curb guy
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Ok fellers, need suggestions.I have a track hoe(690e lc) bucket with hensley teeth,pointed 'tiger teeth' style, with the retainers that go in thru the top. Fit seems to be pretty good on the shanks, some slop but,not excessive. When I use the machine to dig dirt or, load the crusher, the teeth stay on. As soon as I start to dig a wash-out pit (concrete), the teeth whitch, are packed tight on the shanks with dirt, etc. start to loosen up and the keepers start to break. Now I know digging through a concrete washout pit is extremely hard teeth. I and my operators NEVER 'beat' on the concrete with the hoe (I threw the last guy that did that into the crusher,just kidding). Anyway, like I said, I know it's hard on them, but is there anything I can do to keep this from happening? I thought about the cat style teeth/shanks, with the keepers that go in from the side? Any help would be a great help!