Boxblade Usefulness Survey

[GlueGuy]

<font color=blue>The 10 non vegetarian, coffee drink'n, non liberal non democrats, non-PC have spoken and even Glueguy, a Californian, agrees</font color=blue>

Well, I am only semi-vegitarian, I drink coffee, I consider myself semi-liberal and semi-conservative (depending on the topic), and non democrat, and non-republican, and non libertarian, and non green, and am a Californian. But I still agree on this one.

 

[MikePA]

<font color=blue>I fear, cost us RPM and the one before Woodstock</font color=blue>

Woodstock posted on 1/25/2002 and RPM posted on 1/26/2002 so they're still around. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[glennmac]

I dont know if its more mind-warping to read TBN everyday or episodically. Having been episodic recently, I now find that the High Priest of the BX Cult also has a 2410. Aha, creeping gigantism is at work..... By the way, I am neither a vegetarian nor a liberal Democrat. I'm a carnivorous conservative/libertarian, but I am opposed to hunting. That reference was merely my multitalented way of commenting on my long held belief that there are liberal Democrats on this forum who, however, hold their tongues on political threads because of the apparent overwhelming conservative tilt here.

 

[cowboydoc]

Glenn,
Just curious as to the opposition to hunting?

 

[TresCrows]

Well this thread has probably run it's course till the next boxblade question is asked.
Yes Glenemac, I bought a 2410 to augment by BX. Why--why not? Also I have enjoyed comparing them and look forward to more comparisons when mowing season comes about. Lot's of things to do this Summer and Spring.
Yes, I am probably going to be excommunicated but seeing as how the two worthiest contenders for the crown of BX High Priest have both likely quit the forum (no involvement of mine) the cult will have no choice but to allow me to continue /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif .
I hope those two guys are still around because I liked them. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif
J

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>don't think I've ever even heard of a manual for a box blade</font color=blue>

Well, Bird, I now have the ***official*** Howse Box Blade Operator's Manual right here in my hot little hands. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

I also have a paper napkin here which contains about the same amount of useful information. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

I will file this manual in the same place I keep the rest of my tractor documentation for now, but if I ever run out of space, this will be the first thing I toss. It is so blatently useless that it's almost amusing for that very fact. My four-year old son can't really write yet, but he could document circles around this thing in terms of valuable content. My good nature and respect for the works of others prevent me from saying what I really think about this manual.

Just to ease your curiosity, let me describe the "contents" of this literary masterpiece:

- The vast majority of the 24-page "manual" is devoted to safety precautions. At a glance, these complex "machines", as they call them, can apparently fly apart and/or burst into flames! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

- There are two distinctly different versions of the box available -- "solid" (fixed rear blade) and "hinged" (the floppy kind), and they show side-by-side pictures to prove it. In the entire remainder of the "manual", there isn't a single word, not even a whisper about the hinged blade.

- "Dual scraper blades on the rear allow the unit to be used in the pull or push modes." That is the beginning, middle and end of the narrative on the blades.

- Instructions for attaching the "machine" (the box blade) to the tractor, Step One: "Lift the machine and slide the balls over the mounting pins." Apparently you lift the box blade with one hand and manipulate the lift arms with the other. I need to spend more time at the gym.

- From that last instruction, I got curious about the actual weight of the thing, so I flipped to the "specifications" section. Hmmm... the weight isn't specified. Nor are the dimensions. Nor the number of rippers for the different models. Guess I have the wrong idea about what "specifications" means.

- The "Field Operation" instructions are basically, "set it flat on the ground" and "go slow".

Not sure what I was expecting, but I'm pretty sure this "manual" falls short. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[RobS]

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Harv, the literary quality of your manual is shamed by your own critique of same. Keep us laughing /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[GlueGuy]

So if dimmensions and number/position of rippers aren't in the "specifications", then what is in the specifications?

 

[Bird]

/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gifI'll bet there's a reason I've never seen a manual for a box blade./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I just got through looking at Bush Hog's web site, and their box blade manual is only 12 pages (for $4), except when you pull it up, looks like pages 10 & 11 are missing./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif At least it does list the weight in the specifications, and a whole chart of bolt torque values.

 

[TresCrows]

Have you ever seen one of those science programs where they have a room full of monkeys and they toss in a colorful interesting piece of fluff and then sit back and film what ingenious things they attempt to do with it and all the monkey interations?
Consider that the boxblade is not a "satanic" device but instead alien inspired. They tossed the monkeys a colorful bit of fluff and are now sitting back watching the show---whooop--whooop--eeeeccchhhhh--chhh (other chimp noises insert here).
Yep, an IQ test, and Glenemac failed. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif .

I am just kidding Glenemac /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif .
J