BOX BLADE :: PHOTO comparision of brands

[ttowne66]

Anyone know of a Midwest Equipment dealer clsoe to US RT81 anywhere between SW Virginia and NY?

 

[Cottonhawk]

Scotty,
Here are some pictures of the BB and the project I am working on. The first pic shows the brand new WOODS HB-72. There are six scarifiers and the curved front blade behind the teeth. The sturdy three point attachment is on top of the unit.

 

[Cottonhawk]

The second pic shows the three point attachment and the devise holding the scarifiers.

 

[Cottonhawk]

This one shows the floating gate and the back blade.

 

[Cottonhawk]

This picture shows the ground full of twenty plus years od dense brush and blackberry.

 

[Cottonhawk]

I hired a huge brush cutter to come in cutting down the brush.

 

[Cottonhawk]

The ground under the brush is of many different terrains. I intend to use the HB-72 to clear and smooth out the ground. Here is a sample of the ground.

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Cotton,
Thanks for all those shots. That was great!

OK, cut to the chase, I called my closest Woods dealer yesterday, over in Granville, Ny and got some prices. Im thinking the standard duty Woods blade would work for me. I have one 5 acre field on the right side of my property that some farmer plowed many years ago and left it that way /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
The dealer originally quoted me a price of $750 but said he had that blade in stock and would sell it for $675. That blade weighs in at 555lbs. How does that price sound to you?This is the RB-72.

And by the way, keep the pictures coming /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

scotty

 

[Cottonhawk]

Scotty,
I am a bit confused regarding your dealer's quote. The standard WOODS six ft Box Scraper model weigh in around 550 lbs is the GB-72. The GB-72 BB goes for $750 to $800 and $675 is a great price for that model. It is basically the same BB as the HB-72 without the floating gate. The RB-72 mentioned in your post is not a BB. It is WOODS 6' Rear Blade which weigh only a bit over 200lbs.

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Cotton,
Well come monday morning I will give my dealer another call and hopefully clarify! I specifically said boxblade on the telephone. I have a 6ft grader blade allready, but maybe he misunderstood my question. Although I definitely think the price he quoted me was for a boxblade, because no way does the grader blade go for that amount of money. I will let you know, and thanks for the reply /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

scotty