landpride backblade RB3784 review

[ArlyA]

Over the weekend I used a Landpride RB3784 blade attached to a kubota and here is its review. I've only used one before behind a slightly smaller YTM tractor and that blade was 100% manul adjusted but found them both rather effective in doing crude dirt adjustments. Sorry I didn't get a "pre" photo but the loggers had left buckets of dirt here that retained water and kept snow for being plowed beyond them. There are now gone! Doing this and making it level was easier that I thought it would be. The hydraulic angle adjustments was very, very nice to have.

I also pulled out some old stumps and rocks with it.

 

[oosik]

For a back blade - that's a very fine job - ArlyA. If the blade was all manual - you could reverse it, drag it, and make it even smoother. But that would only be necessary if this area were going to be used as a pool table.

 

[ArlyA]

I did use it operating in reverse to make things more level. But I did not rotate the blade around since as you can see, was a hassle to do with that angle cylinder.

 

[TMGT]

Nice job, I really like my Land Pride blade, I have an RBT4084. I need to redo the tail wheel and I have a cylinder to make the offset hyd. also.
Hydraulic controls on a rear blade are a game changer for sure!

 

[oosik]

I have a mile long - gravel driveway. Right down a section line - straight as an arrow. I have a Rhino 950 rear blade. It's 1100# and all manual. Except the hydraulic top link. I've found that I really don't need all the hydraulic controls that could be available for this blade. One setting for cleaning the ditches - one setting for snow removal.

Most repair work - on the driveway - is done with the LPGS and its rippers.

 

[ArlyA]

For a back blade - that's a very fine job - ArlyA. If the blade was all manual - you could reverse it, drag it, and make it even smoother. But that would only be necessary if this area were going to be used as a pool table.

I used a back-blade years ago in this picture but that was more sand and gravel than what I worked with over the weekend. It certainly turned out better than I expected.

 

[oosik]

For sure - ArlyA. In soft, smooth material - a back blade works great. Like in snow. However - then there is my driveway. It's a mixture of everything - from volcanic ash thru rocks the size of basket balls to volcanic bedrock. Even my 1100# backblade suffers in these conditions. Rather than cause implement/tractor damage - I've gone to using my big, 'ol LPGS with its rippers.

 

[Piston]

Nice job, I really like my Land Pride blade, I have an RBT4084. I need to redo the tail wheel and I have a cylinder to make the offset hyd. also.
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I really like how you did that gauge wheel, do you have any other photos showing it from the side? It must be custom since they don't offer it for this model. I have the RBT4096 with skid shoes, and I LOVE that blade, but have thought of adding a guage wheel like you did to make it more effective.

Over the weekend I used a Landpride RB3784 blade attached to a kubota and here is its review. I've only used one before behind a slightly smaller YTM tractor and that blade was 100% manul adjusted but found them both rather effective in doing crude dirt adjustments. Sorry I didn't get a "pre" photo but the loggers had left buckets of dirt here that retained water and kept snow for being plowed beyond them. There are now gone! Doing this and making it level was easier that I thought it would be. The hydraulic angle adjustments was very, very nice to have.

I also pulled out some old stumps and rocks with it.
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Really nice looking job there! The hydraulics on these blades make them even more useful/appreciated. Thanks for the write up.

I have a mile long - gravel driveway. Right down a section line - straight as an arrow. I have a Rhino 950 rear blade. It's 1100# and all manual. Except the hydraulic top link. I've found that I really don't need all the hydraulic controls that could be available for this blade. One setting for cleaning the ditches - one setting for snow removal.

Most repair work - on the driveway - is done with the LPGS and its rippers.
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Do you have the 8' or 9' version? The 8' is "only" 836 pounds. Obviously, still a very heavy duty blade, but not quite 1,100 pounds, unless you've added weight. I think it is extremely similar in specs to the Landpride 40 series. The fully hydraulic versions are naturally a bit heavier however. Regardless, it is a very nice/effective setup.
Specs are here: Heavy Duty Rear Blades | Rhino Ag

 

[oosik]

Piston - by golly, you are absolutely right. Checked my Rhino OP manual. They list the 8 foot blade at 1015 pounds. This is for the 2015 Rhino 950 in the 8 foot version w/out any hydraulics. I have attached a copy.

 

[Piston]

Piston - by golly, you are absolutely right. Checked my Rhino OP manual. They list the 8 foot blade at 1015 pounds. This is for the 2016 Rhino 950 in the 8 foot version w/out any hydraulics. I have attached a copy.
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Oosik, I was comparing rear blade specs about 5 years ago. Among them, were the Rhino 950 and the Landpride RBT4096. The specs on these blades are almost identical. I couldn’t understand the weight discrepancy between them, and knew one of them must be listed wrong. There was no way the Rhino weighed 250lbs more.

The default weights given include the manual adjusters, so if you add hydraulics or skid shoes the weight obviously increases.

I emailed Rhino and they confirmed that their listed weights were incorrect in the manual, and the weight was in fact 836 pounds.

This is all completely irrelevant information really, because the dirt doesn’t know what the scales say, the blades work well regardless, but it satisfied my curiosity as to why the two blades weren’t within just a few pounds of one another.
See attached screenshot from Rhino regarding the 950.