Various BoxBlade Uses

[Box5]

really good info here, pretty much sold me on getting a box blade.

[canoetrpr]

I have not regretted it.

I got quite a few hours on it getting my driveway project done. The driveway has been extended now, new gravel spread and I'm generally quite happy with the result.

Since I have finally bought a welder and am acquiring some welding skills, I plan on welding up a stopper for the rear hinge blade to be able to set the weight on it for final grading. I was able to get a reasonable result with the box blade and rake.

The box blade really shined when I went to spread all the dirt that had come off the part of the driveway that I extended - ripped sod off - on my existing lawn. Within 45 min flat I had that whole area in front of my dog kennels redone and ready to add new seed to! I don't know if this was just cause I aquired box blading skill... more because I found dirt a bit easier to work with than loose gravel :-) I can't imagine how long this would have taken by hand. Boy a tractor sure helps!

[Box5]

I guess my only question is, will a 4ft box blade on my B7001 Kubota have enough dig to get our hard packed driveway smoothed out? We have water runoff, some potholes, washboard, and the driveway was once all gravel, but thats either been pushed off the side, or sunk into the earth. I read a post where someone said his 4ft box blade just bounces along hard pack, im thinking thats just because its to light and could have some weight added to it. Ahh, being a noob again, asking all these questions

[3RRL]

Originally Posted by Box5

I guess my only question is, will a 4ft box blade on my B7001 Kubota have enough dig to get our hard packed driveway smoothed out? We have water runoff, some potholes, washboard, and the driveway was once all gravel, but thats either been pushed off the side, or sunk into the earth. I read a post where someone said his 4ft box blade just bounces along hard pack, im thinking thats just because its to light and could have some weight added to it. Ahh, being a noob again, asking all these questions

You're right.
Weight is the contributing factor in getting your boxblade to cut. Depending on what model you have, adding weight if necessary is done all the time. Use your scarifiers to bust up the hardpan first, then work it with the blade. You don't need the scarifiers to stick out much either, just enough to get into the ground and bust it up.

[Rowdius]

I don't have many action shots, and I do not even have a boxblade for my new kioti yet. I got broke out in dirt work on TLBs, so using the loader until I get my boxblade does not bother me, but it would be nice to have.


Boxblades are good things to have around, that is for sure.