vanguard
Bronze Member
I'm looking to buy a scraper blade for maintaining the swale around my house (14 acres) and next to my driveways. I also need a way to remove the occasional North Carolina snow.
My 45hp tractor is about 6 feet wide but it's my understanding that people often choose a wider blade so that it can cover the tractor's width even when it's angled so that the snow/dirt can slide aside.
All scraper blades seem to pivot and most but not all seem to have tilt. Some have the ability to offset too, which seems nice for digging out a swale without having to dig right under my tire.
What would you suggest to me? I looked at the EA blade but it doesn't offset easily. Also, their "shipping to a freight facility, call us to learn which one" makes them hard to do business with. They also don't have "pick up" prices on their web site.
This one looks good too. It checks every box in terms of features and it's a nice 7' wide. However, it says it's rated for 40hp and I'm at 45hp. Should I care about that?
This one is cheap but I fear that if I get something too light I'll suffer from the "buy it nice or buy it twice" life lesson that I've learned too many times.
Given that this is my first scraper blade I don't really know what to look for. Any advice would be great.
My 45hp tractor is about 6 feet wide but it's my understanding that people often choose a wider blade so that it can cover the tractor's width even when it's angled so that the snow/dirt can slide aside.
All scraper blades seem to pivot and most but not all seem to have tilt. Some have the ability to offset too, which seems nice for digging out a swale without having to dig right under my tire.
What would you suggest to me? I looked at the EA blade but it doesn't offset easily. Also, their "shipping to a freight facility, call us to learn which one" makes them hard to do business with. They also don't have "pick up" prices on their web site.
This one looks good too. It checks every box in terms of features and it's a nice 7' wide. However, it says it's rated for 40hp and I'm at 45hp. Should I care about that?
This one is cheap but I fear that if I get something too light I'll suffer from the "buy it nice or buy it twice" life lesson that I've learned too many times.
Given that this is my first scraper blade I don't really know what to look for. Any advice would be great.