Box Scraper Looking for a stout inexpensive Box Scraper
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Steve C
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I bought my 60" box blade brand new for $199 at Tractor Supply.
This link shows some pictures of the blade and explains more details on what I found available. I hope this helps. I couldn't find a used one for any where near the same price as the new one I bought. It has 2 reversable cutting blades on it.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/152596-will-box-blade-help-2.html#post1758754
This link is to an extremely tough looking box blade I found on our local craigs list. It is a Hesston brand.
Rake, Box Blade, Aerator, and Brush Hog
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Spudland_Dave
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IMO, those 2 words Stout & Inexpensive can't be used together....Take your pic of one or the other...
IMO, I'm all done with TSC impelements...except for maybe the KKII Tiller, that unit seems to get rave reviews here...I'm not joking when I say the time stamp from the PURCHASE Reciept of a TSC Landcape Rake and the RETURN Reciept was less then 2 hours... I didnt abuse it, and she was twisted like a pretzel...
Steve C
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I dunno... the box blade that I bought was identical to the King Kutter next to it except for the color. The diference in price was $350...$200 vrs $550
I think I need a bigger tractor because I have been unable to damage this one no matter how hard I try.
I have seen some TSC implements that looked a little weak. When I picked up my box blade they had a 6 foot disk that had a twisted angle iron frame that had been returned. It was clear that the previous owner had backed up with the disk in the ground and the frame wasn't up to that task. I asked if they wanted to sell it but they said they could not, it had to be returned to the manufacturer.
I would have just hammered it straight and not used it in reverse.
The ones with the tube steel frames are much more rigid.
I've had my Gannon for over 10 years now and it's been REALLY used. I do finish grading and hydroseeding so it's not been babied. I had a cheapie from one of the local tractor places first and it was way too flimsy and lightweight for what I needed. I use mine on the rear of a 52hp Ford tractor with 6 way hydraulics and it'll surprise you what all it will do with some practice. If you can add the 6 way hydraulics to your tractor it'll make that box blade a 1000 times better to use and operate.
The Gannon is a lot heavier built which helps with cutting and also when prying out small trees
) it really works great although not designed for it) with the corner and using the hyd tilt to pry it out of the ground with some rearward pressure. One of th every best attachments for maintaining a driveway and ditches cleaned out. Back when I got mine local builders laughed when I'd pull up with that and they expected to see a dozer or skid loader to move the dirt around a house but they didn't laugh for too long when in a couple hours I was filling up the hydroseeder.
Money well spent if you plan on using it a lot and don't want to keep repairing it.
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The Gannon is a lot heavier built which helps with cutting and also when prying out small trees
) it really works great although not designed for it) with the corner and using the hyd tilt to pry it out of the ground with some rearward pressure. One of th every best attachments for maintaining a driveway and ditches cleaned out. Back when I got mine local builders laughed when I'd pull up with that and they expected to see a dozer or skid loader to move the dirt around a house but they didn't laugh for too long when in a couple hours I was filling up the hydroseeder.Money well spent if you plan on using it a lot and don't want to keep repairing it.
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Steve C
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I've had my Gannon for over 10 years now and it's been REALLY used. I do finish grading and hydroseeding so it's not been babied. I had a cheapie from one of the local tractor places first and it was way too flimsy and lightweight for what I needed. I use mine on the rear of a 52hp Ford tractor with 6 way hydraulics and it'll surprise you what all it will do with some practice. If you can add the 6 way hydraulics to your tractor it'll make that box blade a 1000 times better to use and operate.
The Gannon is a lot heavier built which helps with cutting and also when prying out small trees
Money well spent if you plan on using it a lot and don't want to keep repairing it.
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The Heston I found on craigs list looked like a beast. It was only $650
I don't have an excuse to own anything like that because my little tractor doesn't have enough power to hurt the one I have. I am constantly amazed at the amount of material I can move with it.
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I would not call anything King Kutter stout. I have torn up plenty of their stuff. If you want a stout anything look for captured pins, welded gussets, ect.
You get what you pay for. I bought a King Kutter mower and it lasted 3 years and I had to put over $800 in parts on a $1200 mower. Bought a Caroni and have only replaced 1 $1 bolt that fell out. Same thing with my 6' Howse rear blade. Broke it in half 2 times. Bought a 7' Woods to replace it and not one issue.
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You get what you pay for. I bought a King Kutter mower and it lasted 3 years and I had to put over $800 in parts on a $1200 mower. Bought a Caroni and have only replaced 1 $1 bolt that fell out. Same thing with my 6' Howse rear blade. Broke it in half 2 times. Bought a 7' Woods to replace it and not one issue.
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Bought a United 6'. Its a welded A frame. Paid $500 new off the lot with a little rust. Have beat the tar out of it 2 of the 4 times I have used it so far with no ill effects. Stoped the tractor in 4x4 with it more than a few times.
Forgot to add the 4 times it was used was with scarifiers all the way down. Clay, roots, small stumps.
.Forgot to add the 4 times it was used was with scarifiers all the way down. Clay, roots, small stumps.
Steve C
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the only actual King Kutter implement I have is my dirt scoop. I bought it used so I don't know how much it had been abused previously, but the pins are a little bent out of shape but I haven't nmanaged to hurt it much. I have only moved about 100 cubic yards of dirt and asphalt with it.
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I've had my Gannon for over 10 years now and it's been REALLY used. I do finish grading and hydroseeding so it's not been babied. I had a cheapie from one of the local tractor places first and it was way too flimsy and lightweight for what I needed. I use mine on the rear of a 52hp Ford tractor with 6 way hydraulics and it'll surprise you what all it will do with some practice. If you can add the 6 way hydraulics to your tractor it'll make that box blade a 1000 times better to use and operate.
The Gannon is a lot heavier built which helps with cutting and also when prying out small trees
Money well spent if you plan on using it a lot and don't want to keep repairing it.
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I have a Frontier BB1284 with all hydraulics and is very similar to the Gannon. I agree they don't get much better than that. I also have made a landplane 96" wide with 60" skids (about 950 lbs) that I use to finish off grades with, works great.
Steve
greggh
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I think that you will find that weight is more important than price. You can buy an inexpensive good name brand, and it will do a good job if you are in soft soil. But if you really need to use it in difficult terrain, you need a heavy box blade. All good manufacturers have different levels of quality. The heavier the better quality.
Good luck, good ones are out there. You just have to decide how good is good enough for you.
Steve C
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This is an interesting looking blade
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The biggest problem with asking for advice on a stout inexpensive box scrapper on this forumn is being able to separate the apples from the oranges. I had a box blade that I abused to no end with my 4x4 Ford 1100 tractor. It lasted about thirty minutes behind my JD 2555. I have a light to medium duty box blade that I regularly have to repair that has done wonders behind my JD, but seldom makes it past the point that I catch it on the buried cast iron water main valve located on the dirt road I maintain. That boxblade wouldn't last very long if I tried to use it behind the Ford 7710 4x6(duals). What works great for a 20hp tractor won't work behind a 70hp tractor, etc, so consider what is pulling it when somebody "raves" on their boxblade. I have looked at most of what the local Tractor Supply has in stock and wouldn't be willing to bet my hard earned money on any of them behind that Ford, and some behind the JD.
No recommendations for a stout cheap one, but it appears that as was suggested, they don't often come in the same package. Same reason I am still looking for a rear scrapper blade, heavy duty is heavy money!!
David from jax
No recommendations for a stout cheap one, but it appears that as was suggested, they don't often come in the same package. Same reason I am still looking for a rear scrapper blade, heavy duty is heavy money!!
David from jax
Steve C
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Exactly....my little tractor doesn't seem to be able to hurt the attachments that I have, but I am pretty sure that the John Deere 4020 that I drove as a kid would be able to tear them apart is short order
