Back blade question

[bjorn773]

I got a deal on a back blade today but it was bigger than I thought when I arrived. I mainly want to use it for snow removal. Its an 8 footer, it was advertised as a 6. I'm contemplating cutting it down. Any disadvantage to this vs selling it and buying a 6. I think the extra weight might be advantageous on my driveway, like down pressure. But 8 is too big.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

If it's just for snow, it might be fine. I would angle thr blade and see how it covers your tracks before you unload it. As for your driveway, it's way to light of a blade for anything more than light smoothing.

 

[Looking4new]

How many hp is your tractor?
Figure 5 hp/foot of implement.

 

[ovrszd]

The hp/foot rule doesn't mean much for a rear blade. The intended uses is more important. Looks like the moldboard is homemade or shop built and then added to the blade. Previous owner probably wanted more coverage. Would be very easy to cut off some on each end. But, you might look at the sell and buy what you need method too. You'll decrease the value of the blade with each inch you cut off.

 

[bjorn773]

27 hp and the wheels are 65" wide... it's about 1.47x the width of my rear wheels.

 

[bjorn773]

Original intent was for snow removal, maybe some light grading.

 

[Billrog]

I'd sure be using it for a while before cutting it any shorter . That blade has a good feature being able to slide it more to one side or the other.

 

[bjorn773]

I thought that might be handy... it's a pretty stout blade. I'll hold off on modifications til I use it.

 

[/pine]

I would not cut it...on an angle you will be glad it is as long as it is ...IMO...!

 

[RjCorazza]

More of a tractor weight factor. An 8' blade may push the rear of a lighter tractor around too much. Larger snows would still push the rear of my L3410 with loaded rears using a 7' blade.