I hate to start another box blade thread, but after reading a bunch of them several times, I'm still confused.
I plan to get a six-footer to match the tire width. Everybody says to go with a heavy BB. I haven't seen many posts that correlated weight with tractor size (a few in Bob Skurka's excellent photo comparison thread). The posts I have seen in other threads seem to advise on bigger tractors than what I have.
I have a Kubota Grand L3130, filled R4s, Cat 1 hook-up. I just can't figure out how heavy a box blade I should be looking for and how much is too much.
I want a BB that will (with any luck) be all I ever need without being overkill. We have about 72 acres, 13 of which have been mostly stumped; I need to do a good bit of clean up. The driveway is about 2700 ft, mostly up-hill. We hope to build a house one day, and we plan to start on a tractor barn this fall, so the box blade should see some site work use. I doubt that I'll ever move up to a bigger tractor, because I also have a big skid steer. The equipment budget is only so much.
Everything Attachments once recommended a United 672HD to me. It weighs only 445 lbs.
The other day, my local dealer recommended the Land Pride LR72 and quoted me $1100. The BB1572 weighs 504 lbs. Land Pride recommends a max HP rating of 25 (using the 2WD specs) for that blade.
On the other hand, the BB2572 max HP rating is 40. It appears to be sturdier, with 3/8" plate instead of 5/6", and plate instead of flat bar for the A frame. But it only weighs 549 pounds--not much heavier than the BB1572. The greater strength might make it better in general usage, and for adding weight compared to the 1572, but I don't think I want to fool with weights.
For another example, the Bush Hog SBX720 specs a maximum 4WD HP at 35, and weighs 550 lbs.The MBX720 specs 55 HP max and weighs 640 lbs.
I'm not really brand oriented. My local dealer carries only Land Pride. I'm perfectly willing to look farther afield, if something else is better, or better value for the money.
thanks, bws
I plan to get a six-footer to match the tire width. Everybody says to go with a heavy BB. I haven't seen many posts that correlated weight with tractor size (a few in Bob Skurka's excellent photo comparison thread). The posts I have seen in other threads seem to advise on bigger tractors than what I have.
I have a Kubota Grand L3130, filled R4s, Cat 1 hook-up. I just can't figure out how heavy a box blade I should be looking for and how much is too much.
I want a BB that will (with any luck) be all I ever need without being overkill. We have about 72 acres, 13 of which have been mostly stumped; I need to do a good bit of clean up. The driveway is about 2700 ft, mostly up-hill. We hope to build a house one day, and we plan to start on a tractor barn this fall, so the box blade should see some site work use. I doubt that I'll ever move up to a bigger tractor, because I also have a big skid steer. The equipment budget is only so much.
Everything Attachments once recommended a United 672HD to me. It weighs only 445 lbs.
The other day, my local dealer recommended the Land Pride LR72 and quoted me $1100. The BB1572 weighs 504 lbs. Land Pride recommends a max HP rating of 25 (using the 2WD specs) for that blade.
On the other hand, the BB2572 max HP rating is 40. It appears to be sturdier, with 3/8" plate instead of 5/6", and plate instead of flat bar for the A frame. But it only weighs 549 pounds--not much heavier than the BB1572. The greater strength might make it better in general usage, and for adding weight compared to the 1572, but I don't think I want to fool with weights.
For another example, the Bush Hog SBX720 specs a maximum 4WD HP at 35, and weighs 550 lbs.The MBX720 specs 55 HP max and weighs 640 lbs.
I'm not really brand oriented. My local dealer carries only Land Pride. I'm perfectly willing to look farther afield, if something else is better, or better value for the money.
thanks, bws