Box Scraper Box blades

[TripleR]

We have a BX2200, BX2660 and John Deere 1025R and have found the 4' box blade better than 5' for our uses on a SCUT.

 

[lamanated]

I use a 5 ft with my bx ,works well , My uses are driveways with no rock over 1 1/2" and dirt, .I welded a ft length of chain in a loop in each corner to allow it to be lifted.I like heavy but you need to lift it with the loader to set it in a trailer if you plan to move it around,so you might want a 4 ft for that consideration.I also welded a pointed high grade bolt to one ripper. so I can scrape ice in and the winter. and hook an edge and rip ice up in the spring if needed if it gets slippery.. that really worked

 

[EverythingAttachments]

The best match for a subcompact is a box blade made for a subcompact. The geometry is correct, so the tractor will be working the box blade, not the other way around.
We make our Land Shark Subcompact box blade in 48" and 54" widths. Either would be great on your tractor.
Travis

 

[arkydog]

i have a b3200 32hp and a 5 foot bb and it works my tractor pretty hard. get the four foot. i would suggest if you want the 5 foot bb, get a bigger tractor. think of this, how wide is you loader bucket.

 

[oosik]

I have a roll-over box blade - RO-072( 72" ) - on my Kubota M6040 and I can CERTAINLY overload it when pulling a deep cut(all four wheels start digging). I also have the hydraulic top link - which has proven invaluable. I'm almost constantly "tweaking" the hyd top link when cutting with the ROBB. Without a hydraulic top link you are very likely to become extremely frustrated with the performance of any box blade.

Constantly getting on/off the tractor to adjust a manual top link will soon ruin your seat time fun using a box blade. With the hydraulic top link I'm able to continue with a much deeper cut and not loose total traction - IE, when the going gets really tough, I can lengthen the top link, ease off on the deep cut and continue to maintain traction - - all from the drivers seat and while still in motion.

I would not go any bigger than a 5' box blade. And, at that, you will probably find that in really dense soils you will be making shallower cuts just to maintain forward motion.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Here's a good illustration of a subcompact vs a compact box blade. Both boxes are 54", but the subcompact looks and feels more at home on the BX.
The EA Xtreme Duty Compact is yellow. The Land Shark Subcompact box blade is orange.
Travis

 

[jeff9366]

jeff9366, what were you lifting that tweaked your bucket lip like that at the left bucket hook?

Photo #3. What an eye! That was my last tractor, a Kubota B3300SU. Very peculiar circumstance I could never willfully duplicate. I was pulling a 6" fallen, green Water Oak out of the high crotch of another tree. It rotated and fell in an odd way that applied great leverage to the hook. My current tractor, approximately same size but much heavier L3560, has one of Kubota's optional Heavy-Duty, Round-Back buckets, which I doubt I will ever bend.

Its after instances like this you realize the utility and SAFETY value of TRACTOR WEIGHT.

Interesting that the Ken's Bolt On Chain Grab Hood was unaffected, though taking primary force. The bucket lip bent, grab hook unaffected, no movement in grab hook mount.

 

[DieselBound]

4', definitely. I've got a 5' Modern Ag (perhaps one of the strongest 5-footers that are made) on my B7800 and it'll stop my B7800 pretty hard if I start cutting too deep: I can pull it full, however, but I've got to be in 4wd and throttled up. It'll be quite the contrast when my NX5510 comes and I hook that 5-footer up to it! (not a long-term setup!) In general stay around the width of the tractor and you should be good: learning to operate a box blade can take a while; if you can run a hydraulic top link then life will be LOTS better (you'll be able to adjust the cut/angle on the fly rather than jumping off and tweaking the top link manually).

I've got a tooth bar on my B7800's bucket. I can dig up a bunch of dirt in reverse (bucket down and curled) and then run forward and drop the box blade and scoop (or turn around and push that dirt if I'm leveling right there).

 

[SteelonSteel]

i have a b3200 32hp and a 5 foot bb and it works my tractor pretty hard. get the four foot. i would suggest if you want the 5 foot bb, get a bigger tractor. think of this, how wide is you loader bucket.

I have the same tractor and agree. I have a Woods BSS60 (5') and with the box full it is all my tractor wants. When I go up hill I can't pull a full box. I am a manual top link person for now. I would like the hydraulic some day and definitely know it would be a significant improvement in use.

Go with a 4' for your BX.

 

[Botaskinner]

Agreed with the 4' BB for your use. My B2320 with 4' LP pulls a full load uphill with no problem, but I can't say it would do a well with the 5', probably would run out of traction first.