Box blade time I think

[Kilo69]

So I'm seriously looking for a box blade for my CK35 kioti.

I've talked to the local kioti dealer and he has two box scrapers in stock. The first is a 6ft kioti brand and the other is a 6ft walco heavy duty brand.

Kioti is $1295
Walco $699

Kioti seems to have radius moldboards and clevis style 3pt attachments

Walco has reversible cutting edges but they don't appear to be curved and uses pins instead of clevis for the 3pt.

Is it really worth the $600 more for the orange? This is mainly going to be used for driveway grading, leveling out some of the yard and likely some ditching. I figure I could buy another attachment for $600!

What is your thoughts?

 

[Kyle241]

That is a big difference! For the Kioti price, I believe I would be looking at a Landpride or Bush Hog as I have seen these and they are built heavy duty. The only Kioti I have seen was a basic BB and was not like the one you are describing and definitely not worth $1295. Based on your tasks, I am sure the Walco will do the job, just my two cents.

I figured you were a fellow Canuck without looking at where you were from. It's the prices that indicated it...we get the 'shaft' up here (no PTO pun intended) all the time and yet our dollar has been on par for 12-16mths now.

 

[Kilo69]

That is a big difference! For the Kioti price, I believe I would be looking at a Landpride or Bush Hog as I have seen these and they are built heavy duty. The only Kioti I have seen was a basic BB and was not like the one you are describing and definitely not worth $1295. Based on your tasks, I am sure the Walco will do the job, just my two cents.

I figured you were a fellow Canuck without looking at where you were from. It's the prices that indicated it...we get the 'shaft' up here (no PTO pun intended) all the time and yet our dollar has been on par for 12-16mths now.

We really do get hosed on price!

Thanks for the comments I too haven't seen a kioti box built like this one and was impressed... just not with the price. I'm leaning towards walco... this tractor is for personal use and I don't see it being used every day.

 

[shawnjvl]

United 672HD Heavy Duty Tractor Box Blade 72"
Very heavy duty. Includes shipping

 

[Kilo69]

United 672HD Heavy Duty Tractor Box Blade 72"
Very heavy duty. Includes shipping

I'm in Canada though otherwise I would've already ordered this.

 

[beeforty]

United 672HD Heavy Duty Tractor Box Blade 72"
Very heavy duty. Includes shipping

Free Shipping within 1,000 miles! Is that from their shipping address?:
:Everything Attachments
12 S. Ashe Ave.
Newton, NC 28658

 

[TripleR]

My only advice is to get the best, heaviest you can afford, it will last you a lifetime.

 

[hydrovane218]

I bought my Buhler(by Farmking?) for under $1000 if I remember correctly from the JD dealer shortly after I bought my tractor. I am very pleased with it, very tough, heavy(400lbs+). I use it to grade a gravel drive, clear snow when it's not enough for the blower and as a counter weight for the loader. I would say buy the best one you can, considering the forces sometimes applies to them

 

[skspurling]

Just got a box blade. It's a landpride, and I couldn't wat to get t n some dirt. Who ever thought of these things was a genieus! Who would have thought a box with a blade at the bottom could work such magic!
The thing with Canada, I hear, is that the government wants its cut. It's the import duties that aparently kill the price for you guys. Because of that, you get screwed in $cdn which isn't effected by exchange rate. I just recently learned of this when I saw somethiing about people who would not ship to Canada.

 

[spruce Deere]

My only advice is to get the best, heaviest you can afford, it will last you a lifetime.

+1 Weight makes the box blade work better and even personal use, go heavy duty...... Quality does not cost, it pays

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I hate to burst someones bubble, but that United box blade at 445lbs is far from heavy duty. Maybe at twice that weight you might consider it heavy duty. I just can't see how a 445lb box blade can be considered heavy duty at all. Medium duty at best in my opinion. Here is a Bobcat box blade that I consider heavy duty, and there are others that are 6 foot wide and are several hundred pounds heavier than the Bobcat unit.

 

[ssmith general]

I just got the 6' HD from everything attachments and it is a fine peice of equipment. It was 550, if you want even more heavy duty the land pride has slightly thicker side walls and it 750.

 

[rd_macgregor]

I was going to suggest the United from Everything Attachments, too. The 3PH mount is sturdier...less likely to bend the pins. If your use is fairly moderate, then you likely can get away with less than the heaviest unit, and spend the savings on yet more tractor stuff.

Its really irksome to have to bear the price difference between Canada and the US. I want to buy a Wallenstein wood chipper, which is made in Canada, but I can buy the same model from a dealer in Iowa and have it delivered to me here in PEI for a couple of hundred dollars less than the local price. It makes no sense at all to me.

BOB

 

[Kyle241]

Free Shipping within 1,000 miles! Is that from their shipping address?:
:Everything Attachments
12 S. Ashe Ave.
Newton, NC 28658

Actually I found out you can order from everythingattachments.com from Canada. There is a link down at the bottom left of their website that details out what is involved. You do need to get a broker and pay any duties (so much for NAFTA, that's politicians for you). It's possible there may not be duty on a BB but I don't know and have not researched yet. I did bring in a Winnebago a few years ago, no problems and did not need a broker so it can be done and I will be investigating as I need a BB too!

 

[jmanatee2]

I bought a 72" King Kutter Professional Hinged Back Tractor Box Blade lightly used from Craigslist for $450. It is Very nice quality. weighs about 550lbs

You can see it new here: King Kutter Professional Hinged Back Tractor Box Blade

 

[Kilo69]

Well let's just say Shipping to Canada was way less than expected and well worth the Call to Rick and everything attachments !!
Thanks for the advice guys!