Box Scraper box blade, landscape rake, or rear blade

[MtnViewRanch]

Greenxblue, no need to be intimidated, everyone has a first day. If you don't understand about some of the attachments, go to the Land Pride website for example and take a look at the different implements. Maybe that will help you understand some of the uses. The box blade is one of the most versatile implements there is, but each implement excels at its intended purpose. I have all of those implements and again, they all excel at what they are intended to do and they work for many other things too.
An example might be that the road grader blade that you mentioned is great for maintaining a road-driveway, but it is good for leveling-flattening out other ground areas also. As long as you have questions, just keep on asking.

Good luck with your research.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Nope...the box blade is the best for those tasks

May I ask why it is that you feel that the box blade is the best implement for making a crown?

 

[greenxblue]

MtnViewRanch, thank you for the Land Pride link. That's exactly the kind of information I've been looking for. I tried to find JD manuals online but the only ones I could find were ones that I would have to buy. I don't know why they don't have manuals for their attachments on their website. Maybe I just missed it.

Anyway, thanks for the boost in confidence and thanks for the direction. I think the grading scraper is perfect for what I need. I'm guessing I should get the 72" since my rear wheel base is around 66"?

And trust me, I won't be short on the questions anytime soon. This is my very first tractor so I'm at the bottom of the bell curve right now. I know just enough to know how much I don't know.

 

[jenkinsph]

I have all of the implements listed too including a heavy duty top and tilt hitch and box blade. That said the landplane I mentioned (Frontier 1184) has angled blades to build a crown. It will cut and fill where needed and is much easier to operate for a newbie.

I built my own plane with 60" runners and 8' wide with reversible blades, since my major use is to plane fields smooth I set the blades straight. Does a very good job of averageing out the high and low spots. At 950 lbs mine will cut not scrape.

I reread the OP's first post again and still feel the landplane is the best answer for his stated needs.


Steve

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Anyway, thanks for the boost in confidence and thanks for the direction. I think the grading scraper is perfect for what I need. I'm guessing I should get the 72" since my rear wheel base is around 66"?

And trust me, I won't be short on the questions anytime soon. This is my very first tractor so I'm at the bottom of the bell curve right now. I know just enough to know how much I don't know.

Yes a 72" sounds like it would be the best width for you. If you decide to get one, there are many manufactures out there, best to check around some. One of the things about the grader blades that isn't talked about is that you can get an almost unbelievably smooth flat surface by using it in reverse. You would do this only with soft dirt, one of those things of you have to see it to believe it.

Are you planning on trying to get by with only one implement for everything, or are you considering multiple implements?

 

[jenkinsph]

greenxblue,

I would get the widest landplane you can pull satisfactorily, thinking the 84" should be a good match for your tractor. This is similar to drawing a long straight line with a 12" ruler or a yardstick, the longer straight edge will give better results.



Steve

 

[MtnViewRanch]

greenxblue,
I would get the widest landplane you can pull satisfactorily, thinking the 84" should be a good match for your tractor. This is similar to drawing a long straight line with a 12" ruler or a yardstick, the longer straight edge will give better results.
Steve

If he was to get a light weight grader, he may be ok, but a commercial unit he will not pull satisfactory. A light weight wide unit will not grade as well as a heaver narrow unit in my opinion. I have an 84" wide commercial grader, and if the circumstances are right, (type of soil and moisture content) It can stop my 12,000lb tractor. I would get a medium grade implement at the minimum. (18" sides) I have a 60" medium duty grader that I use with my smaller tractor and it works quite well.
Here are a couple pics of mine.

 

[jenkinsph]

I have my blades set 1/8" below the skids, I only want to move the dirt that is in high spots to the low spots. Mine will overflow sometimes but not always. I prefer wide blades for field work and make passes perpindicular to the first trip so the wide blade can average everything out. I recognize this is not feasible for driveway work but the
OP did mention smoothing out his fields too.


I can pull the 8' 950 lb plane with my 43 hp JD 110 so I would think his tractor would pull a 7' 600 lb model.


Steve

 

[TUG HILL ADDICT]

May I ask why it is that you feel that the box blade is the best implement for making a crown?

Because of the three implements he asked about:
1) it can retain the material it cuts as opposed to the other two implements where the cut material will run out the end
2) it leaves a smooth base surface

 

[greg_g]

I would get the widest landplane you can pull satisfactorily,

I agree. When you index a 72" blade behind a 66" track, you're going to be inside the wheel width again. If you have the hp to pull a seven footer, that would be the wiser choice.

//greg//