New box blade!

[joshuabardwell]

Woo hoo! I'm super excited. Now that I sold off some of my *******s stuff, I can go buy this box blade!
**Implements box blade,plow etc...



It'll also help a little with ballast, until I can get the ballast barrel project completed. Really looking forward to what it'll do on my driveway, as well as restoring some of the area that the pigs have torn to bits.

 

[Bob77064]

Looks good.

 

[roman]

I could use one but wont sell my guns. Looks like you will find plenty to do with it. I just dug out my driveway 12-16 inches and filled with hardpack. I spreaded the eight 10 wheeler loads with a 5' blade and my bucket. The job would have been much easier with a box blade.

 

[creekbend]

A Box Blade is definitely an asset in regards to many different projects. Best wishes.

 

[joshuabardwell]

Well, I got it home and got a little time in with it. It's definitely going to take some practice, but that's expected. I went down to my driveway and took a pass at it, and it immediately dug in way too deep and started to fill up. I backed off and fixed things up by backdragging with the FEL, which, as inefficient as it is, at least I have some experience using it.

One thing I noticed after I got the implement home is that the lower link pins are loose/floppy in their sockets. Visually, they appear to be threaded all the way down, they just don't seem to have enough threads on them to fully clamp down against the metal of the frame. Seems to me like this is a bad thing, and they are going to oval out eventually. Should I just put some washers on them, or what?

 

[kebo]

You need to get that "loose/floppy" issue resolved before using it again! As you pointed out, it will probably wallow out the holes they are sitting in. You could add some washers (7/8"?) and pad it so they take up the slack, or you could go to TSC and get some new pins but..... is this a new BB from a dealer?? If so, I would call him about it and ask him to make it right. Good luck with the new BB!

 

[joshuabardwell]

is this a new BB from a dealer?? If so, I would call him about it and ask him to make it right. Good luck with the new BB!

No, no. Used. I just didn't notice until after I got it home.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

The shoulder on your hitch bolts are to long. Just use a few washers to take up that shoulder length and all will be well.

 

[DKCDKC]

Love my box blade for driveway work, tilling the garden, and ballast. My only problem is that I have a 6 foot BB but downsized my JD 2030 to a JD 3038e and I really need a 5 foot BB. The smaller tractor does fine on the flat and downhill, even with a full box. But it can't go up these steep hills on the drive like my old and larger tractor would. I am looking to simply trade my 6 footer for a 5 footer in as good shape... Hopefully someone in the Valley here might be looking to upsize their blade.

 

[s219]

Well, I got it home and got a little time in with it. It's definitely going to take some practice, but that's expected. I went down to my driveway and took a pass at it, and it immediately dug in way too deep and started to fill up. I backed off and fixed things up by backdragging with the FEL, which, as inefficient as it is, at least I have some experience using it.

Since that box blade has a rear cutting edge, you can also use it in reverse to push and level material. In my opinion, it works better than back dragging with the FEL, since the the dual edges on the box blade distribute and "dress" the material much more nicely. Just don't push heavy loads or dig in reverse, as the 3-pt is not really setup for that. But for light material and top dressing, it works fantastic.