MarkV
Super Member
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2000
- Messages
- 5,670
- Location
- Cedartown, Ga and N. Ga mountains
- Tractor
- 1998 Kubota B21, 2005 Kubota L39
I know many of you feel you have talked box blades to death but some of us are slow to learn. I am about to buy a 5' box blade for my B21 to use on gravel roads most of the time. After rereading the archives and looking at the condition of the roads I need to work I am concerned about getting a even surface. The words rutted, hard packed, hilly and pot holed come to mind.
Does anyone have thoughts if a hinged box blade would help or are they mostly for getting a smooth finish on dirt? I am also unclear as to the disadvantage of a hinged unit. There is always a disadvantage.
How about gauge wheel(s) on a box blade? Is that ever done? I know MarkC has that on a blade with end plates but Mark has all the good stuff. LOL.
While I am on a roll, are all postion controls hard to get small increments of ajustment with or just mine? With my rear blade I often would like to raise the blade slightly and end up making bigger jumps than needed no matter how much I try to feather it.
At last I am done except to say thanks for all the information I have gotten from reading everyones posts in the last year.
MarkV
Does anyone have thoughts if a hinged box blade would help or are they mostly for getting a smooth finish on dirt? I am also unclear as to the disadvantage of a hinged unit. There is always a disadvantage.
How about gauge wheel(s) on a box blade? Is that ever done? I know MarkC has that on a blade with end plates but Mark has all the good stuff. LOL.
While I am on a roll, are all postion controls hard to get small increments of ajustment with or just mine? With my rear blade I often would like to raise the blade slightly and end up making bigger jumps than needed no matter how much I try to feather it.
At last I am done except to say thanks for all the information I have gotten from reading everyones posts in the last year.
MarkV