Finally after more than two years

[Don87]

I picked up a TSC back blade. Been looking on Craigslist, newspapers, backyards, yard sales, but couldn't find anything worth buying. Most were 6 or seven foot blades. I needed a 5' and they are rare around here. On the fourth picture, if you look real close, you can see that the blade was welded on crooked. Just over 1/4 inch out.

Here are some pictures

 

[94BULLITT]

Congrats on your blade. It does not look like it was used much. 5' blades are hard to find around here too. I try to be patient when I am looking for a used implement but IDK if I could hold out 2 years.

 

[Don87]

Congrats on your blade. It does not look like it was used much. 5' blades are hard to find around here too. I try to be patient when I am looking for a used implement but IDK if I could hold out 2 years.

I just pm'ed you, lol. That blade is new.

 

[94BULLITT]

I just pm'ed you, lol. That blade is new.

Sorry I read wrong:embarrassed:

 

[Don87]

Sorry I read wrong:embarrassed:

No problem. Can you see where it's welded crooked?

 

[94BULLITT]

No problem. Can you see where it's welded crooked?

Just looking at a picture I can't really tell. Is the right side lower?

 

[Don87]

Just looking at a picture I can't really tell. Is the right side lower?

Yes sir it is, by just over 1/4 inch. I used their tape measure to check everything before I purchased it.

 

[94BULLITT]

Yes sir it is, by just over 1/4 inch. I used their tape measure to check everything before I purchased it.

I doubt I would have noticed it in the pictures unless you pointed it out. I could tell it was off by the how the brace was running in relationship to the brake in the moldboard.

 

[Don87]

I doubt I would have noticed it in the pictures unless you pointed it out. I could tell it was off by the how the brace was running in relationship to the brake in the moldboard.

That's what caught my eye at TSC, so I started measuring.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Yes 5' is hard to find used. Nice looking blade .

 

[Don87]

Yes 5' is hard to find used. Nice looking blade .

Thanks, I used it a little this evening, works good. According to the weatherman, it'll get a good workout tomorrow. I hope he's right..........I wanna play:cool2:

 

[94BULLITT]

Thanks, I used it a little this evening, works good. According to the weatherman, it'll get a good workout tomorrow. I hope he's right..........I wanna play:cool2:

I hope that storm comes south:laughing:

 

[/pine]

T&T will make a huge difference in making the blade more efficient and you will never think about the fabrication...

 

[Don87]

T&T will make a huge difference in making the blade more efficient and you will never think about the fabrication...

Now we are talking money, and I'm a cheap SOB:laughing:, that's why I wasted 2 years trying to find a used one

 

[/pine]

Now we are talking money, and I'm a cheap SOB:laughing:, that's why I wasted 2 years trying to find a used one

Hey I'm a prudent SOB too when it comes to spending money...I don't have to worry about moving snow so I don't know how it relates but working with gravel/dirt etc...the money was well worth it...stopping and getting on and off the machine all the time was just too much...I added T&T myself with 3rd party hardware and I thank myself every time a make an adjustment (from the seat)

I think I spent about $800 for everything (3 rear remotes)...valves, cylinders, hoses and fittings...to me it was worth every penny...

on top of making it easy it also greatly improved the "finish" ...

 

[Don87]

Hey I'm a prudent SOB too when it comes to spending money...I don't have to worry about moving snow so I don't know how it relates but working with gravel/dirt etc...the money was well worth it...stopping and getting on and off the machine all the time was just too much...I added T&T myself with 3rd party hardware and I thank myself every time a make an adjustment (from the seat)

I think I spent about $800 for everything (3 rear remotes)...valves, cylinders, hoses and fittings...to me it was worth every penny...

on top of making it easy it also greatly improved the "finish" ...

Granted it would help me out(and I appreciate the info), but I'm not sure I want to get into all that on this subcompact tractor for all the more that I do. Driveway is paved so no leveling needed there, but I do need to move some dirt in the gardens I plow. The dirt ends up mainly at one end(no way around that with a 3 sided garden), so I need a way to level it out a tad. And my only other real task(for now), is snow removal.