60" BB with 20HP CUT ?

BamaRob · Apr 20, 2006

Re: 60\" BB with 20HP CUT ?

Depending on your soils, I think you'll be happier with the 48" than the 60". I have a KK BB60 that I pull behind my Mahindra 2615 4WD. When it's full of heavy clay, I lose traction. I can pull a full box of sand or gravel OK, but the clay is just too much. The tractor is a gear model and is rated at 26 HP at the engine. However, I've been told that the 2615 actually dyno's closer to 29 or 30 HP. I just don't think you'd be too satisfied with a 60" behind a 20 HP tractor.

Good luck,

BR

KentT · Apr 20, 2006

Re: 60\" BB with 20HP CUT ?

The KK XB Boxblade has standard Cat 1 pins -- they're just spaced closer together (Cat 0 spacing). This was done because the SCUTs have shorter lift arms, and its a bit more difficult to get them far enough apart to hook it up standard Cat 1 attachments. So, KK used the Cat 0 spacing on the XB series -- this allows someone to also switch out the pins and use the implement on an older Cat 0 tractor.

jim2210 · Apr 20, 2006

Re: 60\" BB with 20HP CUT ?

I have the GBC48 from Woods and am very pleased with the performance (JD 2210, 23 hp). Any bigger and I don't think I'd be very happy. It will pull a full box of dirt, however if it had been heavy clay it would have made the tractor loose traction. I find that operator usage has a lot to do with a BB's performance.
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bncsauve · Apr 21, 2006

Re: 60\" BB with 20HP CUT ?

I have a 60" BB that I pull with my 25HP Kioti and turf tires. No problems at all. It will pop rocks out of the ground 1.5ft diameter. It works great for my gravel drive and making trails through the woods. I even think you might prefer 60" since it covers my tracks nicely.

hockeyhead · Apr 21, 2006

Re: 60\" BB with 20HP CUT ?

I use my 60" BB on a TC-30, 4wd, loaded R4's, and it will stop my tractor dead in its tracks in virgin ground with the tines all the way down, the tractor weight is about 3600lb with the loader on. I have hard clay and some sizable rocks. Now used right the 60" is a good size for my 30hp tractor

WayneW · Apr 21, 2006

Re: 60\" BB with 20HP CUT ?

As RonMar pointed out it has less to do with HP and more to do with tractor weight. Though you didn't mention what tractor you had.

I had the same delemma at my local TSC. All they had in stock was the 60"KK and 48" XB series. The 48" was much smaller, in width, height * depth. MUCH lighter than teh KK 60". Ironically, not much cheaper. I have a B7610 (1370 lbs) 24HP tractor, and I got the 60" KK BB. It works real well, even on virgin soil. (even rips out small rocks, roots and stumps with the scarifiers dropped all the way down.) With the scarifiers off, it works very well dragging dirt around, even full and uphill ! And I have the bar/turf tires (loaded)

No, it doesn't pull the 60" blade around with total ease. Though traction is lost FAR before I lose power. I can have some trouble with tough roots and hard dirt, but I just take not as deep of a "bite" until the ground gets dug up a bit.

I think a 54" BB would be perfect for the 7610. But not avail at TSC and would have cost me much more than my KK. As often as I REALLY use it (cleans all the leaves, branches and crap off the trails in the woods really well) it was a good deal.

smokedtires · Apr 23, 2006

Re: 60\" BB with 20HP CUT ?

Well I was ready to purchase a 48" from a local New Holland dealer on Friday, and when I got home Thursday, TSC called and told me I had won the Rototiller I signed up fro the weekend before. They said they still didn't hear back from their supplier on the BB.
So I may give them one more week, then I'll buy the BushHog BB from the other dealer.

BTW, my tractor is 4X4 JD 4100 /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif