CliffordK
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- Joined
- Mar 8, 2013
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- Eugene, Oregon
- Tractor
- Toro D200, Ford 1715, International 884,
Right.Box blades are designed to be used in both directions. On some, the rear facing blade is a steel bar that is hinged so it swings up when moving forward and when pushing backwards, it is used for smoothing. On other box blades, the rear blade maybe a replaceable fixed cutting edge just like the front blade. So anyone saying a box blade is not designed to push material, maybe they should inform Land Pride. They show it being used that way in their literature and videos.
As for bending any part of the implement, that just shows it is not built heavy enough for your application. I have a Land Pride 7 foot box blade that weights close to 1000 pounds. I have pushed, pulled and turned with the box blade full of dirt and never bent anything. I have snagged roots with the scarifiers and all it does is stops the tractor.
The OP is right at the top end of the power rating for that blade. There are several ways it could have been made stouter. Was Kubota using cheap steel? ?Although, at this point, the easiest solution is to make sure the lateral pulling force gets transferred to as many bars on the hitch as possible. I.E. Likely using the bolt and nut for the hitch, or at least a lynch pin tight against the bar.
Of course, the other question is what will bend next?