Help - L3410 - Boxblade

Anonymous Poster · Sep 5, 2002

I have an L3410 and have to purchase and recieve a box blade for a side job by end of September. I have loaded R4's, that measure roughly 67" across the tread. I would like to get a Woods or comparable HB72 box blade, but fear with clay and stone I may be spinning my wheels (no pun intended). I may end up using a Woods HB65 or comparable as a happy medium. Does anyone have a 65" or 72" box blade on a Kub L3410 or NH33/NH35D or JD 4410 that can comment on pulling a 65 or 72 in 4WD? I only get one shot at this, and want as big as I can get without being counter productive. Thanks

kokopelli2 · Sep 5, 2002

dazed
as i said i am running a 72 with a 2910 and wouldnt want to go any smaller.

nicklan · Sep 5, 2002

Dazed
I don't know what your tractor weights, I have a tc40D with 615lbs of wheel weights, 315lbs of me, a front end loader and I run out of traction before I run out of power if I dig really deep. I know I am a little outside your hp/size range, but I hope this helps anyway.
Nick

ScottAR · Sep 5, 2002

I've got a JD 1050 (33/37hp) 2wd and filled rears. I pull a 6ft JD blade and can shoot dirt out of the top without much trouble. In clay hardpan. The woods blades are great.
One of my old bosses had one. I say go for it.

radman · Sep 6, 2002

I have a Woods HB65 boxblade on my Kubota 3710 and it just covers the tires. Tires are not loaded. I usually add an additional 400 lbs of weights when I really need it to dig. I got a good deal on the boxblade but at times wish I had a 72". Your 3410 should be able to handle the 65" without any major problems. If you want the 72" I also don't think you will any significant problems. In most cases, power is not as big as a problem as traction. Your tractor with loaded tires probably weighs more on the back than my 3710 without loaded tires.

gerard · Sep 6, 2002

I'd go with the 72. I use a 60 inch box with an extra 210 lbs of steel weight on the box (I have an L2500 with R1's, 27 hp) and I never run out of traction or power unless I snag a boulder with a ripper. Pulling a full box of loose dirt is not even an issue.

cisco · Sep 6, 2002

L3410 FWD GST with FEL, R-4's unloaded, 70" heavy duty (United) box blade with rippers
It works fine, most of the time. Horsepower is not an issue, but traction is. With loaded R-4's, you'll hold better than I can, but if you fill the box with heavy (wet) dirt in less than optimal traction conditions - you'll grind to a halt. So what? Just raise the box a bit, dump some of the load, and take smaller bites (more passes over the same area, etc) as needed to get the job done. Most of the time, you'll be just fine, and it sure is nice to see no tire tracks in the smoothed surface behind your box blade (which means the box has to be wider than the tire tread).