DK40 Box Blade size? 72"? 78"? 84"?

IXLR8 · Nov 17, 2013

I have a new DK40, loaded rear tires and Fel, I have some chores that I think a box blade would be good for. We have a 1/4 mile long dirt road that the neighbor hires out to have maintained. Only issue is the guy who does the work always levels the road and doesn't put any crown on it, which of course leads to pot holes and wash out. Road is established, 20 years old, and just needs to have a crown put on it and the pot holes broken up and filled in. I also have some area's of lawn that I want to level out, nothing larger than 40' x 30'. R4 tires set at their widest position, measure about 71" outside to outside. As there is a 1' drop off at the edge of the road, I was thinking of getting the 84" BB to keep the tires away from the edge. I don't have much cleaning up to do the road so I won't be taking big bites, just a little shaving here and there. I was looking at the Everything Attachments 84" utility tractor BB. Any thoughts or input if it will be too big or if the DK40 can handle it. I do have TnT, just haven't installed them yet.

Thanks

murphy1244 · Nov 17, 2013

I would use a 78" or so Land Plane with a TnT set up.

nc redneck · Nov 17, 2013

I second Murphs post. Go to big and it will be hard to put a crown on road. Also it may be hard to level your yard. In the end I think you have a great tractor and it will pull up to 84 inch with no problem.
Scott

94BULLITT · Nov 17, 2013

I would go with atleast a 78'' but a 84'' would be better.

IXLR8 · Nov 18, 2013

murphy1244 said:
I would use a 78" or so Land Plane with a TnT set up.

As part of their rental program my local Kubota dealer has a Land Plane, with scarifiers. If it is wide enough, and available, I will have to try it out. They don't have a box blade for rent, but they do have the Land Plane... but every time I have contacted them about it... it is out so I have not even seen it yet. Seems it is typically rented out 4-6 weeks out, which is why I was looking at buying so I didn't have to deal with the hassles of scheduling renting.

murphy1244 · Nov 18, 2013

IXLR8 said:
As part of their rental program my local Kubota dealer has a Land Plane, with scarifiers. If it is wide enough, and available, I will have to try it out. They don't have a box blade for rent, but they do have the Land Plane... but every time I have contacted them about it... it is out so I have not even seen it yet. Seems it is typically rented out 4-6 weeks out, which is why I was looking at buying so I didn't have to deal with the hassles of scheduling renting.

That's what I have and it works great. How wide is your drive?

IXLR8 · Nov 18, 2013

murphy1244 said:
That's what I have and it works great. How wide is your drive?

never measured it... it is a single car wide dirt road, it is within a 20' wide ROW, I am guessing 15'. I won't be home again until Wed afternoon to verify.

rjwerth · Nov 18, 2013

I use a 78" and feel it is perfect for the DK series.

Poopdeck Pappy · Nov 18, 2013

For a land plane or medium duty box blade, I'd probably go with 78" or 84" also. But I just bought a 72" Gannon box blade with hydraulic scarifiers and it is a real heavy duty beast. I'm not sure I'd want one any bigger. They had an 84" one, but it only had a Category II hitch, so I didn't have to make a decision.

94BULLITT · Nov 18, 2013

Poopdeck Pappy said:
For a land plane or medium duty box blade, I'd probably go with 78" or 84" also. But I just bought a 72" Gannon box blade with hydraulic scarifiers and it is a real heavy duty beast. I'm not sure I'd want one any bigger. They had an 84" one, but it only had a Category II hitch, so I didn't have to make a decision.

A box blade like a Gannon is way heavier and holds more material so it is going to pull harder than a light weight wider box blade.