Digmor 76" Industrial Box Scraper

[Ym155d]

I just picked up a Digmor Heavy duty hydraulic ripper box scraper. Anyone know the weight of this thing? Can't find much information about it. Just a little ticked off that my fron loader wouldn't pick it up. I have an LS G3033 and the loader is supposed to lift 1600 pounds. I would guess my bucket weighs under 400....so I should have 1200 pounds left. I cant see the box scraper weighing more than that.

 

[sparc]

I spent some time searching and have found very little about Digmor Equipment and Engineering Co. on the web.

It's almost like they don't exist any more. I did find a few photos of the box scraper. Looks to be a heavy duty unit and the way the ripper teeth roll down into position is unique, don't think I have seen that on any other box blade.

 

[Ym155d]

Yeah, it is heavy duty...a lot like a Gannon. The picture you posted is a little different. Here is a link to the one I have


Everything on it is thick. The only information I can find online about it is PATENT info.
Kind of a neat design. Can't wait to clean it up....sandblast it maybe and paint/powdercoat it. Then see how it works. Hopefully my tractor has enough huevos to pull it.

 

[RDrancher]

I could be wrong but it looks like the box blade that used to come on John Deere 300B skip loaders. Pretty heavy duty unit, though I can't see it weighing more than 1100-1200 lbs.

 

[Piston]

Looks like a nice unit and very heavy duty. You will LOVE the hydraulic scarifiers. It looks similar to the one I have but must be more heavy duty as mine only weighs 1,000lbs, although, I have the low profile design whereas the standard one is 1,200lbs.





It makes excellent ballast!

 

[94BULLITT]

That is a nice boxblade what does one like that go for used.

 

[Ym155d]

Piston,
How wide is yours? Looks like your has a similar amount of metal and your is a thousand pounds. If mine is 1200 pounds I could see why the loader wouldn't lift it all the way up. I just don't see 1200 pounds of steel there. My front bucket is 66" and I can't even see it weighing 400 pounds but it could.
I like the way the box scraper is setup. I need to check out the hydraulic scarifier ram and disconnect my backhoe unit to see how it works. 3pt is supposed to lift 1800lb/1433lb@2ft so hopefully it lifts it.

 

[Piston]

It is 78" wide, so very similar in size to yours. If you want to measure your steel thickness for reference here are my specs...
http://www.landpride.com/ari/attach/lp/public/specs/305-054s.pdf

I really wanted the highback version simply for more weight, but just couldn't find one used. I bought mine used as well for a third of the new price.
I imagine your specs are probably in line with the highback version in the link I posted, although note that it is 84" and not 78" like mine is.
Your tractor is going to have it's hands full with that box blade! Just remember if it is too much with all the scarifiers down, you can always lift a few up and only use the middle ones if needed. Does yours also have a hinged rear blade? I can bolt mine in the "fixed" position but I've never done so, I find the swinging rear blade pretty helpful in allowing me to dig in more, but then again, I have nothing to compare it to :laughing:
Roger,
I paid $1300 for mine shipped just as reference.

 

[RDrancher]

Piston - Bolting the hinged blade down (or clamping it up like I do) really helps when grading and spreading new gravel, especially if it has more rock than fines. If you don't, the blade flops around causing a ripple affect.

 

[Piston]

Piston - Bolting the hinged blade down (or clamping it up like I do) really helps when grading and spreading new gravel, especially if it has more rock than fines. If you don't, the blade flops around causing a ripple affect.

I'll give it a shot. I may really like it in the fixed position you never know till you try right!

 

[TractorTech]

Digmor went out of business about 15 or so years ago. They were located in Southern California like Gannon and made a lot of the same products. One trick attachment was a grader blade for a TLB.
Generally JD, like Ford and Case dealers installed the scraper at the dealership.

 

[RDrancher]

Thanks for clarifying TractorTech. The company I worked for in the San Fernando Valley used Ford skip loaders and Gannons. Later on the place I rented from had JD's and Digmors, so it does look like it was more of a dealer preference than anything.

I sure wish I could find my photos from back in the day. Too many moves to keep track of things like that I guess.

 

[IndyIan]

It is 78" wide, so very similar in size to yours. If you want to measure your steel thickness for reference here are my specs...
http://www.landpride.com/ari/attach/lp/public/specs/305-054s.pdf

I really wanted the highback version simply for more weight, but just couldn't find one used. I bought mine used as well for a third of the new price.
I imagine your specs are probably in line with the highback version in the link I posted, although note that it is 84" and not 78" like mine is.
Your tractor is going to have it's hands full with that box blade! Just remember if it is too much with all the scarifiers down, you can always lift a few up and only use the middle ones if needed. Does yours also have a hinged rear blade? I can bolt mine in the "fixed" position but I've never done so, I find the swinging rear blade pretty helpful in allowing me to dig in more, but then again, I have nothing to compare it to :laughing:
Roger,
I paid $1300 for mine shipped just as reference.

I've got a box blade that probably is a bit too big for my tractor as well, a 84" highback "gannon like" BB and its all my tractor can pull in many cases. I use the hyd top link to trim it out so it doesn't take too big a bite, but once its full its not a big challenge to pull. Also I found the hyd top link invaluable for dumping the box in clay soil, it would stick and wouldn't come out just lifting the box but tipping it forward dumped it much easier.
It is also great ballast and makes using 4wd optional on level ground when doing loader work.
It took me a little while to learn how to use effectively with my tractor but now I'm glad I got it.

 

[TractorTech]

Thanks for clarifying TractorTech. The company I worked for in the San Fernando Valley used Ford skip loaders and Gannons. Later on the place I rented from had JD's and Digmors, so it does look like it was more of a dealer preference than anything.

I sure wish I could find my photos from back in the day. Too many moves to keep track of things like that I guess.

RDrancher, I went digging in my files and found this literature for the Digmor product line. Thought it was interesting to share. Note on the front cover, it says, "Attachments for Ford" and that they were based in Redlands, CA.

 

[Piston]

How cool is that mid mount grader blade!

 

[RDrancher]

How cool is that mid mount grader blade!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

Thanks for the info TractorTech!

 

[94BULLITT]

How cool is that mid mount grader blade!

Almost as cool as this one. Neilo - Home

 

[TractorTech]

Very nice on the Kubota

 

[TractorTech]

I dug a little further and found the grader blade spec sheet.

 

[94BULLITT]

I dug a little further and found the grader blade spec sheet.View attachment 287653

That's cool. I thought I was the only one that kept old brochures like that.