Grading Box Blade

[curly]

I read where someone said 1 ft per 5hp is what you should get in a box blade. That's prolly true up to a certain size then it don't matter.

I don't really have any land to clear (but may find some just to use it) but will be maintaining some roads on my land.

Should I get a Montana BB or is aftermarket just as good and cheaper. 5ft, 6ft, or 7ft?

Thanks,
Kurt

 

[Maka]

Hi Kurt. Montana box scrapers are OK. There are certainly better like Rhino, Landpride and others. My opinion is that if you needed an adequate boc scraper at the time of purchase and wanted the low rate financing the Montana is fine. It is a bit expensive however as you can get a heavier built one at probably a significantly better price.

I love the LS/LG Montana's but some of the implements I don't order. I keep a few of their box scrapers in for the customer who wants/needs to finance and then the rest I sell are Rhino.

Maka

 

[curly]

Thanks,

So, for the 4540, what size? Should you always order the largest you can pull or what?

And I believe I saw someones pics that had a box blade that they could titl with hydralics? That sounds useful (everything sounds great and I don't even have my tractor yet . Also soounds a lot more expensive.

Curly

 

[Woodsman30350]

Curly, I have a 5' Landpride on my 3040 and it is great.

 

[curly]

Curly, I have a 5' Landpride on my 3040 and it is great.

So, what about the ones that tilt left and right hydralically? Am I imagining that or do some really do that? Any good place to read about the different kinds of box blade. I've done the google searches but still haven't found anything about them.

Thanks

 

[sandman2234]

TnT would be one way to search for it, Top and Tilt, or just go to the advertisers section. I think the main supplier advertises here.
Basically what you have is a hydraulic cylinder instead of a top link, and another in place of your adjuster for your lift arm. Hydraulic circuits keep them from moving from where you set them.
I don't own one, but that is because I don't do a lot of box blade work except just grading a road.


Hydraulic top link, Top-N-Tilt, Side link

David from jax

 

[curly]

TnT would be one way to search for it, Top and Tilt, [/url]

David from jax

Ah ha...that's what TnT is. I've heard that mentioned a few times but just read past it thinking it was something I didn't need to think about.

My biggest need for a bb is just road maint also. But I will prolly use it to soften up some clay areas so I can move the clay with the fel.

I just have to much to learn...and a lot of time to kill here til I get the tractor. If I could just get it, I could get to grappling (got plenty to do there) and forget about these other things until I can seperate what I really need from what I really want

 

[Texasgreen]

Curly,

I live on a three mile private road that's maintained by us the home owners. The road is mainly lime stone mixed with some asphalt and crushed concrete mixed in with it. I have a 4940C and I have been able to pull a 6.5' box blade with no problem. I'm not sure what brand my box blade is but, it's not a cheep one. It's built out of 1/2" plate on the sides and the mold board. It uses a cat-2 three point hook up and it's very heavy and it also has a swing gate on the back behind the blade area.

I have found that I like to use my Land Pride RB3596 rear angle blade better to work over our road with than using my box blade. The rear angle blade makes for a better finish and its easer to keep the materials where you want them. The rear angle blade does seem to be easer to pull than my box blade does.

 

[curly]

Any of you folks using the TnT with your Montanas? Since we already have 2full sets of hydralic remotes on the back, it sure is cheaper to get it put on.

Remember my new-bee-ism here, but I understand the side hydralics on the TnT would be used to tilt the box blade when working on a road angling a cut (or whatever). But I talked to someone at the TnT company and he said most people just get the Top hydralics part of the system.

What does that get you? Can't you raise the BB with the 3ph?

As is obvious, this will be my first tractor and I have no idear what does what on the thing.

 

[sandman2234]

The reason for people just buying the top link hydraulic system is probably to save them the trouble of getting off the tractor to make adjustments to the top link when trying to get the rear cutting edge to cut it's best. Small adjustments to the top link make a huge difference, but who wants to get on and off the tractor, until the "sweet spot" is found?
David from jax