I got the front blade with hydraulic angle with the tractor. My drive is about 450', and there are houses close to the side at the entance. I was concerned that with a gravel drive I might be pelting them with gravel using a blower, not really a neighborly thing to do, so I went with the blade. Also got a 4' KingKutter box blade. I was told the 5' was a bit too much for the BX, and the Kubota manual reccommends the 42" size. I haven't used the front blade for the snow yet, but I have used the box scraper a bit. I spread 24 ton of trap rock on the upper part of the drive, cleared wooded areas from the rear & side of the house then leveled and pulled up tons of rock with the BB. It takes a while to get the hang of using the BB and I'm not very good at it, but getting better /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. My wife started, positioned, set-up the backhoe and pulled up a rock by herself the other day, then put it on the wall. I was impressed. I bought some diesel fuel at a Texaco station the other day and it cost $2.27 a gallon! sure glade the BX goes about 2 hour an only a gallon. It is amazing how psyched-up I get about a tractor, but I really look forward to using it. I even cleared off a spot for a neighbor to put up a shed just for the fun of doing it. I read a post awile back where someone bought a new house & a BX23 to go with it, and his friends couldn't understand why he was more excited about the tractor than the house. I can understand his feelings.
Gotta go, and BTW, you should fill in you profile.