horse7
Gold Member
I read lots of posts, and I am inclined to think that a rollover box blade is more suitable for what I want to do. With the FEL at 81" and the tire track (outer edge) around 79-80", an 84" box would be a good idea. Maybe I missed a possible vendor, but it seems like the Woods R30 would be a good compromise-- but it is rated 65hp (I have 72hp).
Soil type is decomposed shale and gravel, some rocks (some rocks are 12-24", with an occasional rock outcrop most of which I know the locations of), soil packs very well-- it is hard in other words. There will be a lot of roots in some areas, most will pop out easily but not all will.
The question I have is whether the Woods would hold up to the occasional immovable object without a case of terminal pretzels particularly wrt to the blade, or whether I should seriously consider a step up to an industrial box with hydraulic scarifiers, and just float the box with the scarifiers dropped if the ground needs multiple passes for breaking up.
[an alternative is to hire a bulldozer 2 or 3 times (multiple sessions are needed, 2 to 8 hr each, over several linear months) but I'd rather buy a new toy
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Soil type is decomposed shale and gravel, some rocks (some rocks are 12-24", with an occasional rock outcrop most of which I know the locations of), soil packs very well-- it is hard in other words. There will be a lot of roots in some areas, most will pop out easily but not all will.
The question I have is whether the Woods would hold up to the occasional immovable object without a case of terminal pretzels particularly wrt to the blade, or whether I should seriously consider a step up to an industrial box with hydraulic scarifiers, and just float the box with the scarifiers dropped if the ground needs multiple passes for breaking up.
[an alternative is to hire a bulldozer 2 or 3 times (multiple sessions are needed, 2 to 8 hr each, over several linear months) but I'd rather buy a new toy
]
