Box blade damage

[Mud Mechanik]

Anyone else have this problem?

[sdkubota]

Looks like someone ran into it when it wasn't on a tractor. Nothing a little fire and hammer can't fix...maybe alot of fire and a big hammer.

[MarkV]

Was it being used in reverse?

MarkV

[mikehaugen]

Looks like someone ran into it when it wasn't on a tractor. Nothing a little fire and hammer can't fix...maybe alot of fire and a big hammer.

what he said...

you may not be able to get it perfect that way and if not and you are capable, you may want to cut the welds and straighten it on a heavy bench or anvil, then re-weld.

to answer your question though, no I have not had that problem, but plenty of similar things... especially at work where forklift drivers are a little less than careful around equipment. Straightened many conveyor frames, forklift backstops, guardrails, etc...

[deepNdirt]

Doesn't look like it happen while being on the tractor where's the Cat.Pins?
I never have bent the A-arms of the box, though I have bent the part the goes back to the rear because it was only a single pc of flat steal, I then weld change it out for a pc. of channel iron. ....
if your tractor did in fact does this I would ad some sort of cross bracing as well as changing out what looks to be a oc. of angle at the rear to 2 pc. going diagonal to the corner of cross rail, just as the one in the picture,

[Wyobuckaroo]

I'm sure it can be fixed.
And can be reinforced. But that might lead to damaging something else next time.

I also can't help but wonder if it was bent while backing up somehow.......
Actually if so, someone was lucky not to wreck tractor parts. Or not.........

Maybe using the implement on too big a power source ?

Keep safe
Good luck

[nybirdman]

No doubt done by pushing backwards,lucky not to "bend" the three point or worse.
Can be fixed.

[JD 4520]

A lighter weight implement like this is cheaper so either don't over use its ability or strengthen it before it becomes twisted. Cheaper is not usually better unless you use it as intended

[Mud Mechanik]

I bent this while pushing or attempting to push a 4 foot wide concrete sidewalk into a swimming pool, we are filling it in and I figured that the box blade would be better at this than the FEL, and I was wrong. I bought this light weight box blade for a much smaller tractor and since upgrading to the 60hp Massey I have not used it. I removed the cat pins before taking the picture due to one of them being bent and the blade was forced into the tire, not wanting to damage the tires I dropped it right where it was bent. Now Ive got to get the torch out and re-design the "A" frame as deepNdirt suggested.

[BukitCase]

With 60 HP and a type 1 hitch, I'd also either re-do the draw pins using clevis types or think about trading it in on a heavier box blade.

Also, if you EVER think you might wanna try a quick hitch, I'd replace that lightweight angle coming up to the toplink area with square tube (or two angled ones as was suggested) and keep the space between the two verticals (where the toplink pin goes) clear so a QH hook can rise into the top pin. I have a couple old implements that'll need that mod before they'll be compatible with my quick hitch.

Just a thought... Steve