Does a boxblade / bucket make for decent excavator?

[Deerlope]

You didn't buy one heavy enough!

It looked to be as heavy as the Bush hog that was 400 bucks more. I thought of how many times a year that I would use it and said to myself that the TSC one would be sufficent. Ok so its not the first time that I lied to myself and it won't be the last. I fixed it yesterday. All is well for now.

 

[Grrrr]

I have a couple of related questions about BB's. I'm getting a FEL installed on my tractor today and have ordered a toothbar. I didn't think about needing one until I read several other threads here on TBN. I want to even out an old road bed that runs down the side of my property. I'll probably start one of those project threads when I get to it.

Anyway, my questions:
I have been looking at a TSC 72" KK box blade, is that one heavy enough?

The 72" BB would weigh more, but that weight is spread out over 6 feet. Would the 60" one work better? (I have a Ford 6610, so I figured I'd get the biggest BB I could find.)

Thanks as always.

Spiveyman

With a Ford 6610, you are going to be able to pull pretty much any box blade you can find.

I don't know if a 6' blade would even cover the wheels of a 6610 (82HP I think).

You would definitely want to cover your wheel width or otherwise you will never get a smooth finish.

We found this the hard way but couldn't help it as it is so hard to get a BB in the UK.

I would definitely go for 84"

I also found that big farm tractors love to pull BB and other implents designed for CUTS apart

Nothing is going to stop the Ford and that BB

 

[Spiveyman]

With a Ford 6610, you are going to be able to pull pretty much any box blade you can find.

I don't know if a 6' blade would even cover the wheels of a 6610 (82HP I think).

You would definitely want to cover your wheel width or otherwise you will never get a smooth finish.

We found this the hard way but couldn't help it as it is so hard to get a BB in the UK.

I would definitely go for 84"

I also found that big farm tractors love to pull BB and other implents designed for CUTS apart

Nothing is going to stop the Ford and that BB

Well, unfortunately the 84" one is out of my price range, but that's what it would take to cover the tracks. My tractor is about 8' wide. I thought about that deal with not being able to leave a nice smooth finish... 2 options. I do have an 8' rear blade, so that's an option, also I could drag the FEL backwards if I had to. Actually, option 3 will come in to play as well in a couple years when I get my 2nd tractor for the farm. Probably a 4610 range machine.

 

[Grrrr]

Well, unfortunately the 84" one is out of my price range, but that's what it would take to cover the tracks. My tractor is about 8' wide. I thought about that deal with not being able to leave a nice smooth finish... 2 options. I do have an 8' rear blade, so that's an option, also I could drag the FEL backwards if I had to. Actually, option 3 will come in to play as well in a couple years when I get my 2nd tractor for the farm. Probably a 4610 range machine.

If you think that you can live without being able to cover your tracks, all is well.

But I find it very hard not being able to cover my tracks. It means the tractor cannot go in the channel created by the BB so you cannot make foundations for a roadway or other digging project very easily.

It also means you cannot get up to edges which is annoying.

I don't know if they come up secondhand where you live but you may be able to find a second hand one which is wider?