BOX BLADE :: PHOTO comparision of brands

[Bob_Skurka]

Here is a detail of the Frontier pins for locking the scarifier teeth into place. The pins are a smaller size than the other brands, it would be hard to adjust these with gloves on.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Here is a side shot of the Frontier.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Here is a big heavy duty WOODS blade. This is a beast. The steel is noticably heavier than the other brands. It has an interesting locking system to adjust the scarifier teeth in place. It was sturdy, and could be adjusted without tools, but I would have preferred a simple pin lock. I would say this is the best made blade in this group.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Here is another shot of the WOODS blade.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

This shot shows the WOODS system for adjusting the scarifier teeth and holding them in place.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

This is a WORKSAVER brand blade. I did not like this at all. It was lightly constructed, the A frame was made of noticably thinner steel.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Here is another shot of the WORKSAVER blade.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

I should have pointed out in the previous photo, the Worksaver blade used only 3 scarifier teeth on their 48" blade. This is very similar to the Frontier blade. I suspect this blade would be more suitable to be used on a Sub-CUT than on a CUT.

This photo shows a detail of their scarifier adjustment pins. These pins are smaller and lighter than most of the other brands, they compared with the Frontier blade.

With a pair of gloves on, there is no way I could adjust the scarifier teeth because the pins were small (and way too light for an implement that is designed for fairly rough work).

 

[gmsssi]

And your recommendation? I just ordered a Midwest "72"....

 

[Bob_Skurka]

For the money, I think that MIDWEST and BUHLER offer excellent quality at modest prices. For the most heavy duty, at not too much more money, the WOODS blade was the winner.

I didn't get to the dealer that sells Land Pride so I was not able to include them in the photos. If anyone else has a different brand, perhaps you could post photos???