Box Scrapers

[Anonymous Poster]

I purchased the 48" Woods box scraper late last year and just love it. I did all the leveling around our new home last fall and numerous jobs this spring. My BX2200 handles it great, the weight of the box blade is not a concern during operation, but it is a factor when comparing the different brands. The better built units will show it in their total weight, it is also a good idea to go with a name brand for parts availability down the road.

 

[orangeman]

Just another comment on the box blades, I purchased the Bar Tires from my dealer for use with the box blade. They made a huge difference over the turf tires and the cost was reasonable at $425 for the complete set. Huskerfan, the price you were quoted on the Woods 48 box blade is a great deal, I paid $575 for mine with freight and handling, I believe the list price is around $695 with freight included.

 

[Wood_Butcher_Dav]

I have a Land Pride 48" box blade that I bought with my tractor and it was less than $400.00. Another thing to keep in mind is the top link adjustment. This will make it more or less aggressive in digging into the surface.

Dave

 

[TresCrows]

Yes, the top link adjustment must suit the task. That is why some guys who use the box a bunch install hydrualic toplinks so they can vary the top link length as they work. I will do this in time. Said another way, there is no one length for a top link when used on a boxblade, it must be adjusted for grading, or digging, or leveling, or smoothing and these settings vary depending also upon you are working in reverse or forward. I dig and grade forward, smooth and level and spread in reverse. It happens that with my box that the geometry is such that when it is about right for digging in forward it is pretty good for smoothing and spreading in reverse. My box is the swing back type. Learning to use the box in reverse is key. It allows you to use one setting of the top link to accomplish multiple tasks. I also use it to bulldoze in reverse such as to push up cut down brush into a pile or push out dirt I have dropped from my loader in piles.
I, not being the argumentative type, still contend that there is a "just right" size for the boxblade for each tractor and for the BX based on my experience I would not be able to get full use from something in the 400 lb range.
I, grasshopper, have mastered the box, I can say that confidently, it no longer holds any mystery. That is not rhetoric, it may be a boast but it is also fact /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif . J

 

[Hootie]

I don't know about everyone else but I have holy heck hookin'-up the BB. The Woods I have is great to work with, I guess it is my ignorance when it comes to re-attaching. The MMM pto reatachment gives me fits also. Anyway, I'm learning. Having a blast.
Hootie

 

[Wood_Butcher_Dav]

Mine is set up the same way... I dig going forward and spread going backwards. I'm not completely master this yet, but I'm having fun trying. My blade is 48 inches wide and around 300lbs. I can stop the tractor if I take to big of bite when working dirt.

Dave

 

[Anonymous Poster]

I also have the Woods box blade and it works great, I have done numerous jobs grading for seedbed prep. I just run mine level so the skids are running flat on the ground and let the scarifiers and blade do its work. Hook up is a breeze since I installed the freedom hitch on my implements, now I just back up to the attachments and hookup without ever leaving my seat. I would highly recommend this quick hitch to anyone that does any switching of 3-point attachments!!!

 

[Will]

When comparing 48" box scrapers, be sure you aren't comparing apples and oranges. There are two ways you can make a box scraper heavier. The first way is to increase the thickness of all of the metal. This is great if you use your box scraper like a miniature bulldozer and try pushing stumps around or digging out buried rocks. The other way of increasing the weight is to increase the other two dimensions of the scraper, that is to make the height and width of the side plate bigger. This is the way to go if you mostly use the blade to push around lighter material.Both options are out there. I saw a 60 inch box scraper the other day that was made of fairly lightweight material, but the side plates must have been nearly 2 feet by 2 feet. There's no way that my B2410 could budge if I had that filled with dirt,So, just figure out what you going to do it, and then compare weight, dimensions, cost, and everything else that matters to you.

 

[texasbx]

I have a Cammond 54", weighing in at 350#. I have turf tires, so in soft soil it loads up pretty fast and I lose traction. I've managed to move quite a bit of dirt (around 6 or 7 semi truck loads) with little problem. The BX handles it effortlessly. The nice thing about this blade is both sides of the cutting edge are hardened steel and unbolt for replacement. It has 4 scrapers. Cost was $380, but I got it for the 48" price because the 48" was on back order. Check it out at www.cammond.com

 

[sss]

I got a 42" Landpride for my BX2200 and it works great - the box blade just covers the wheel track. It weighs around #310 lbs and cost $300 in S. Texas at a local dealer. I can fill the box up near the top and still keep the tractor moving. Its built like a rock. I read earlier in a post there's some way to adjust the stopping point of the 3pt arms - that should make using the BB a whole lot easier.