[TheForge] blacksmithing question . teeth of backhoes and frontend loaders

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

There are several tough, abrasion resistant steels commonly used. The 
name Astralloy comes to mind.
When they wear, if heavily worn, the bulk is sometimes built back up 
with a tough base steel,in either case, the wear faces are built up with 
hardfacing...rods for such are easily available at any welding supply.
Now-a-days, operators commonly just buy new teeth instead.
I do not speak with much authority on this.
I have used several, old and new ones , for anvil stakes and the like.

terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello;
> 
> what is the most common material used for teeth used on bakchoe and frontend
> loader buckets? by the time i am done with the various projects i am
> going to have a bucket full of teeth. some are broken some are just worn
> down many are just no longer sharp enough.
> 
> 
> what are some of the better uses for these particular parts?
> 
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