bindian
Super Member
I have had the idea to make a 6 foot grader blade fit my BH bucket teeth for a long time. I proofed the idea with some treated 2x8s and bolts. It worked great until I swung it into a tree. So I ordered a cutting edge (and bolts) from KingKutter that fits both their box blades and rear blades. I drilled up the eight 5/8ths inch bolt holes. Then I looked around for a place to bend 1/4 inch steel for a mold board to mount the cutting edge to and weld up the pieces I made for a "glove" mount for my 24 inch bucket's teeth. I found out my local welding shop had a press brake. I kept waiting for them to get their press brake repaired to bend 2 pieces of 1/4 inch plate that were 3 foot long. The owner said it would not bend a 6 foot long piece. So I had them bend it to 35 degrees to meet the upper cutting edge. I went 10 inches wide on the mold board.
![9-13-13 Grader Blade Bend Profile.jpg 9-13-13 Grader Blade Bend Profile.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316590-124b74388904b1daf1d6e4acd4d5179a.jpg)
![9-13-13 Grader Blade Glove Mount.jpg 9-13-13 Grader Blade Glove Mount.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316612-f612cf4db29c53715ad51aa80150792d.jpg)
I did a lot of engineering (head scratching) to make sure it did not hit the boom when curling the bucket in and would clear the teeth of the thumb. As it is, it just barely clears the boom and the thumb catches it just right so not to ding the cutting teeth.![9-14-13 Grader Blade Boom Interface.jpg 9-14-13 Grader Blade Boom Interface.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316624-8f91c90b9c5134a23aed440c6fa82efd.jpg)
![9-14-13 Thumb Interface.jpg 9-14-13 Thumb Interface.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316659-d52d6e325cc5071fd350f9d6528bb4a4.jpg)
Then they welded (I do need to purchase a welding machine!) a wedge shaped mount centered on the back side of the mold board. A welded chain holds the blade on the bucket via a clevis and an eye mount they welded on the back side of the bucket.![9-14-13 Grader Blade Installed.jpg 9-14-13 Grader Blade Installed.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316637-f8c243831827137cc36f203ed8592345.jpg)
![9-14-13 Bucket Eye Mount.jpg 9-14-13 Bucket Eye Mount.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316650-d5bdf8ea7f01af5cea7f85827b1e352e.jpg)
I painted it all Saturday and hope to bolt it back up today.
hugs, Brandi
![9-13-13 Grader Blade Bend Profile.jpg 9-13-13 Grader Blade Bend Profile.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316590-124b74388904b1daf1d6e4acd4d5179a.jpg)
![9-13-13 Grader Blade Glove Mount.jpg 9-13-13 Grader Blade Glove Mount.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316612-f612cf4db29c53715ad51aa80150792d.jpg)
I did a lot of engineering (head scratching) to make sure it did not hit the boom when curling the bucket in and would clear the teeth of the thumb. As it is, it just barely clears the boom and the thumb catches it just right so not to ding the cutting teeth.
![9-14-13 Grader Blade Boom Interface.jpg 9-14-13 Grader Blade Boom Interface.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316624-8f91c90b9c5134a23aed440c6fa82efd.jpg)
![9-14-13 Thumb Interface.jpg 9-14-13 Thumb Interface.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316659-d52d6e325cc5071fd350f9d6528bb4a4.jpg)
Then they welded (I do need to purchase a welding machine!) a wedge shaped mount centered on the back side of the mold board. A welded chain holds the blade on the bucket via a clevis and an eye mount they welded on the back side of the bucket.
![9-14-13 Grader Blade Installed.jpg 9-14-13 Grader Blade Installed.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316637-f8c243831827137cc36f203ed8592345.jpg)
![9-14-13 Bucket Eye Mount.jpg 9-14-13 Bucket Eye Mount.jpg](https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/data/attachments/316/316650-d5bdf8ea7f01af5cea7f85827b1e352e.jpg)
I painted it all Saturday and hope to bolt it back up today.
hugs, Brandi