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blucoondawg
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- Joined
- Mar 17, 2012
- Messages
- 430
- Location
- Pelican Lake, WI
- Tractor
- Kioti DK50SE w/ loader and Woods 90x backhoe, Allis Chalmers C with front snowplow
Well the search for a decent box blade is quite frustrating, if I have learned anything, it is that NOBODY makes a good medium/heavy duty blade. You go from the roughly 500lb models up to the 1000lb models with not many choices in between, the large Gannon/Woods blade is very nice but at around $3k it isn't an option for me. Basically with my local options I have found 2 contenders, the Bush Hog MBX line in 72 or 84 inch with the 72 actually putting more lbs per inch to the ground or the Woods BSM72, these at least get you up to the 650-700 lb range. I could always add more weight by tacking on additional steel or making a rack of sorts to pile on some concrete block or something. I will be building my own grader, my buddy can get pretty much any steel I need out of the drop racks at work for .33 per pound, I will call around and get pricing on those box blades and see if they have any suggestions for something comparable.