Box Scraper Advice on 6ft box blade brand Brabar???

[muzbomb]

Extra weight will increase your traction and somewhat your stability. For traction that extra 1000 lbs is right where you want it, for stability you give a bit of trade off as about 30% (assuming about 80% capacity of your tires are filled) is above your axle. However your 24.5hp is limited in what it can pull. I doubt you have lost that full 1000 lbs of working load as you have increased traction but it will have some effect.
But the biggie to watch for, is that depending on what implement you may have attached and if a loader is present, you have a tractor that on 4 pressure points could be putting a lot of weight on soft or wet spots.

Ok well I confirmed they have both the 6ft and 5ft in stock so maybe I will keep it safe and go with the 5ft.

 

[muzbomb]

The 5ft is $849 is 411lbs and the 6ft is $949 is 496lbs.

 

[jeff9366]

Ok well I confirmed they have both the 6ft and 5ft in stock so maybe I will keep it safe and go with the 5ft.

There is no advantage to you with the wider/heavier Braber box blade given the moderate weight and modest power of your tractor.

Both are 82 pounds per foot of width, the key operating metric.

Both cost close to $2.00/Canadian per pound.

 

[muzbomb]

oh really so you think there is no point in getting the 6ft heavier BB? Mainly i will be using it for my driveway it is about 150 to 200ft long. The main traffic part is very hard packed and i just want to fluff it up. I have used crushed Concrete on my driveway the whole driveway is 5yrs old as i made it myself. So in 5yrs the main part where everyone drives is very packed. So basically i plan on using it mainly solely for my driveway I honestly have no plans and dont see any plans on using it in soil conditions. What are your thoughts??

 

[DieselBound]

Maybe a land leveler? Something like (just a quick reference): Dual Edge Land Leveler Land Plane Utility Grader V2.0

 

[CoyPatton]

oh really so you think there is no point in getting the 6ft heavier BB? Mainly i will be using it for my driveway it is about 150 to 200ft long. The main traffic part is very hard packed and i just want to fluff it up. I have used crushed Concrete on my driveway the whole driveway is 5yrs old as i made it myself. So in 5yrs the main part where everyone drives is very packed. So basically i plan on using it mainly solely for my driveway I honestly have no plans and dont see any plans on using it in soil conditions. What are your thoughts??

If your sole purpose is for the driveway (even a heavily packed crushed concrete covered driveway) consider a land plane with scarifiers. With the multi blades (at least 2) land planes will load up to a certain level and then disperse the material unlike a BB. You will want scarifiers for the hard packed crushed concrete or you will just deposit on top of it or slide across it.
I have watched a few videos using land planes for driveways and want one but no longer have a gravel driveway.
A couple of youtubers to check out for land planes are ‘Tractor Time with Tim’ and ‘Outdoors with the Morgans’
If I was buying a dedicated driveway implement, a land plane would be my choice!

 

[old and tired]

One thing I did not see, are you running R1/Ag tires or R4/industrial tires? R1 have much more grip... I run a 6' BB behind my L2800 with R4's and I like the fact that it sticks out a few inches on each side. I'm pretty sure you can bury a 5 or 6 footer to where it will stall out the tractor (or just spin the tires) if you don't know what the heck is going on.... You have to know how to use one within reason (and a little knowledge). I just hate when people say that the tractor can't handle it - I saw a guy with an L2501 that said he loved his 6 foot box blade. Go for it...

At times, I wonder if some people even been on a tractor....

 

[muzbomb]

One thing I did not see, are you running R1/Ag tires or R4/industrial tires? R1 have much more grip... I run a 6' BB behind my L2800 with R4's and I like the fact that it sticks out a few inches on each side. I'm pretty sure you can bury a 5 or 6 footer to where it will stall out the tractor (or just spin the tires) if you don't know what the heck is going on.... You have to know how to use one within reason (and a little knowledge). I just hate when people say that the tractor can't handle it - I saw a guy with an L2501 that said he loved his 6 foot box blade. Go for it...

At times, I wonder if some people even been on a tractor....

I have R4 industrial tires. I have been around tractors and machinery for my hold life so far and I have to agree with you!! I am going to go for the 6ft BB why not lol

 

[muzbomb]

One thing I did not see, are you running R1/Ag tires or R4/industrial tires? R1 have much more grip... I run a 6' BB behind my L2800 with R4's and I like the fact that it sticks out a few inches on each side. I'm pretty sure you can bury a 5 or 6 footer to where it will stall out the tractor (or just spin the tires) if you don't know what the heck is going on.... You have to know how to use one within reason (and a little knowledge). I just hate when people say that the tractor can't handle it - I saw a guy with an L2501 that said he loved his 6 foot box blade. Go for it...

At times, I wonder if some people even been on a tractor....

There is no advantage to you with the wider/heavier Braber box blade given the moderate weight and modest power of your tractor.

Both are 82 pounds per foot of width, the key operating metric.

Both cost close to $2.00/Canadian per pound.

I messed up I guess the 5ft is 446lbs not 411lbs.

 

[muzbomb]

I have also got an option on a used Frontier BB2060 unit it looked is good shape and looks well built.