box blade width

[ron45]

With a 30 hp kioti does the width of the box have to match or be smaller than the rear tire width? Thanks of listening.

Ron

 

[MasseyWV]

Personally, I prefer that the box blade be at least as wide as the outer edge of the rear tire spacing, if not a little more. For example, I have a 6 foot box blade behind my 35 HP Massey 135 tractor and it seems just about perfect for my needs.

 

[RoMad]

Hi Ron45 and welcome to TBN. If your box blade is as wide or just a little wider than your rear tires then you cover your tracks when you use it.
On the other hand, mine is quite a bit wider than my tractor and I usually leave it on as a counter weight. When I am using the front end loader to clean out the barn or the pig pens I have to remember that my box blade sticks out a litle.
So, after all that, my recommendation is for it to be just a tad wider than your tractor.
How do you like your Kioit? Is it a CK30? If I ever move up in tractor size the CK30 would be my first choice.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Ron, look for a 600lb or more 60"-66" box. That size and weight will serve you pretty well IMO. Never go below 100lbs per foot of width and 150lbs per foot is actually what you want.

Just my :2cents:

 

[Mousefield]

Hi Ron, welcome to TBN.
I have a CK35 HST and use a 6 foot box blade. Most of the road and driveway is fairly flat but do have a couple of inclines. I have had to use 4 X 4 if the box gets full of wet gravel but other than that is works great. I bought the 6ft used and a 5ft would work fine as well covering the tire tracks.

 

[ron45]

Massey, RoMad, Mt.View, Mousefield, Thank you all for the help. What you guys are saying makes sense about at least covering your tracks. The point about weight is also something I hadn't considered. The Kioti is an 06 LK3054 XS. If anyone knows what the 54 and XS mean I'd be curious. I appreciate the help very much.

Ron

 

[IronHog]

Ron, look for a 600lb or more 60"-66" box. That size and weight will serve you pretty well IMO. Never go below 100lbs per foot of width and 150lbs per foot is actually what you want.

Just my :2cents:

To take this a step further the type of work you'll be doing with the box blade matters too.

If your are just going to maintain a road and move loose dirt then a light duty box in whatever width you want will probably be OK.


If you want to do more demanding work like cutting high spots or pulling scarfers in heavy ground you'll appreciate a narrower, more robust box your tractor can pull without constant loss of traction.

 

[ron45]

To take this a step further the type of work you'll be doing with the box blade matters too.

If your are just going to maintain a road and move loose dirt then a light duty box in whatever width you want will probably be OK.


If you want to do more demanding work like cutting high spots or pulling scarfers in heavy ground you'll appreciate a narrower, more robust box your tractor can pull without constant loss of traction.

Hi and thanks for your thoughts. Good sense about how it's used. Are you saying that a 5 or 5.5 foot box might be a bit much for 30 horses to handle with rippers in packed soil or rocky soil? Or even just cutting forward or reverse? My road is way too rocky to use a box for anything but leveling material I put on top. But I want to be able to use a box effectively in packed soil if need be. I see a width of 51.7 w/ag tires. So a four foot box might be a bit short of covering my tracks. At this point I don't know how much that matters. I have zero experience running a box but have a friend who is a whizz. Can anyone say a 5' box would be too much for my 30 ponys?

Ron

 

[IslandTractor]

IronHog has given you the essential trade off for weight and size. I'm not aware of anyone with a CK30 and only a four foot BB though. Five foot would be relatively conservative. Six feet is a stretch but for just moving soil would be fine. Remember you can always raise a few of the rippers to use a wider BB in tough ground.

For what it's worth, I'd go for the five foot version in standard duty from a company like Woods or Landpride. The cost of heavier BBs is worth it only if you know you have lots of heavy work. Otherwise you can still get the work done albeit more slowly with a standard duty model. Hard to imagine a standard duty BB being overpowered by a 30hp tractor.

 

[not2old]

I have a Massey GC2610 (25HP) and a 72" box blade. I'm new at this and have only used it a little to repair pot-holed gravel drives. While I feel it is a bit too large and might get the 60" if I had to do it over, I am able to use all rippers to the full depth as long as I don't try to level the surface at the same time. It has no trouble dragging gravel up to about a foot deep, but if I don't control the depth, it can dig in too deep very quickly. I need more time with it to be sure it's a bit big.