ive really not had very many problems with the Volvos, but when I did they are pretty high on parts and they have a high shop charge. as far as warranty work all my stuff is way beyond warranty
They look a ferocious set of teeth and will exert a great deal more strain on the bucket structure surely? Price = very expensive but ought to be some of the best quality Swedish steel. I think that it lasts longer than other stuff in my area of work (not construction work I might add!)
I was getting a week out of a set of teeth on some jobs. Burnt right off. Big fan of the Esco horseshoe lock threaded teeth. Any tooth with rubber or urethane locks end up literally falling apart once you work in stump fires.
Moving that rock just destroys those teeth doesn't it we had a job this summer moving some big stone used our backhoe and excavator at that job and I checked the teeth on the excavator after we were done they were destroyed from the abuse good vid nice looking teeth perfect for some tricks nice pointy new teeth
Not trying to be a critic but the welds around the shanks are wearing away. It might be time to just clean them up and weld them like 2 beads side be side all the way around each tooth. You are welding cast steel to the cutting edge so preheat to around 400 degrees and use 7018.
Take one of your old teeth split it down the centre, you can then use the pieces to guide you rebuilding the shanks that are worn bad and the new teeth flop around too much
We rented a 210 for a concrete bridge tear out. When I got the hoe it was missing a tooth already so the company that we rented it from put a full set on. The bucket was so wore out that the new teeth wiggled with new pins. I didn't even get the the excavator off the trailer before a tooth fell off. The owners came out to the sight and tried to weld it back on and they decided to weld the other four. Long story short I lost two teeth and they have to buy a new bucket. That Volvo was very nice machine to operate. Very smooth and quick to respond. Cutting grade with a 2 inch was a piece of cake.
chris im just wondering your thoughts on Volvo customer service, my dad and owner have a partnership in a paving company and we have bought a paver and a track steer off of them and we have had nothing but problems with both and they don't do anything for us nothing that they said was covered by warranty is actually covered, we don't plan on buying anything else from them but i just wanna know your thoughts
Did it "Single handedly " like a Boss.. I mean literally, his one hand tied behind the camera.. I mean hold the camera with one hand. I like people who know what they are doing..
At 100$ per tooth those would have been well worth hard surface welding. Lincoln Electric makes a good welding rod for this application called Wearshield ME or a good wire called Lincore 60. Too bad this machine has way too much power for 23 series JD those teeth can be gotten for like 6$ per tooth on amazon. JD's price is fair it is just a hunk of cast steel no finish machine work or finish grinding. Sorry Volvo puts the hammer on you so hard. Digginok sent me here!
man you should get a "go-pro" cam or what ever its called so you can strap it to your body, it would make for much better vids and make it ezey'er on you to film :) they are like 200 bucks
Ya i'd say your doing alright if you can get 1500 hours out of them. The $400 might hurt initially but look how much money they'll make you in the next 1500 hours.
why are they so expensive? if I had a machine that needed teeth a expensive as that I probably be tempted to build a forgery and cast my own, I feel so sorry for guys that have to pay that kind of price for them -- all the best my friend
Cat and Kom teeth are also reversible AND you can re use retainers many times. Probably not a country in the world where Cat type teeth are not freely available and dozens of pattern suppliers too
Obviously it depends on the angle of attack .. if pulled towards the operator and slightly level it will cut through with less force than a blunt worn out one .. just use a little common sense .. a spade shovel thats new or one that has a 1inch round bar welded on the end .. now go shovel dirt
Don't buy a Volvo. Their dealer support is terrible in British Columbia, Canada. Are you reading this, Great West Equipment? Your support is the shits.
So you get 1500 hours out of these teeth, and you think $450 is expensive? It's about 30 cents an hour for those teeth. If you work jobs that poorly paid, you need another job :-)
You did a fine dentistry job on that bucket.
You need a camera stand for this work!!!
" Pipe finding teeth "
ive really not had very many problems with the Volvos, but when I did they are pretty high on parts and they have a high shop charge. as far as warranty work all my stuff is way beyond warranty
You are dead right about the cost of the teeth and keepers, a set of tiger teeth for a bucket like that would be over $500.00 for sure
Learned something new today...and you got an upgrade.
Love the description of the video
They look a ferocious set of teeth and will exert a great deal more strain on the bucket structure surely? Price = very expensive but ought to be some of the best quality Swedish steel. I think that it lasts longer than other stuff in my area of work (not construction work I might add!)
Should of considered some build up weld on those worn shanks before those new teeth...
any video of the new teeth in action?
I was getting a week out of a set of teeth on some jobs. Burnt right off. Big fan of the Esco horseshoe lock threaded teeth. Any tooth with rubber or urethane locks end up literally falling apart once you work in stump fires.
Moving that rock just destroys those teeth doesn't it we had a job this summer moving some big stone used our backhoe and excavator at that job and I checked the teeth on the excavator after we were done they were destroyed from the abuse good vid nice looking teeth perfect for some tricks nice pointy new teeth
Not trying to be a critic but the welds around the shanks are wearing away. It might be time to just clean them up and weld them like 2 beads side be side all the way around each tooth. You are welding cast steel to the cutting edge so preheat to around 400 degrees and use 7018.
Take one of your old teeth split it down the centre, you can then use the pieces to guide you rebuilding the shanks that are worn bad and the new teeth flop around too much
I'd be real careful with the new teeth to big could rip the boss right out .
We rented a 210 for a concrete bridge tear out. When I got the hoe it was missing a tooth already so the company that we rented it from put a full set on. The bucket was so wore out that the new teeth wiggled with new pins. I didn't even get the the excavator off the trailer before a tooth fell off. The owners came out to the sight and tried to weld it back on and they decided to weld the other four. Long story short I lost two teeth and they have to buy a new bucket. That Volvo was very nice machine to operate. Very smooth and quick to respond. Cutting grade with a 2 inch was a piece of cake.
id guess 1000 hours but ive done a lot of hard digging
its seems to me that for the tooth pins there should be a cross linked retainer pin to keep that tooth pin in place
chris im just wondering your thoughts on Volvo customer service, my dad and owner have a partnership in a paving company and we have bought a paver and a track steer off of them and we have had nothing but problems with both and they don't do anything for us nothing that they said was covered by warranty is actually covered, we don't plan on buying anything else from them but i just wanna know your thoughts
You got a knack for the videos dude
I like that design of keeper! The Cat keepers are a BITCH to get out!
Good Video, Chris have you replaced the sidecutters yet ??
The fun part is watching you install them not in you talking about it
Did it "Single handedly " like a Boss.. I mean literally, his one hand tied behind the camera.. I mean hold the camera with one hand. I like people who know what they are doing..
450 big ones just for the teeth and pins!? How much do you charge per hour to run the machine?
At 100$ per tooth those would have been well worth hard surface welding. Lincoln Electric makes a good welding rod for this application called Wearshield ME or a good wire called Lincore 60. Too bad this machine has way too much power for 23 series JD those teeth can be gotten for like 6$ per tooth on amazon. JD's price is fair it is just a hunk of cast steel no finish machine work or finish grinding. Sorry Volvo puts the hammer on you so hard. Digginok sent me here!
man you should get a "go-pro" cam or what ever its called so you can strap it to your body, it would make for much better vids and make it ezey'er on you to film :) they are like 200 bucks
How do those stay on? Have you lost many?
The teeth in my bucket need a 1 ton vehicle mounted crane ir
How many hours you reckon you got out of the old teeth
really Id guess this tooth weighs 10-12LBS? I picked up the box with 5 and it wasn't that hard to carry
Man, if I could get real teeth for that price, I'd be happy.
The teeth in my excavator need 2 men or a 1 ton crane to lift them on, they last about 2 weeks in hard rock mining, lucky I don't pay for them
I am retired but I would enjoy occasionally doing this type work. I would also like operating the equipment 😎😎
Could you be interested sir, in a team-up, land clearing projects?
hey Chris do u own the company or do u work for them
Ya i'd say your doing alright if you can get 1500 hours out of them. The $400 might hurt initially but look how much money they'll make you in the next 1500 hours.
looks like you need some cutter blades
what year is your machine
Those are some wicked teeth!
My god, $400 odd just for the teeth, that just as expensive as going to the dentist
that's cheap. I don't know what they cost for the one I run but can pretty much guarantee damn near double the price and it only has 6 teeth
why are they so expensive? if I had a machine that needed teeth a expensive as that I probably be tempted to build a forgery and cast my own, I feel so sorry for guys that have to pay that kind of price for them -- all the best my friend
Mine would be expensive just for the fact that I'm in a 80 ton class
wspycher100 have you tried the F-Plan?
My teeth bolt on, I haven't had to replace any yet, as I seem t replace the machines before the teeth get too bad. B-)
Hi,
And many thanks for the upload of a very interesting video. Seen a few before on this but none as detailed, thanks.
Take care
mrbluenun
what model teeth are they
should have been changed already. if you can see the shank you're asking for problems. and komatsu I find are easier
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Cat and Kom teeth are also reversible AND you can re use retainers many times.
Probably not a country in the world where Cat type teeth are not freely available and dozens of pattern suppliers too
No finish? 👎
I think I'll send you some screw drivers. You must be about out by now. They are a universal tool. Lol
damn what some teeth this time
These teeth will lower the bucket breakout force,not increase it. There two long.
1693caterpillar site your source
Obviously it depends on the angle of attack .. if pulled towards the operator and slightly level it will cut through with less force than a blunt worn out one .. just use a little common sense .. a spade shovel thats new or one that has a 1inch round bar welded on the end .. now go shovel dirt
Any more videos like this?
Have you retired ? No video's for a while :|
Don't buy a Volvo. Their dealer support is terrible in British Columbia, Canada. Are you reading this, Great West Equipment? Your support is the shits.
Good job on the video.
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So you get 1500 hours out of these teeth, and you think $450 is expensive? It's about 30 cents an hour for those teeth. If you work jobs that poorly paid, you need another job :-)
WD40 is shit Use it on nothing.
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