Changed my tune on the cheap bucket teeth after a bad week
I used to think all bucket teeth were basically the same, so I'd grab the cheapest ones I could find, like $25 a pop. Last month on a job in the Mobile River mud, I blew through three of them in four days. The weld points just snapped clean off, not from hitting rock but just from normal wear. My foreman finally pulled me aside and said, 'You're losing more time changing teeth than you're saving money.' I bit the bullet and spent $80 each on a set of the heavier duty, forged ones. That was three weeks ago, and I haven't swapped a single one since. The cut is cleaner and they just feel solid in the muck. Anyone else run into this and have a brand they swear by for real tough material?