5 FOOTER OR 6 FOOTER ???

[rwork]

I know I've asked about this before, but hopefully my new LS R3039H will be in this week, and I've got to decide on which box blade to get.
My dealer doesn't have a 66" in stock, so I've got to go with either a 5 or 6 footer. They carry the Howse HD box blades. I want to get it with the tractor, so it can be delivered all at once.

Any one here pulling a 6' with a 3039?

Mntnview made some good points about getting a heavy duty unit, but also not too big to where the tractor has to struggle to use it to capacity.

Just wondering what you other 3039 owners are using.??

Thanks for your input!

 

[bullbreaker]

I don't own a 3039 but would go with a 6'. You want to cover your tracks. Also that extra foot in weight would make better ballast for FEL use. Just MO.

Boone

 

[bruceatlam]

Do you have any serious grading to do? If not, I would opt for the 6'. While my BB is considerably smaller (54" left over from my old tractor), I don't pull a full box very often ---- nor do I want to. Most of what I do is touch up stuff ---- suspect that's the case for most of us. On the other hand, if you need to do a lot of serious grading that will require you to pull the full box on a frequent basis, you might be frustrated cause I don't think this tractor will do that very easily. My opinion ------------------

 

[rwork]

I've got about 600+ ft of driveway to ditch, reshape and maintain. I also have about two acres that I had cleared with a trackhoe for my building site, and it needs root removal, leveling, and smoothing out from the heavy equipment work.

 

[crawleybp]

Do you have any serious grading to do? If not, I would opt for the 6'. While my BB is considerably smaller (54" left over from my old tractor), I don't pull a full box very often ---- nor do I want to. Most of what I do is touch up stuff ---- suspect that's the case for most of us. On the other hand, if you need to do a lot of serious grading that will require you to pull the full box on a frequent basis, you might be frustrated cause I don't think this tractor will do that very easily. My opinion ------------------

You dont think it would pull a full 6' box blade or any full box blade? I just bought this tractor too. Haven't got it to the house yet but i was hoping it would be at least strong enough to pull a full 5' box blade. How does it do with your 54" box blade, does it struggle? You're making me nervous....

 

[rwork]

Crawley...still waiting? Did they get your tires swapped out?

 

[crawleybp]

Crawley...still waiting? Did they get your tires swapped out?

The tires aren't here yet. Should be tomorrow but who knows how long the dealer will take to switch them...

 

[bruceatlam]

You dont think it would pull a full 6' box blade or any full box blade? I just bought this tractor too. Haven't got it to the house yet but i was hoping it would be at least strong enough to pull a full 5' box blade. How does it do with your 54" box blade, does it struggle? You're making me nervous....

I was referring to the 6' blade ----

 

[NICKB304]

my 28hp McCormick (built by ls) pulls a 6ft tsc box blade full of dirt with the rippers down no problem in medium range. i just use the draft control to manage the amount of dirt in the box blade when i am grading. the only time i have a problem is when i hit a soft spot and the tires dig faster than the draft control responds because it does not put enough pressure on the top link as soon as you lose traction. I have not tried to rip up any roots so i am no help there.

 

[vwnotrunning]

I have a 5 ft (all I could find at the time when I needed it) that I use the my I3040h (previous model to the 3039). I would definately get a 6 ft. I cannot see it having any trouble pulling the 6 ft.

 

[rwork]

Thanks for the info, all. I think I'll go with the 6'.

 

[rwork]

Oh, and CrawleyBP, you must have jinxed me......my tractor came in today....with the wrong tires, as well !!! LOL
Mine came with Turf tires. Dealer said this is their first time to have an order come in wrong. Luckily they still have a R3039 in stock, so they can just switch the wheels out.

 

[DKCDKC]

I have a 6 foot BB on my JD 3038e which is the same HP but 700 lbs lighter than your LS. I use it almost exclusively for grading a gravel drive. It works well unless I go up my steep hill on the drive. There it can only pull a half box full. I will probably seek a trade with someone to downsize eventually to a 66 or 60 inch blade so I can work easier. But it does pull a full BB with gravel - on the flat or downhill.

 

[crawleybp]

I cant believe that....it almost seems impossible that it would happen to both of us. Glad they were able to find a quick fix. Sorry for the bad vibes, lol. They got the tires in and im going to pick mine up today!!! The sad part about having to wait a month on this tractor is that the factory is in NC??? I hope it was worth the wait!

 

[cartod]

I would go with the 5 footer, you won't have enough umph when it's full to fully utilize the blade. If you need more weight hang some weight from it.

 

[Camper]

You're getting a lot of opinions but my Ford with 32 hp pulls a 6 footer uphill pretty good.

 

[rwork]

I actually ended up going with the six footer, and glad I did. I took a run up the drive the morning after a good rain. I pulled a box of wet gravel, and had gravel spilling over the back, tractor didn't flinch! I have a picture of this that I will post.

 

[rwork]

Here's a picture of my brother trying out my new tractor. He was amazed at how easily it pulled a full load of damp gravel. As you can see, it was pouring over the top!

 

[Camper]

That reminds me of our driveway. Every time it rains I have to drag that expensive gravel back uphill where it belongs. Glad you are happy with the new tractor and blade.