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Old 05-03-2008, 11:36 PM   #29 (permalink)
MtnViewRanch
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Default Re: Road maintenance - Tuffline v. Grademaster v. Roadboss

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Originally Posted by Kubota L5030
Thanks MtnViewRanch,
I noticed you have the hydraulic top link. Does your grader blade or tractor also have hydraulic side tilt? And if it does, are they really necessary, or nice to have? I think my neighborhood could save a fortune if I setup my tractor and purchase a grader implement. We average $2,000 per year in payments to contractors to grade and roll. I currently do not have any rear hydraulic remotes, but I could add them for approximately $2,500 .
Top and tilt from day one. I usually only use the top link with the road blade. You could use tilt to help out with making a crown, but I have not had to do that yet. I use both the top and the tilt cylinders all the time when I am using either my rear blade or my roll over box blade. I can not imagine what a pain it must be to have to make adjustments manually. My guess is that most people don't make manual adjustments frequently.
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