weaver
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Does any one have a Pt box blade , My neighbor has one on a ford tractor and it works better than his york rake
box blade ?
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pajoube
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Yes I have one and have put it to heavy use. Today I leveled a half acre and will spend another couple days doing finishing with the box. Started out using the teeth to break up the soil and also help pull weeds. Then put the teeth back up and am now using the blade to level.
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pajoube
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Yes I have one and have put it to heavy use. Today I leveled a half acre and will spend another couple days doing finishing with the box. Started out using the teeth to break up the soil and also help pull weeds. Then put the teeth back up and am now using the blade to level.
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Piedmont3
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I have the 4' pt box blade. I think it works well. i just need to learn how to use it better. I used it to spread the reground, used asphalt that I have for a driveway. It worked well for that but I can't get it to work correctly for leveling loose dirt, or filling the ruts/runoff trenches in my drainage ditch. But I think that is my inexperience using the PT and box blade.
Piedmont3
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I have the 4' pt box blade. I think it works well. i just need to learn how to use it better. I used it to spread the reground, used asphalt that I have for a driveway. It worked well for that but I can't get it to work correctly for leveling loose dirt, or filling the ruts/runoff trenches in my drainage ditch. But I think that is my inexperience using the PT and box blade.
MossRoad
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If it is any consolation, leveling with a box blade on a conventional tractor with 3PT hitch is no joy, either.
If you leave it in float, it tends to ride up and over piles of material.
If you leave it rigid, it tends to rise and fall with the tractor.
The best method I found when I was leveling areas on our property after major excavations was twofold:
One, a heavy box works better in float mode. The weight of it helps hold the material in the box rather than letting the box slip up over the piles. Use the box slowly in float to move large amounts of material from high areas to low areas.
Two, with the box in float, mulitple high speed passes over an area will help level things out faster than slow, methodical, tedious manual raising and lowering of the box.
Anyhow, that's what worked for me on my 3PT hitch tractor.
If you leave it in float, it tends to ride up and over piles of material.
If you leave it rigid, it tends to rise and fall with the tractor.
The best method I found when I was leveling areas on our property after major excavations was twofold:
One, a heavy box works better in float mode. The weight of it helps hold the material in the box rather than letting the box slip up over the piles. Use the box slowly in float to move large amounts of material from high areas to low areas.
Two, with the box in float, mulitple high speed passes over an area will help level things out faster than slow, methodical, tedious manual raising and lowering of the box.
Anyhow, that's what worked for me on my 3PT hitch tractor.
MossRoad
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If it is any consolation, leveling with a box blade on a conventional tractor with 3PT hitch is no joy, either.
If you leave it in float, it tends to ride up and over piles of material.
If you leave it rigid, it tends to rise and fall with the tractor.
The best method I found when I was leveling areas on our property after major excavations was twofold:
One, a heavy box works better in float mode. The weight of it helps hold the material in the box rather than letting the box slip up over the piles. Use the box slowly in float to move large amounts of material from high areas to low areas.
Two, with the box in float, mulitple high speed passes over an area will help level things out faster than slow, methodical, tedious manual raising and lowering of the box.
Anyhow, that's what worked for me on my 3PT hitch tractor.
If you leave it in float, it tends to ride up and over piles of material.
If you leave it rigid, it tends to rise and fall with the tractor.
The best method I found when I was leveling areas on our property after major excavations was twofold:
One, a heavy box works better in float mode. The weight of it helps hold the material in the box rather than letting the box slip up over the piles. Use the box slowly in float to move large amounts of material from high areas to low areas.
Two, with the box in float, mulitple high speed passes over an area will help level things out faster than slow, methodical, tedious manual raising and lowering of the box.
Anyhow, that's what worked for me on my 3PT hitch tractor.
KentT
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I agree, MR, for leveling work many high-speed passes are usually best, similar to using a harrow of some type...
KentT
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I agree, MR, for leveling work many high-speed passes are usually best, similar to using a harrow of some type...
