Description

276CXJ 27-Inch Curved Bucket Tine with Keyed 110T Sleeve

The HAYSTIX® 276CXJ 27-inch curved bucket tine is a complete tapered tine-and-sleeve assembly for specialty material-handling attachments. Measuring 27 inches long by 1.375 inches in diameter, the tine is rated at 1,800 pounds. Its intentional upward-curved profile is designed to reach material near ground level while providing working clearance around the front edge of a bucket or fabricated frame.

The 276CXJ includes its matching keyed 110T weld-in sleeve or collar and single retaining nut. Unlike a straight hay spear intended mainly to penetrate a bale, this specialty component can be incorporated into properly designed rock buckets, manure buckets, agricultural cleanup tools, and custom tine systems. The finished attachment must be engineered, fabricated, and rated for the material and machine involved.

Curved Tine for Ground-Level Material Handling

The upward curve changes how the point approaches loose material near the ground. When the tine is installed in the correct direction, this shape can help the attachment work around its front edge while collecting or engaging rocks, manure, bedding, farmyard debris, and other loose agricultural material. The compact 27-inch reach may also provide useful control in barns, lots, feeding areas, or other confined spaces where a longer straight tine could create unnecessary interference.

The curve is an intended feature and should not be confused with damage from an overload. During routine inspection, compare the tine with its correct profile and stop using it if a new bend, twist, crack, worn point, damaged key, or thread problem appears. The 276CXJ should only handle materials that the complete attachment was designed to carry. It should not be used for prying, digging into immovable objects, or performing work outside the frame’s intended purpose.

Useful applications may include:

• Rock and loose-stone collection
• Manure and bedding cleanup
• Farmyard and livestock-area debris removal
• Loose agricultural material handling
• Custom bucket and tine-frame fabrication

These examples describe potential uses, not guaranteed performance with every material or bucket. Results depend on tine spacing, frame geometry, ground conditions, material size, bucket angle, machine capacity, and operator technique.

Keyed Sleeve Orientation and Single-Nut Installation

The included 110T collar is keyed to help keep the curved tine from rotating inside the mount. Maintaining the proper working direction is especially important on this product because the upward curve must remain aligned with the attachment design. A qualified fabricator should determine sleeve location, key orientation, surrounding steel, tine spacing, clearances, weld procedure, and completed frame strength before installation.

Remove the tine, key, and retaining hardware before welding the collar into the frame. After the sleeve has cooled, the tapered shank seats inside the matching mount. Tightening the single nut draws the taper firmly into position, while the key helps maintain the correct orientation during use. Inspect the mating surfaces, key, threads, nut, and collar before assembly and confirm that the tine is fully seated.

The complete assembly may be incorporated into properly designed attachments carried by tractors, skid steers, front-end loaders, or other suitable equipment. Machine category alone does not establish fit. Compatibility depends on the fabricated frame, coupler, sleeve placement, tine direction, clearances, welds, attachment weight, and the carrier’s approved limits.

The published 1,800-pound rating applies to the individual tine. It does not determine the capacity of the bucket, frame, loader, coupler, collar, welds, or finished attachment. Loads should be distributed according to the frame design, and operators must follow the lowest-rated component in the complete system.

Inspect the tine, key, nut, collar, frame, and welds regularly. Stop operating if any component becomes loose, cracked, improperly seated, excessively worn, or deformed beyond the original curve. PRO-Link covers the 276CXJ with a one-year limited warranty against manufacturer’s defects, subject to the complete warranty terms.

Questions & Answers

Does the 276CXJ include the keyed mounting sleeve?

Yes. The complete assembly includes the 27-inch curved tapered tine, keyed 110T weld-in sleeve or collar, key, and single-nut mounting hardware.

Why does this 27-inch curved bucket tine use a keyed sleeve?

The key helps prevent the tine from rotating inside the collar so its upward curve remains aligned in the working direction specified by the attachment design.

Will the 276CXJ fit any rock or manure bucket?

No. It requires welding and fabrication into a suitable frame. Verify the sleeve position, curve direction, tine spacing, clearances, frame strength, welds, and complete equipment capacity before use.