TSC 6 ft rear blade

[oldpilgrim]

CountyLine® Grader Blade, 6 ft. W - Tractor Supply Co.

anyone use one of these? I just got one and hope I didn't make a mistake. I'll use it for snow and occasional driveway smoothing out.

I went to the dealer where I got my tractor and his 6 foot version was offered to me at $625, list was $775. It didn't appear to be any better made to me either. It did have a way to tilt the blade that the TSC dosen't.

I'd like to hear your opinions on the TSC.

thanks

 

[ecbaatz]

You should be able to get some tilt by adjusting your top link. Whether it will be enough for your application will have to be seen.

 

[oldpilgrim]

yeah, I'm sure it will. The tilt feature was nice but not at twice the price.

 

[s219]

I bought one of the TSC blades last winter for snow removal, and it has worked just fine for that. That's all I have done with it. I use my Howse box blade for driveway work (it's the better tool for that in my experience).

 

[HEC]

I bought one a few months ago and it is working fine for my needs . I have used it to level off some new lawn area , grade some driveway and just recently moving some snow . I have read where if you use it to hard they can bend so I welded some scrap channel iron on the back to help it have some extra strength , and so far no problems at all .For what it cost I am satisfied with it.

 

[vulcancowboy]

I bought a 7' blade from TSC a few years ago mainly for snow removal. Worked good until I caught the end of the blade on something solid and bent it. I tried to straighten it as best as I could, but it was never right after that.

 

[oldpilgrim]

Another question....I've never used one before and I was wondering if leaving it in a float position would work for snow, or if that would cause it to rise.

 

[Threepoint]

Old Pilgrim, I've had that TSC County Line 6' blade for my Kubota B2150 for about 10 years. It's a good value. I think it will be a great match for your tractor. :thumbsup: They make the same blade in a 7' length, but I think the moldboard is a bit light for that length due to the increased rotational force if you catch on something, as vulcancowboy did. I myself have seen two of their 7-footers bent pretty badly, one on a JD 955, the other on a Kubota L3200. Of course you can bend pretty much any blade if you're moving fast enough. Force = Mass x Velocity.

Not sure what you mean by leaving it in float position. To my knowledge, all CUT link arms float unless you've added hydraulic downforce, which would be unusual. It's not a very heavy blade, but I've never had a problem with it lifting up on me while moving snow.

 

[oldpilgrim]

I could let it down on the ground by opening the 'gravity' valve and let it set there with the position control lever down all the way. Or I could let it sit there with the valve closed which would make it not drop when it hits a lower spot. Thats what I meant by float.

Guess I'll just have to play with it. That's what's the most fun anyway.

 

[s219]

Yes, you want it to float for snow removal.