dodge man
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BX's are Cat 1, any smaller rear blade shoud work as far as I know. A 5' wide blades is considered ideal, but I saw a thread where someone was running a 6 footer.
Rear Blade Advice
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kaferhaus
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You need a sub compact blade. TSC sells them. They're the red ones. The yellow equip is for compact tractors.
problem with the sub compacts is the lift height... ANY cat 1 implement will "fit" but many of them you can't lift them far enough off the ground to clear even a small "bump"
I have a sub compact and most of my implements are for compacts... I can use all of them but loading or unloading the tractor on or off a trailer with any of them attached is a major undertaking.... usually have to shorten the top link as short as it will go
The back blade mould board is a lot shorter on the sub compact equip than the standard... so you can get more clearance when you lift it. Same for box blades, rakes etc. they're all shorter.
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As mentioned the scuts will fit a full cat1 implement but the small rear tires create a ground clearance issue. I have a woods rbc60. It was quite a bit more than the TSC model, but it was worth it IMO. The camber of the blade is far more pronounced on the Wood痴 and scoots the snow off quite well. It also grades amazingly well. The biggest issue (aside from having to readjust the angle of my blade often) is when the snow is getting to the 5-6 range it tends to get hung up on the main beam. By the second pass you have twice as much snow, and so on, so I need to plow in reverse, which works just fine. Usually I just plow in reverse unless it痴 just a few inches then turn the blade around to scrape it down good
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Another South Central PA guy here...
I used a 72" heavy duty blade (it was really old and I don't know the manufacturer).
Initially, I used this blade behind a 19 HP (17 PTO HP) Deere 670 and it worked quite well. Pushing with the convex side is less likely to dig in (which can damage both gravel and asphalt surfaces). I normally drove forward and pulled the blade, BTW, as it's less stress on the 3PH links. However, there was some pushing too.
Only downside of the rear blade is due to the 3PH having no down pressure. The blade will rise up over harder packed snow.
As far as what to buy, I'd watch Craig's List. They are posted on there fairly often (York-Lancaster and Harrisburg areas).
I suggest a 72" blade for the BX2360.
As far as the steep sections...or any snow removal for that matter...suggest you look into buying chains for those rear tires. www.tirechain.com is a great place to buy and they are located in Johnstown so shipping costs aren't bad (snow chains are heavy!!).
I used a 72" heavy duty blade (it was really old and I don't know the manufacturer).
Initially, I used this blade behind a 19 HP (17 PTO HP) Deere 670 and it worked quite well. Pushing with the convex side is less likely to dig in (which can damage both gravel and asphalt surfaces). I normally drove forward and pulled the blade, BTW, as it's less stress on the 3PH links. However, there was some pushing too.
Only downside of the rear blade is due to the 3PH having no down pressure. The blade will rise up over harder packed snow.
As far as what to buy, I'd watch Craig's List. They are posted on there fairly often (York-Lancaster and Harrisburg areas).
I suggest a 72" blade for the BX2360.
As far as the steep sections...or any snow removal for that matter...suggest you look into buying chains for those rear tires. www.tirechain.com is a great place to buy and they are located in Johnstown so shipping costs aren't bad (snow chains are heavy!!).
