REAR BLADE INFO/COMMENTS

[bullbreaker]

Greetings to all.
I posted thread while back,to see if anyone out there has or did have or remembers SERVIS mdl#e3wm rear blades.Back then I got no hits on my post.I called SERVIS now hitched with RHINO which I know is now part of ALAMO group.Oldtimer there told me all he knows is first ones built in 1958 and they continued production till about 1965(?).Back then SERVIS was in DALLAS,TEX..I have seen only one other one like it and that one had a tailwheel.Here are pic's of mine.I paid $200 for it(I'am 2nd owner) from research seed farm down the road.Have used it,seems to be well made.Any info/comments would be appreciated.
Boone

 

[klrobert]

My dad had one like that many years ago when I was a kid. It was a very well-built heavy blade. It has tilt, angle and offset adjustment. We used it around the farm and for landscaping for a long time, then he sold it for more than he paid for it and got a box blade.

 

[6011Artist]

I have an older one that I sort of inherited from a friend, his grandfather bought it new back in the 50's. It's heavier than the ones you buy today. I refer to it as a scrape blade. It will move a lot more dirt if it is somewhat packed than a box blade. I have a box blade, but they both have their different uses.

I was filling in a hole I dug that was about 30 feet long and 12 feet wide. The box blade was just scraping off the top of the packed sandclay. I switched to the scrape blade, turned it to angle toward the hole, and it started cutting deep, moving lots of dirt every pass. After I got it roughed in as I would call it, all dirt loosened and somewhat in the right place, I switched back to the box blade to landscape it, give it a finished look.

The box blade would not push the dirt in the hole unless it was pushing backwards, and you know how well that works usually. The old scrape blade was throwing it in the hole by passing by it like a motor grader. And it works better to pull up a driveway or dirt road than a box blade. After I get the sides pulled to the middle, I then get the box blade to finish off and smooth it out.

Good find for 200.00. I prefer the older equipment over the cheaper new stuff any day. Just my opinion.

 

[McGeesEquip]

That blade unit looks alot like the new McCormick Taylor made 8500 series units. Looks like you made a real good deal.

 

[bullbreaker]

Thanks for reply's and looking.
Boone