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03-29-2011, 12:03 PM #11
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Re: Need boxblade buying advice
While what you have said may very well be true, A 1000lb box blade will take far more hard use than a 500lb box blade with 500lbs of weight stacked on it. So yes when you start out both may give you similar results, but when the going gets tough, the 500lb box is going to fail in some manor. It just is not as strong.
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03-29-2011, 12:53 PM #12
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Re: Need boxblade buying advice
While what you have said may very well be true, A 1000lb box blade will take far more hard use than a 500lb box blade with 500lbs of weight stacked on it. So yes when you start out both may give you similar results, but when the going gets tough, the 500lb box is going to fail in some manor. It just is not as strong.
I have a pretty good feel for my limits and the limits of my equipement so I don't try to exceed those, in my case and for my uses, I would feel perfectly fine adding some extra weight vs a few extra hundred $ for thicker metal. If the OP is going to use his BB as a battering ram then I would definetly say the thicker the better.
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03-29-2011, 04:05 PM #13
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Re: Need boxblade buying advice
Has anyone mentioned getting as heavy as you can afford?
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03-29-2011, 04:24 PM #14
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Re: Need boxblade buying advice
Sometimes I have to go back to read the OP as I tend to get side tracked. In the end, for some a 500 bb is fine and for others a 1000 is needed, the trick is in figuring out which is which. We have 350/400 pound box blades that are well over twenty years old and have never bent/failed, so for those needs they are great and a heavier one would be a waste of money. We have one my dad used longer than any of us can remember doing site preparation for homes and other than it being quite rusty is in great condition.
The bb I have is fine for my L5030, but would not even consider using it on our M8540. I guess time will tell if I made the right choice.Clothes make the man; naked people have little or no influence on society - - Mark Twain
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03-29-2011, 11:44 PM #15
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Re: Need boxblade buying advice
Pretty much my thoughts, mine weighs 1250 lbs and the heavy materials are utilized to strengthen the overall implement. I also think you have to consider the unknown when ripping. You can easily find something that will destroy a light boxblade before you have time to react.
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