Heavy Hitch Tooth Bar John Deere 1025R, unbox, install, melt wax in hex heads or ? 

Nice tip.

LocTite BLUE works just as good and you can get it at any local hardware store. Silicon is best to fill the hex sockets because it will last and can be removed quicker than wax.

I have a John Deere 45 loader and the heavy hitch tooth bar wouldn't go on the bucket edge with pushing it against a concrete wall quite hard. Have ever heard of that.

Anybody know how to pull a tooth off?

Never seize on screws and hot glue for inside of set screws last for months of work.

Mines on and off numerous times a day, don't even anti seize them. But in reality wouldn't it be a million times easier to switch to plain old grade 8 bolts? We're not worrying about dirt and material hanging up, hell the tooth bar does a great job of that by itself. Not bashing it, it works great, but no need for flush bolts.

You can get marine grade anti-seize for the screws.

The wax seemed to be the winner to me. Those teeth sure make that loader look more capable. Thanks for sharing.

Good test and unpack video! Thanks for taking the time to share your skill and knowledge! I too have a HH toothbar and love it for digging. Dumping takes more time, due to the steeper angle needed to overcome the friction on the bar across the nice slippery bucket. It also tends to be a more violent dump, but when I need to dig, it's fantastic, I can peel sod and fill the bucket with it. For the set screws, try nothing and clean with a 3/16 screwdriver. Spin it in and dig or blow it out. A little refuse is generally left in the hole, but getting plenty of grip distance is pretty easy and takes less time than wax every time. Wax of course cleans out better. Thanks again, nicely done, loved the chart!

Great demo. You can bet I'll be using one of these methods on mine. Leaning towards the wax only method. Thanks.

nice tooth bar.+1 on you actually running proper throttle, far too many u-tooberz running their tractors at 50% throttle and doing heavy work.

Excellent video and review. I’ll consider HH when I shop for a tooth bar.

I keep a screwdriver in the toolbox for cleaning out the hex sockets. Clean out enough to get the Allen wrench in place.

I place a small piece of Scotch Brite into the hex hole and then drop wax to fill. It makes removal of the eas quicker and cleaner using a ice pick or small screwdriver.

Thanks for the video. Looks like the wax could be used on a lot of things.

Great video 👌

Straight wax seems to work good, actually all 3 do. I wonder if melted P-Tex stick would be more durable than wax over the long haul than wax. P-Tex is a type of plastic repair material for snow ski bases and you melt it with a lighter. Heck, I bet melting plastic army men would do OK too!

What kind of wax is the best to use on the set screws?

Well done!

Silver anti seize the set screws and be done with it. Mud is easily picked out of the hex with dental pick set or small screwdriver.

The tooth bar looks good on the tractor. It does have a very aggressive look! lol The wax is a great idea. it works really good. Have a good week Pm!

Excellent video. Your log hauling with the cable led me here so I’ve subscribed. I just bought a JD 1025R and ordered the HH tooth bar for it. Haven’t used either yet but your comments about both lead me to believe I’ve made good choices.

A well done experiment, thank you for sharing. Would something like an ear plug, or rubber plug work? There are many choices of materials and shapes. It would have to be a tight fit, and cut shorter than the hex hole depth. Depending on the flexibility of the plug material, you could remove it with a pointy tool, or dental pick. I am planning on getting a HH toothbar, now that I have job justification. 8^)

Excellent test and results, great job Sir ! Thanks for filming and sharing the info.