Forth Project ( USA box Blade)

[Mansker]

I took and old Danuser Blade, Says it was made in Fulton Mo. I welded !/4" plate to the sides, cut rectangular holes in a 4" square tube and welded it to the side plates. I purchased the scarifying blades from TSC. I turned down some 3/4" steel to 5/8" and drilled the pin holes in the ends for the clips. Added some holders for the pins to slip into and reinforced the top and bottom where the blades are. I made a 2" receiver with ball and welded it on for towing.
Painted it up for the good ol US of A and here it is ready to dig.

 

[Mansker]

Here it is with the blades up for gravel and dirt spreading

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Awesome!!!

 

[Henro]

I think that is the first box blade I have seen that pivots like a rear blade. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Nice paint too... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Almost too pretty to want to use.

Great job!

 

[slowzuki]

Do you keep your digicam in the Pelican case on the bench to protect it while in the shop? The blade looks good! I wonder why no box blades come with tilt built in?

 

[markct]

wow nice job, how did ya cut the holes plasma cutter or mill them with an endmill?

 

[Mansker]

End Mill!

 

[PineRidge]

Nice looking box blade. If we were to hook that one up would we have to salute it before we could use it? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif Almost too handsome to drag in the dirt.

 

[BobG_in_VA]

Well done. Good lookin' blade. It does, however, appear that the teeth on the scarifiers are upside down.....BobG in VA

 

[Mansker]

Here it is hooked on and ready to go, I Saluted it, hopped on and bladed the driveway! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif It worked very well for Goverment Issue /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Turfman]

Nice job and you have a great looking shop. How big is it? I've got 900 square feet and mine is fine for me, but cold this time of year.

 

[Mansker]

Turfman:
My shop is only 24'x24' way too small! You can't have too big of a shop just like you can't have too big of a pole barn. My house furnace went out several years ago and I took my old furnace and fixed it up again and built an insulated little room on the side of my shop and put the Furnace in it, now I have heat and water, doesn't get any better than that( unless someone else paid for the Propane.)
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[mrcaptainbob]

Great job, Mansker! I did something similar. Not near as high quality, though. How does yours handle? Is there enough weight? The one I made is only 48" (much smaller tractor), and I built in a weight tray using the 4" tube as the front support, the blade as the back. Just made walls all around to contain some cement blocks.