Retractable "Feeder Teeth" For Loader Buckets

Retractable "Feeder Teeth" For Loader Buckets TRACTORS Loaders 23-5-25 Using a skid steer or front-end loader to pull feed out of bags or bunker silos can be a frustrating job. The material is packed so tight that a conventional bucket has trouble tearing the silage loose. Jason Ihm, Mt. Horeb, Wis., says his new "Bag and Bunker Buster" solves the problem by using 8-in. long retractable steel teeth mounted inside the bucket to tear silage loose. When they're not needed the teeth can be retracted inside to allow you to use the bucket to scrape and scoop up material. The teeth are welded to a heavy duty steel bar that extends the width of the bucket. A single hydraulic cylinder extends or retracts the teeth. "The cylinder moves the teeth out 8 in. beyond the edge of the bucket, which is enough to grab the silage and tear it loose," says Ihm. "It saves time as well as wear and tear on the loader and works good on any packed feed including haylage and corn silage. It works much better than welding teeth permanently to the bucket because you can retract them whenever you need to." "I build the bucket with retractable teeth as a unit. Most of the buckets I build are either 72 or 84 in. wide, but I can custom build them to any size. Just let me know what size bucket you're already using. I don't retrofit the teeth to existing buckets because the bucket's cutting edge is often worn, or the bucket is bowed or warped which makes it difficult to get the teeth to fit correctly." A 72-in. wide bucket sells for $1,750 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jason Ihm, 10342 Hwy. ID, Mt. Horeb, Wis. 53572 (ph 608 437-3007).

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