Snow Attachments Horst vs Woods Box Scraper for SNOW
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Dyer retired
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Christine and Ray,
I don't have a box scraper, so this is just a question I have out of curiosity.......I have a different picture of what a box scraper is used for and, although I'm sure it would work, is there a reason you're looking at those instead of a blade? The box blades I've seen have curled edges facing fowards and back, so it seems like you could only get within 4 to 6 inches of a back edge, where a blade would provide much closer work? I'm sure I'm missing something, so I'll be anxious to see the responses from more experienced TBN'ers. Dyer, retired
Farmwithjunk
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I've never used a box blade for snow removal. That task always fell upon a rear blade OR front loader. So, I might be the wrong person to comment on the subject. However, I have an opinion (that may prove to be all wrong) I'd think snow, at least wet snow, would tend to pack inside a box blade. I'm in agreement with the gentleman above who recommends a rear blade with the "wings" (end plates) on each end. Seems that would work much better IMHO.
http://www.woodsequipment.com/lands...spx?id=10045&ekmensel=41a6502d_67_377_10045_1 (see Woods add for picture of "end plates")
http://www.woodsequipment.com/lands...spx?id=10045&ekmensel=41a6502d_67_377_10045_1 (see Woods add for picture of "end plates")
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C & R:
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! LandPride also makes a rearblade with those endplates i.e. "wings". I have used my boxblade for some snow removal and breaking up ice on my gravel driveway, but I keep my BB on my tractor more for ballast reasons. I agree with the previous posters, you would be better off with a rear blade IMHO. Jay
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! LandPride also makes a rearblade with those endplates i.e. "wings". I have used my boxblade for some snow removal and breaking up ice on my gravel driveway, but I keep my BB on my tractor more for ballast reasons. I agree with the previous posters, you would be better off with a rear blade IMHO. Jay
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Re: Horst vs Woods Rear Blade with Wings for SNOW
Christine and Ray,
I have a 5 foot Woods blade on the rear of my BX1800, so I can only talk about that brand. I had a 6 foot "worksaver" blade prior to that, but found that it was a little big for my tractor and so my neighbor bought that blade for his B2620. The Woods blades are rugged, well built, heavy rigs with all the adjustments I'll ever need and can be picked up fairly reasonably. I can back my blade up to my front steps and pull snow to within an inch of the cement...makes shoveling the doorstep a lot quicker. I've pulled and pushed dirt all summer with the new blade and haven't found one thing to complain about, so I anticipate that using it in the snow will be fine. I used the worksaver 6 foot blade for 5 years in the snow and it worked great, but for dirt work I needed something a little smaller and the 5 foot Woods was the right solution.
A caution here....I pushed snow for 4 winters without a problem. On year 5, I pushed up against a frozen snow bank and bent one of my drag links. With an easy fix from 3RRL, I reinforced my new links and have pushed dirt all summer without issue and pulling dirt would not have threatened the links anyway. I push much of my driveway snow (after the ground as frozen) with the blade reversed and then use the snowblower to throw the piles into the woods. I get less snow in the face that way. I've installed some skid shoes on the blade for snow work this year and that will allow for less digging into the dirt during the periods the driveway is softer. I also notice the increased traction with the weight of the rear blade on and keep it on all winter. I think you'll find most any of the blades you look at, in the brands you mentioned, to be good quality, long lasting implements and suited to what you intend to use it for. Dyer, retired
Christine and Ray,
I have a 5 foot Woods blade on the rear of my BX1800, so I can only talk about that brand. I had a 6 foot "worksaver" blade prior to that, but found that it was a little big for my tractor and so my neighbor bought that blade for his B2620. The Woods blades are rugged, well built, heavy rigs with all the adjustments I'll ever need and can be picked up fairly reasonably. I can back my blade up to my front steps and pull snow to within an inch of the cement...makes shoveling the doorstep a lot quicker. I've pulled and pushed dirt all summer with the new blade and haven't found one thing to complain about, so I anticipate that using it in the snow will be fine. I used the worksaver 6 foot blade for 5 years in the snow and it worked great, but for dirt work I needed something a little smaller and the 5 foot Woods was the right solution.
A caution here....I pushed snow for 4 winters without a problem. On year 5, I pushed up against a frozen snow bank and bent one of my drag links. With an easy fix from 3RRL, I reinforced my new links and have pushed dirt all summer without issue and pulling dirt would not have threatened the links anyway. I push much of my driveway snow (after the ground as frozen) with the blade reversed and then use the snowblower to throw the piles into the woods. I get less snow in the face that way. I've installed some skid shoes on the blade for snow work this year and that will allow for less digging into the dirt during the periods the driveway is softer. I also notice the increased traction with the weight of the rear blade on and keep it on all winter. I think you'll find most any of the blades you look at, in the brands you mentioned, to be good quality, long lasting implements and suited to what you intend to use it for. Dyer, retired
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One thing for sure, you sure can adjust that woods scraper blade to pretty do anything you want it to do. A box blade for snow on stones will work good in reverse, because the rear cutting edge is usually higher, but a scraper will work better on concrete, blacktop, etc.... I too have a woods rb60 and I LOVE IT!
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Also, we are looking into a monroe tufline high capacity box scraper without scarifier model PHB84, it is 25 1/2 inches high, 36 inches deep (wings), 7 ft width the price is attractive, but we are concerned about the cutting edge damaging the pavement? and concerned about if the mold board is curved or straight?
christine
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Don't be concerned about it damaging the pavement. Box blades are created to dig. That's what will happen, you will peel off the blacktop like nothing. No reason to be concerned, because it will happen!
jb