Grading FRONT BLADE ?

[glc24]

Hey all
I have a chance to get this for next to nothing, 150.00. A co-workers dad had this on his Kubota,which he no longer has. He just wants to get rid of it. It has all three cylinders,all the hoses and hardware, is 61" wide,and not in too bad of shape.
Does anyone know what kind of blade this is,and what are all the square holes for?
I'm thinking of buying it,and trying to adapt it to my 2520?
Sorry for the crappy photo, he took it with his phone.


Greg

 

[Thomas]

Looks like well made blade,seems like far price.
Holes..seen them on older plows,and some have added metal to heighten plow.

 

[Wayne_H]

If you have a welder and can cut metal, you'll have a great project!

Wayne

 

[mfreund]

Looks like a solid blade. With all the holes on the perimeter, you could add extensions and make it wider. That is a very good price, I wish it was in the Midwest and you did not want it!

 

[sunnyside360]

Looks exactly like a blade I bought new in 1979 for a Kubota L245DT tractor. It was very heavy made and was built in Wisconsin or Michigan but can't remember the manufacturer. It worked great for plowing snow and light road grading.
The square holes on top are for adding a height extension (approx 4 or 5 inches) which mine had. I've had 3 or 4 snow plows since then but none as heavily built as that one.
I'd say it's a great deal for $150 but you will have to fabricate mounting brackets for your tractor.

 

[beenthere]

Gonna need it tonight.

 

[glc24]

Gonna need it tonight.

Just going to use the FEL this go around. I think its going to be a little much for my 1631 SpeedexI'll wait until tomorrow when it quits.


Greg

 

[glc24]

Looks exactly like a blade I bought new in 1979 for a Kubota L245DT tractor. It was very heavy made and was built in Wisconsin or Michigan but can't remember the manufacturer. It worked great for plowing snow and light road grading.
The square holes on top are for adding a height extension (approx 4 or 5 inches) which mine had. I've had 3 or 4 snow plows since then but none as heavily built as that one.
I'd say it's a great deal for $150 but you will have to fabricate mounting brackets for your tractor.

Thanks for the info sunnyside360

Greg

 

[AKfish]

Looks like a HD beast! And a very good price. I see angle cylinders --- but no lift?

Another thing to consider is; how compatible will the mount locations (fabricated) be with your existing FEL mounts?

A long-time poster here on TBN (dirtworksequip) with a 3520 cab tractor and 300CX FEL had dual mounts for both his loader and a front mounted JD blade - wanna think it was a 380 (or 390) - but would have to do a search.

Nevertheless, he did a slick job of placing both sets of QA mounts for the FEL and the blade sandwiched together at the mid-mount location for ease of connecting to the hyd couplers and disconnecting.

With the latest blast of winter fun... having a blade would sure be a great attachment in the shed!!!

AKfish

 

[Runner]

I'd be VERY tempted to turn that into a loader-mounted plow.