Abstract: Cleaner teeth or bars are used in many applications to remove debris from a compacting wheel that is wedged between respective rows of compacting tips. It is advantageous to have a cleaner tooth that is simple in construction and effective to remove the debris with the least amount of effort. In the subject arrangement, a cleaner tooth is provided having an arcuate upper surface that, in use, is located immediately adjacent an outer peripheral surface of a compacting wheel and has a trailing lower surface that intersects the arcuate outer surface at a forward end portion thereof. The forward end portion is effective to remove the debris with minimal effort. A fastening portion provides a structure which allows ease of assembly and disassembly of the cleaner tooth to a compacting machine.