Grading Got my rear blade!

DaveNay · Dec 28, 2003

Thanks to the generosity of my mother -in-law, I am now the owner of a 7' rear blade for use with my 855 tractor. I think it was a very extravangant gift....I got the blade, and the wife got a roll-around automatic dish washer for Christmas.

Now all I need is that can of green spray paint....King Kutter yellow is just too harsh on the eyes, and doesn't match the tractor.

Thanks mom!

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PerryWhite · Dec 29, 2003

Kool.... I have painted King Kutter attachments JD Green
also. I even did it on my 6 foot Rhino blade. That green
fever is tough to get rid of.
P.S. can I borrow you mom-in-law?

RoyJackson · Dec 29, 2003

My My!!! You have one very nice Mother-in-Law!

You'll find that 7' blade a good match to your 855.

budman72 · Dec 31, 2003

I bought a 6' King Cutter for my 4200. I've already used it 3 times to clear snow off the driveway. Gotta love it, 150' of drive, 12' wide, five minutes work (if you want to call it that /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif) Probably the best $200 I've spent since I got the tractor.

DaveNay · Dec 31, 2003

( I bought a 6' King Cutter for my 4200. I've already used it 3 times to clear snow off the driveway. Gotta love it, 150' of drive, 12' wide, five minutes work (if you want to call it that /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif) Probably the best $200 I've spent since I got the tractor. )

I am hoping to get at least one good snow here in northern Illinois this year. I calculate that I have 1800' of driveway, 15'-18' wide that tbe cleared, plus the working areas around the horse paddocks, the manure area, etc.

Probably be a wee bit more than five minutes each time..

After giving the blade a good inspection, I gotta say that the build quality looks quite good, contrary to the economical price. Hopefully it holds up as good as it looks like it should.

Here's a question though....when I raise my 3PH to the full up position, the blade is only about 3 inches off the ground when on flat & level pavement. Is this common, or do my link bars need to be adjusted somehow? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Dave

Bob_Skurka · Dec 31, 2003

I don't have a JD (unless you count the push mower and the weed wacker) but when I raise my blade on my NH it is easily 8" off the ground. Don't use a regular blade on the Kubota much, but I do work with a box blade, I'd say that is lifted about the same on that tractor.

RoyJackson · Dec 31, 2003

"Here's a question though....when I raise my 3PH to the full up position, the blade is only about 3 inches off the ground when on flat & level pavement. Is this common, or do my link bars need to be adjusted somehow?"

You can shorten your top link some. That will pivot the lower edge of the blade about the lower links. It's also going to depend how tall the mold board is.

I don't know if height is something one can adjust on a KK blade (mine doesn't, but it's not a KK blade either). Does your manual address this at all? There have been posts on TBN discussing moving the lower link attach pins on implements (thus raising the lift height of the blade), but I cannot recall if blades were specifically discussed.

Mrwurm · Dec 31, 2003

Dave, I added some lower attachment points to my blade for a smaller tractor I used to own. It allowed me to get the lift I needed but prevented me from turning the blade in the reverse direction. I welded on some angle iron extensions with some holes drilled in them and painted it the same color as the rest of the unit. See attachment.

Mrwurm · Dec 31, 2003

Oh ya, also added some steel and drilled a hole for the new top link attachment point.

zuiko · Jan 1, 2004

I got the 7' blade also. I've used it a few times this year for snow removal and it works great. I had it mounted forwards, next snow I will try it backwards and see if that is better.

Sounds like you need to adjust your top link length. I got a lot more clearance than that on my 990 in transport... probably a good foot.