{"title":"Wear Parts","description":"\u003cp\u003eTeeth, blades, chains and cutting edges. The parts that wear out, and the ones nobody tells you when to replace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to work out what you need\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost parts sellers make you do the engineering. They list a hole spacing and expect you to go outside with a tape measure, or they hand you a form asking for overall edge length, hole count, bolt size and centre-to-centre spacing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSend us a photograph of the worn part instead.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tell us the machine and the attachment it came off, and we will tell you which one you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich teeth for your ground\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSand and loam\u003c\/strong\u003e — standard cup teeth. Fastest dig.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClay\u003c\/strong\u003e — shark teeth. Cup teeth pack and stop cutting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRock and frost\u003c\/strong\u003e — carbide. Anything else burns through two sets in a day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrong teeth in rock is the most expensive mistake in trenching, and it is the one nobody asks about at the point of sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trencher-teeth-8-piece-set","title":"Trencher Teeth — 8 Piece Set (Cup, Shark or Carbide)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhich teeth do you actually need?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat depends on what you're digging into, not on what machine you own.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the question that decides whether a set of teeth lasts a whole season or just one afternoon — and most sellers of teeth don't actually ask it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSand and loam:\u003c\/strong\u003e standard cup teeth. Fastest digging, cheapest set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClay:\u003c\/strong\u003e shark teeth. Cup teeth pack full of clay and stop cutting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRock and frozen ground:\u003c\/strong\u003e carbide teeth. Anything else will wear out two full sets in a single day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot sure which ones came off your machine?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSend us a photo of a worn tooth and tell us which trencher it came from.\u003c\/strong\u003e We'll tell you which set fits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther sellers in this business hand you a measurement form instead — overall length, hole count, bolt size, and the spacing between holes. That means going out with a tape measure to measure a part you already own, on an attachment you already bought. We'd rather just look at the photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGetting the photo right\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLay the tooth flat, shoot it straight-on and from the side, and set something next to it for scale — a tape measure or a coin both work. If you can, include a shot of the chain link it bolts to as well. That tells us the pitch and width of your chain, not just the tooth style, and it's the fastest way to get you the right set on the first try.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen to replace them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost sellers in this business don't publish a clear rule for this, so here is ours: \u003cstrong\u003ereplace the teeth once the carbide tip is gone and you're cutting with the bare steel body.\u003c\/strong\u003e Running past that point wears out the \u003cstrong\u003eholder\u003c\/strong\u003e — the metal piece the tooth bolts into — and a holder costs a lot more to replace than a tooth does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRock and frozen ground wear teeth about three times faster than normal digging. If you're working in either one, buy a spare set up front instead of losing a day later waiting on a parts order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSigns beyond \"worn down to bare steel\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe chain skips or bounces instead of biting in.\u003c\/strong\u003e That usually means one or more teeth are worn shorter than the rest, so the chain rides up instead of cutting evenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA tooth is missing outright.\u003c\/strong\u003e A missing tooth throws the chain out of balance. You'll feel it as extra vibration, and it speeds up wear on the teeth that are left.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChipped or cracked carbide on an otherwise fresh tooth.\u003c\/strong\u003e That's usually a rock or buried object, not normal wear. 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