Rear Blade Advice

[jmls1994]

I posted in the snow removal forum looking for advice on the best method of snow removal. Alot of guys liked a rear blade to remove snow. I live in South Central PA and have a Kubota BX2360 with FEL. Most snows are 1" - 6", but can get the occasional big one with 3' - 4' drifts. Are back blades good for snow? What width could my tractor handle? Just go with a cheap one from TSC, or go with a heavier built one? I guess I should also mention about a quarter of my drive way is paved, the rest is gravel. Also, the last 50 feet is very steep. Thanks for all help.

 

[Russ Hatch]

I've wore out two blades from TSC using them on a 100 yd long gravel driveway. They don"t like pushing snow when turned around backwards. If you have a welder it should be a easy fix As the hole in the main beam that the pin that controls the swivle angle gets "wallowed" out. It just needs a heavier plate welded on to re-enforce it. The two I had lasted about 4 years apiece. I gave up and bought a heavier duty one from Tyson's last year.
Russ

 

[dodge man]

I use a 5' rear blade on my BX2350. It works well for the snows up to about 6", I never push snow backwards with mine. I just run the snow over with my tires and the blade scraps it off. My entire drive is paved, which makes it easier.

 

[L3700SU]

I also live in S. Central Pa. so I deal with the same snow plowing. For years I plowed 1/4 mile lane with a B1700 and FEL. Alot of work

Two years ago I bought a 5' rear blade and it worked well on the shallow, fluffy stuff, plowing tractor first and blade tilted. If the snow is wet, this didn't work so well. I tried pushing with the blade turned around and that works but not on long runs.

I've since bought an L3700SU and a 7' blade. The first week I had it we got about a foot of snow. I tried pushing the snow with the back of the blade.(blade setting straight) I was amazed at how well this work and it did not displace as many stones and didn't tear up the grass when cleaning an area to pile snow.
I never tried this with the smaller tractor but with this one it worked great.
This method works well on gravel and grass areas but I'll pull or push the blade conventionally on a blacktop section and that usually scraps down to the BT surface very well to.

I think how well whatever method you use will depend on the texture of the snow, its depth, and the weight and HP of your tractor. You just have to play to see what works best in different conditions.

I'm kinda looking forward to snow this season

 

[idaho2]

Out here in north Idaho I use my 96" Bison BB, angle the hydraulic blade and drive forward at a good speed to throw the snow off the 1/4 mile road. I make two passes and done. Time to do this takes about 5 min.

idaho2

 

[mccash40]

I just questioned Northern today about the King Kutter rear blade for my BX2360 and they said that it wouldn't fit my Cat 1 hitch as it was too low. Is there any rear blade that will fit?

 

[dstig1]

BX has a Cat 0 hitch, I believe. Lighter than Cat 1, and smaller.

 

[mccash40]

The dealer I purchased it from said it was a category 1. I am totally new in the tractor world so I take everyone at their word. I would like to pick up a blade for snow removal as the winters up here in NY are brutal. I had a snow blade for my ATV but couldn't get out of my back yard to do the driveway...thus the Kubota.

 

[Bugsyinc]

BX is FULL Cat 1... at least my BX24 is!

 

[RalphVa]

I've a 5' Frontier BB on my 4010 JD. It works great in snows up to about 6", either forward or reverse. If you go in reverse, you can possibly handle deeper than 6" by turning to the side and simultaneously raising the blade (just be sure to not run off the side with more than one wheel). It's a lot faster with the BB than using the FEL, but if you get really deep stuff, you have to use the FEL.

Ralph