Rear Blade Need some help with a new old Ford back blade

[RickB]

No lack of understanding here, just don't see it as all that useful. The parts that provide the feature are broke and obviously a weak link. In addition, to change the angle requires unbolting. You could pin it, but then its always loose and bouncing.

As MtnViewRanch showed in the pics, excellent ditching, etc can occur simply by changing the angle and tilt.

Is there another blade sold today that has this feature? If it is so useful, are others calling for it on their blade purchases/investment?

My 9' Bush Hog blade with hydraulic tilt and offset has a two position blade angle adjustment. This allows me to change the angle of attack of the moldboard and cutting edge without altering the toplink length which has negative affects on blade pitch when operated at an angle.
Most blades are sold on price, not features, and many are sold to folks who don't understand the benefits of multiple adjustability of even a simple tool like a rear blade. You are proving the point.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

My 9' Bush Hog blade with hydraulic tilt and offset has a two position blade angle adjustment. This allows me to change the angle of attack of the moldboard and cutting edge without altering the toplink length which has negative affects on blade pitch when operated at an angle.
Most blades are sold on price, not features, and many are sold to folks who don't understand the benefits of multiple adjustability of even a simple tool like a rear blade. You are proving the point.

RickB, any chance that you have some pictures of that adjustment. I was looking at the Bush Hog website and didn't see that feature on any of them.:ashamed: What series do you have, 121 or 176 series?

 

[djradz]

I promised to but out, but I can't help myself. Look again at MtnView's pictures and you will notice his blade does have "camber" adjustment and he is using it.

Sorry, but there is no adjustment similar to the Ford blade on the blade in MntView's pictures. Is it possible we are talking about two different adjustments? The part that is broke on the Ford blade is the adjustment the allows the blade to be leaned forward or back. The somewhat unique adjustment I see on MtnView's is the side-to-side tilt adjustment which seems to improve the blades ability to ditch (better than the 3pt arm height).

 

[djradz]

My 9' Bush Hog blade with hydraulic tilt and offset has a two position blade angle adjustment. This allows me to change the angle of attack of the moldboard and cutting edge without altering the toplink length which has negative affects on blade pitch when operated at an angle.
Most blades are sold on price, not features, and many are sold to folks who don't understand the benefits of multiple adjustability of even a simple tool like a rear blade. You are proving the point.

Wow, another insult - fine way to make your point! The fact that you have to resort to such rather than SHOWING how critical the feature really is/isn't is telling . In fact, based on your response, why not have a blade that completely flips upside down, someone probably could find a use for that as well, but those of us that buy based on features, quality, reputation and price, probably wouldn't pay for it. The "curl/lean" feature is broke and looks to be the weak point on this particular blade. I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that less than 2 percent of those available today (not just sold) have such a feature. In this case, I was simply suggesting that it may not be worth maintaining the functionallity if it cannot be beefed up, and the entire attachment to the moldboard could probably be made much stronger if this feature was not maintained as part of the fix.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Sorry, but there is no adjustment similar to the Ford blade on the blade in MntView's pictures. Is it possible we are talking about two different adjustments? The part that is broke on the Ford blade is the adjustment the allows the blade to be leaned forward or back. The somewhat unique adjustment I see on MtnView's is the side-to-side tilt adjustment which seems to improve the blades ability to ditch (better than the 3pt arm height).

djradz, you are correct, I have no separate camber adjustment on the blade in the pictures which is a middle of the road quality blade or on my Land Pride RBT45108 which is a high dollar blade.

And yes the tilt of the blade along with the tilt of the 3pt hitch makes for a pretty good ditch. :thumbsup:

 

[djradz]

...And yes the tilt of the blade along with the tilt of the 3pt hitch makes for a pretty good ditch. :thumbsup:

Yes, it certainly can do a fantastic job, as your pictures show. I don't know if most folks that have a blade realize what an incredible tool they possess for ditching, burying pipe, putting a substantial crown on a road, etc. I've been able to pin my blade outside of the traditional angle adjustment holes such that I get the leading edge right up behind the right (or left, but usually right) rear tire. Then, with multiple passes until I feel I'm leaning about as much as is safe, get a ditch/trench just slightly less than 2 feet deep. In my younger days I thought I could accomplish the same with a a one-bottom plow, but as you know, that would not allow you to continue to get deeper as you can't keep driving in the furrow, as the plow is offset from the wheel path.

As always, the pictures speak a thousand ...

 

[jbooth]

What we have here is a communication problem. At least a failure to process the communication. The old "failure to communicate".

I was considering the "camber" to be the side to side tilt of the blade. Possibly camber may have been the wrong word.

With the adjustment of the 3 point arms (if any) and the side to side tilt of the attachment will allow an aggressive cutting blade.

As far as blade lean back or forward. - I assumed that would be handled in the normal way with the length of the top length. This would only be of help if an adjusted top link is not used or available.