adding a Piranha Bar to my BX.
This would be used mostly for clearing brush - not so much for digging.

BXpanded sells the Piranha bar (are they the manufacturer?). It looks like a sturdy piece.

Are there any other manufacturers (toothed bars) I should be looking at?

I have a brand new one I could sell, I bought thinking i would use it, but my ground is soft enough I never needed to install it.

 

[bearskinner]

The Piranha works AWESOME you will love it

 

[scottz]

I have a brand new one I could sell, I bought thinking i would use it, but my ground is soft enough I never needed to install it.

What model/length is it? Do you weld these on?

 

[cstone]

I have used the Piranha Bar for 8 months and it is great. I added the R2 Edge Tamer for snow removal and it fit over the Piranha Bar with no problem. So the bar can stay on all the time.

 

[CountryBumkin]

What model/length is it? Do you weld these on?

They come in various lengths depending on what bucket you have. For the BX the bar is 48" (EDIT: The Bucket is 48", the Piranha bar is shorter as it fits in the bucket). It is bolt on. If you look closely at picture a few post up, up you can see that the bar fits over the front edge of the bucket and uses two bolts to retain it. it is the bolts and the "fingers" that fit above and below the bucket edge that hold the bar in place. Not welded.

 

[JWool]

What model/length is it? Do you weld these on?

46 1/2
http://bxpanded.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=30

I don't know about welding?

 

[Humblebub]

As CB mentioned there is no welding. Drill two holes in bucket and bolt on. I am clumsy and it took me 45 minutes and not a single bruise on aged hands.

 

[redfernclan]

The only time I have removed mine was for scooping gravel off my drive way. Do not want to find out what it would do to black top.

 

[scottz]

46 1/2
http://bxpanded.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=30

I don't know about welding?

Won't work, I need a 60". Thanks

 

[CountryBumkin]

Won't work, I need a 60". Thanks

Piranha Bar comes in all sizes - including for 60" bucket. http://bxpanded.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=59

 

[wchp12]

Has anyone ever thought of using an old sickle bar mower bar for teeth instead? Dropping $300+ shipping just seems like a lot of $$, Does anyone have any ways to build a tooth bar cheaper?

 

[alansz400]

Has anyone ever thought of using an old sickle bar mower bar for teeth instead? Dropping $300+ shipping just seems like a lot of $$, Does anyone have any ways to build a tooth bar cheaper?

I spent a year looking for a better cheaper tooth bar and couldn't find one. My buddy has the other style with the big teeth (almost the same price) and every time I see his its laying in the dirt in the same place it was the last time I saw it. Mine didn't come off my bucket all summer and seems like its part of the bucket now.
I have a Plasma cutter, welders, cutting tools, all that fun stuff and enjoy building my own stuff but I just couldn't see how I could make a better tooth bar. Yes its a lot of $ and that was the other reason I put off buying one for a year but I am very happy with it and amazed how heavy duty it is. I wish I had a video of it digging out small trees this summer. That weekend worth of work was worth way more then $300
Plus the factory cutting edge will last forever if the piranha is taking the beating.

 

[D2Cat]

wchp12, sections (the cutting triangle used in sickle mowers) are about 1/8" thick, hardened steel and made for cutting grass. You try to push a section in dirt it will break quickly.

When mowing, if you hit much of a growth, like a small red cedar tree, you'll soon be replacing sections.

 

[85Hokie]

Has anyone ever thought of using an old sickle bar mower bar for teeth instead? Dropping $300+ shipping just seems like a lot of $$, Does anyone have any ways to build a tooth bar cheaper?

I agree with everything alansz400 said.....

I have the tools, (maybe not the time) and knowledge to make one (toothbar) but for the cost and the quality of construction, even at $300 .....the time and performance level are unparalleled ! Some of the best money spent, after the first couple of uses...it paid for itself in time/energy saved.

I know full well I could not have done some of the work without it !