Box scrapper for a JD4510

[EMcPhee]

I'd like to put a heavy duty box scrapper on my JD4510. Can you recommend a size and brand that can stand up to some punishment on a rocky driveway? The local JD dealer thinks an 84" box scrapper is OK for the 4510. That width just seems very large to me. Any comments?

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Start here: Box Blade photo thread

 

[dieselmotorhead]

I have a 4600- same frame/weight/class as you machine. I have not used it much but I got a woods HB84 it is around 750# this is the sme as a frontier model, but you pay 100$ for green paint. It is of course 7' wide. I have my tires 17.5L-24(R-4) turned to the position of about 84" outside to outside. I could go in to the next one in that is 80" but I have loaded the tires. The box blade is nice and heavy I would reccomend it if you can afford it. This is a real blade with the swing out rear blade, the big tube for the scarifiers and the drawbar pins going through plates on both sides. This is INHO the best blade to get before you go to the high dollar options of like: hydraulic scarifier adjustment, guage wheels, rollover, etc.... Of course I did get the hyraulic top link, and will get the side link when available ( free CCM plug). And as above read the box blade thread, go heavy as you can afford. You will not be HP limited that is not really important in this application anyway, and the tractor will have no problem pulling it. As a guess on weights 4500/4600/4700 tractors 3400#, FEL 1000#??, aftermarket cab ( curtis) 250#?, filled tires 110 gallons at 10#/gallon 1100# so I have around 6000# on traction tires ( including seat ballast provided by me). You want to go wider than the tires for the box and you want tires wide if you do hills or FEL work ( I know ) that is why I am wide with tires filled. Good luck with your choice.

 

[EMcPhee]

Thanks guys.

Eric