Jeff,
Now that all of us "experts" have given you the famous TBN data dump, you are an official expert on box blades! Congratulations! Unfortunately, you probably feel like you know less than you did when you asked the question. (Sorry if that's the case)
There are a few really really good brands out there. The Landpride 35 series is one of them, Gannon is one, Gill is pretty good from what I can tell, and yes the Monroe also sounds pretty good too. Rhino is also a very good industrial grade maker. They only have hydraulic scar bar boxes, so I had forgotten about them before. They are priced a bit above Gannon in my area.
If you want to get a strong implement and also want to save some money, you can look at the ones with "fixed" scarifier bars. The individual scarifiers are mobile up and down, but the whole bar is fixed. That alone can cut you price in half.
There is also the category of "rollover" box blades. I didn't look at them too closely, but I hear they are very productive.
You know what I and the rest of us howling coyotes bought and how our biases lay. From what I read and my limited understanding of your situation, I personally would be going to the Tufline box. A photo from them would be nice. Fortunately, my dealer cuts me a low price on implements and he is only 15 minutes away so your dilemma was avoided.
Best of luck and try and remember, the real measurable differences that exist between the boxes discussed are probably too small for casual users like you and I to truly detect. Make up your mind buy what feels like the best deal for you, and it will be a great implement.
John Bud
Now that all of us "experts" have given you the famous TBN data dump, you are an official expert on box blades! Congratulations! Unfortunately, you probably feel like you know less than you did when you asked the question. (Sorry if that's the case)
There are a few really really good brands out there. The Landpride 35 series is one of them, Gannon is one, Gill is pretty good from what I can tell, and yes the Monroe also sounds pretty good too. Rhino is also a very good industrial grade maker. They only have hydraulic scar bar boxes, so I had forgotten about them before. They are priced a bit above Gannon in my area.
If you want to get a strong implement and also want to save some money, you can look at the ones with "fixed" scarifier bars. The individual scarifiers are mobile up and down, but the whole bar is fixed. That alone can cut you price in half.
There is also the category of "rollover" box blades. I didn't look at them too closely, but I hear they are very productive.
You know what I and the rest of us howling coyotes bought and how our biases lay. From what I read and my limited understanding of your situation, I personally would be going to the Tufline box. A photo from them would be nice. Fortunately, my dealer cuts me a low price on implements and he is only 15 minutes away so your dilemma was avoided.
Best of luck and try and remember, the real measurable differences that exist between the boxes discussed are probably too small for casual users like you and I to truly detect. Make up your mind buy what feels like the best deal for you, and it will be a great implement.
John Bud
