Rear Blade Land Pride GS2572 grader scraper woes: is this a warranty issue?

[DieselBound]

As others have mentioned, the scarifiers ought to break LONG before the structure of the box blade does. And that has been my personal experience. I had a 5' box blade that I broke scarifiers on while breaking up stump roots: I was stupid and had the scarifiers dropped all the way down (I'd had them down working in some soil/ground and was too lazy to raise them up). That box blade had slots in the cross bar (the locking pins, however, would drop down behind the scarifiers and add additional strength/metal thickness) and that design for this box blade was NOT an issue: if that box blade was going to break then it would have broken on me- I use my B7800 and attachments like they are indestructible, and they've proven to pretty much be that way!

A steady hard pull and a bad design is what caused that. Again, the scarifiers should have broken first.

 

[hammick]

hammick, did Land Pride do anything for you?

Sorry for taking so long to reply. Just got off the phone with my dealer. Land Pride is reluctantly replacing my frame under warranty. Even though the owner of my dealer told them I was not abusing it their response was it is not a road building implement but a road maintaining implement. I certainly wasn't building a road with it. I bit my tongue since it looks like I'm getting a new frame.

With the COVID back logs not sure when I'll get it back but I will keep you guys posted.

So I need to figure out how to get it reinforced or just not use the rippers.

 

[MechanicalGuy]

Sorry for taking so long to reply. Just got off the phone with my dealer. Land Pride is reluctantly replacing my frame under warranty. Even though the owner of my dealer told them I was not abusing it their response was it is not a road building implement but a road maintaining implement. I certainly wasn't building a road with it. I bit my tongue since it looks like I'm getting a new frame.

With the COVID back logs not sure when I'll get it back but I will keep you guys posted.

So I need to figure out how to get it reinforced or just not use the rippers.

I would like to hear what they say is a road building implement that they offer for sale.

 

[crazyal]

Can you weld or do you know someone who can? If so I would get some heavy angle and weld it to reinforce the new one. Extra weight is a good thing and since other brands handle the rippers just fine you're not beefing something up that will damage something on your tractor.

 

[hammick]

Can you weld or do you know someone who can? If so I would get some heavy angle and weld it to reinforce the new one. Extra weight is a good thing and since other brands handle the rippers just fine you're not beefing something up that will damage something on your tractor.

I'm not a welder but have wanted to get into it. I can take classes for free at the colleges where my wife is an administrator. But that ain't happening anytime soon. Every time I have somebody weld something I get ripped off. What would you say is a fair price to weld in the angle iron if I provide the pieces?

Thanks.

 

[LouNY]

The person welding is using a lot of tools and wearable items (grinder disc, brushes) and has a considerable investment.
If you are being charged between $50 an $85 per hour your not getting ripped off, and if that is being done at your place include travel time both ways.
Even a 10 minute two inch weld bead can entail considerable setup time and prep.

 

[Mat4644]

Should not have broke for the HP rating and price. BUT Running rippers deep on a dry rocky driveway is like busting up concrete. Don't run deep and wait until after a rain. Hard pack with stone easily breaks up and smooths out after being damp.

Edit:. Just noticed ripper tips were also broken off. This is a fairly new unit and this indicates a level of abuse. Maybe slowing down would also help greatly.

Even the heavest contractor grade equipment has limits and can be torn up if abused.

 

[Smokeydog]

I'm not a welder but have wanted to get into it. I can take classes for free at the colleges where my wife is an administrator. But that ain't happening anytime soon. Every time I have somebody weld something I get ripped off. What would you say is a fair price to weld in the angle iron if I provide the pieces?

Thanks.

If you supply the metal and can cut, fit and prep by grinding where the welds would be it should not cost much. Some of the most important parts of learning to weld. Maybe get a welding lesson too? You paint afterwards. That would be a good class project too.

I learned welding from others before going to vo-classes. Bought a farm with lots of broken equipment. Really helped me and met a long time friend who became a professional high tech welder. I’m a chemical/nuclear engineer and that one night class vocational welding course long ago altered my career path to become a world expert in high pressure container remote welding. With many publications in professional journals and patents. Just never know where learning something can take you.

 

[Bullwinkle123]

The person welding is using a lot of tools and wearable items (grinder disc, brushes) and has a considerable investment.
If you are being charged between $50 an $85 per hour your not getting ripped off, and if that is being done at your place include travel time both ways.
Even a 10 minute two inch weld bead can entail considerable setup time and prep.

Second that. Welding is a vocation that takes a lot of practice. If you're new at it and welding yourself, not only did you spent a lot of money to get the job done, but you're also likely to have weak welds and/or weaken existing structure. Of course if you want to learn welding, go go go! But I wouldn't do my first welds on my expensive equipment.

 

[hammick]

Wanted to update this. As of January my replacement frame still hadn't arrived. Called my dealer multiple times and no return calls. So I paid him a surprise visit and caught him in his office (owner is also the sales guy). Walked out of there with a check for 100% of my purchase price. He will sell my unit as a demo when and if the new frame arrives.

Needless to say I won't be replacing it with a Land Pride. Need to wait until inventories replenish before I get a new Grader Scraper. Will be doing a lot more homework this time.