I live down a 1/2 mile dirt road. The town grades it every few months if I’m lucky. For the past few years I’ve borrowed our Cat IT28 from work and grab the 4-in-1 bucket, open it up and back blade down the road to fill in the holes and smooth the road out. Takes about an hour and a half which isn’t bad but to use float control I have to keep the stick held forward. Which is less than ideal for an hour and a half.
I’ve got a Cat 239D and I was thinking about getting a box blade for it to grade the road. It’s a ~7500lb machine at 67hp. I’ve seen a YouTube video of a 289D (~10500 78hp) with a Domor box blade and it looked like it did a great job. It would bog down a bit at a big bite but overall seemed like no issue.
Will the 239 handle a 6’ box blade? I’m worried I may not have enough power to push the dirt and traction to keep moving. Anyone ever used one on a smaller CTL?
The road is all hardener with potholes a few inches deep and a foot or 2 in diameter. The road isn’t crowned it’s pitched to one side.
I’ve got a Cat 239D and I was thinking about getting a box blade for it to grade the road. It’s a ~7500lb machine at 67hp. I’ve seen a YouTube video of a 289D (~10500 78hp) with a Domor box blade and it looked like it did a great job. It would bog down a bit at a big bite but overall seemed like no issue.
Will the 239 handle a 6’ box blade? I’m worried I may not have enough power to push the dirt and traction to keep moving. Anyone ever used one on a smaller CTL?
The road is all hardener with potholes a few inches deep and a foot or 2 in diameter. The road isn’t crowned it’s pitched to one side.