Larstan
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correction this is a 72" with 6 scarifiers they have 2 settings for depth....... /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
BOX BLADE :: PHOTO comparision of brands
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Buck
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Here is another photo of a Woods..
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Changed inline image to a link.
SonnieP
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Here is the Duragrader 800 (Industrial Model)...
The files are larger than 100K so here is a link to pics of the model I own plus some before and after pics...
Duragrader 800
This is not actually a box blade but very similar. It weighs in at ~1100lbs... 18"H x 5'D x 8'W. It has two straight cat blades that are lowered ~2" below the side skids for cutting... this keeps it from cutting any deeper than ~2" below what the skids ride on. The unit is more for leveling and bringing buried or packed rock back up to the top surface. It does a great job of filling in potholes as long as they are not wider than the width of the grader and not longer than the depth. It cuts and carries material a short distance as it deposits a portion back over the blades while the rear blade acts more as the leveler.
The files are larger than 100K so here is a link to pics of the model I own plus some before and after pics...
Duragrader 800
This is not actually a box blade but very similar. It weighs in at ~1100lbs... 18"H x 5'D x 8'W. It has two straight cat blades that are lowered ~2" below the side skids for cutting... this keeps it from cutting any deeper than ~2" below what the skids ride on. The unit is more for leveling and bringing buried or packed rock back up to the top surface. It does a great job of filling in potholes as long as they are not wider than the width of the grader and not longer than the depth. It cuts and carries material a short distance as it deposits a portion back over the blades while the rear blade acts more as the leveler.
SonnieP
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Jarrett
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Here's a pretty heavy duty box blade made by Cameco Industries, which is owned by JD.
ttowne66
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Thanks to all and most importantly Bob S. I realize different soils will give different results but how many passes does it normally take to get a smooth surface? Anyone have before and after pics of box blade work along with the number of passes it required and the hardness of the soil? Thanks.
Thanks to all and most importantly Bob S. I realize different soils will give different results but how many passes does it normally take to get a smooth surface? Anyone have before and after pics of box blade work along with the number of passes it required and the hardness of the soil? Thanks.
ttowne66
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Anyone have before and after Box Blade pics with number of passes needed and the type of soil that it was used on. Thanks.
Tom
Anyone have before and after Box Blade pics with number of passes needed and the type of soil that it was used on. Thanks.
Tom
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Bob_Skurka
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I'm not sure that there is a number of passes that will give you a smooth surface. Understand that a box blade is designed to recontour and move soil. The scarifier teeth are designed to rip the soil and the box is designed to move the soil. I've typically gone over the areas I've box bladed with a landscape rake the soil smooth.
Many people use a BB to groom their gravel driveways, I'm not one of those as mine is asphalt. I think there are better tools for driveway grooming than a box blade (see the posts above by SonnyP and the posts I made late in this thread about a similar implement from a differnet maker).
If you want to recontour a slope, fill in low spots with soil from a high spot, etc. then a BB is a great tool. But you will make repeated passes to move the soil. This past summer we redid part of our yard, there was a steep drop off of about 5' in one area where a new fence was going so it took me dozens of passes to cut back that slope. I was only doing a small area, perhaps 30' by 40' that I just wanted to change the slopes taper on. But I worked on it for a very long time, it would not surprise me if I made up to 100 passes on the area. Even after all that, to get the ground smooth enough to plant grass, I went over it with the landscape rake.
I'd also point out that how you have your toplink set will largely determing how much or little of a bite your BB will take. A hydraulic top link is a very very handy additon if you plan to use the BB frequently for projects.
I'm sorry but I don't have before/after photos.
Many people use a BB to groom their gravel driveways, I'm not one of those as mine is asphalt. I think there are better tools for driveway grooming than a box blade (see the posts above by SonnyP and the posts I made late in this thread about a similar implement from a differnet maker).
If you want to recontour a slope, fill in low spots with soil from a high spot, etc. then a BB is a great tool. But you will make repeated passes to move the soil. This past summer we redid part of our yard, there was a steep drop off of about 5' in one area where a new fence was going so it took me dozens of passes to cut back that slope. I was only doing a small area, perhaps 30' by 40' that I just wanted to change the slopes taper on. But I worked on it for a very long time, it would not surprise me if I made up to 100 passes on the area. Even after all that, to get the ground smooth enough to plant grass, I went over it with the landscape rake.
I'd also point out that how you have your toplink set will largely determing how much or little of a bite your BB will take. A hydraulic top link is a very very handy additon if you plan to use the BB frequently for projects.
I'm sorry but I don't have before/after photos.