Rear blade options for BX2350

[planesmith]

Getting ready to pull the trigger on a BX2350 with FEL. I am also considering a rear blade to move snow. Anyone know the price for the 60" 3pt rear blade from Kubota or other third party options?

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[rpoage]

There are a whole lot of rear blades on the market. I would take a trip to the local Tractor Supply Co and look at their offering for starters. IMO snow removal with a rear blade would not be my first choice.

 

[easygo]

I recently checked 60" Woods rear blades in my area and they came in at around $560-590 new, depending on the dealer. I ended up buying a used 6' blade for my B-7510 at half that price. It is much heavier built than the ones I looked at the dealerships. Look for some adds in the local publications or on the internet. A lot of people use the rear blade for snow, but I have no experience with that. Yet.

 

[bialecki]

I recently purchased a Woods RB-72 for my B-7800 to plow snow and to landscape in the coming Spring. I purchased the 6' rear blade with the skid shoes, total was $640 pre-tax. The Woods is by-far the most heavy duty when compared to Sundown, TSC and some others. I feel the skid shoes are necessary due to the lack of position control on the 3 pt hitch of the B-7800. Hopefully I won't make a big mess of my gravel driveway by the Spring time.

 

[easygo]

I would second BIALECKI on the skid shoes on the rear blade. It is a great idea if you are going to plow gravel. Even a very light plow WILL dig in and move a lot of your driveway gravel. I experienced that in previous years with an ATV and those plows are very light compared to tractor implements.
Another thing about the Woods blades. I was told that they make light, medium, and heavy duty blades and they are also priced accordingly.

 

[Northland]

I have a 280 lb, 6 foot TSC King Kutter rear blade on my B7800. It was only $275 and works fine even without shoes.

I have a white stone driveway and have found the secret (my former plow guy told me) is to drive your car all over the driveway after it has snowed to pack down a base layer of snow over the stone/gravel. That way your plow over the base layer and the stone underneath it. Of course this only works effectively if it stays colder then 32F/ 0 C all winter....which it does where I live.

I'd think a 4 foot rear blade would work well with your BX2350. I'd buy the cheap TSC XB orange one.

 

[bigdad]

I agree with Norhtland in buying the lower end blade. Especially if you are just using it around your property to remove snow and a few grading chores. Now if you're planning a second career in landscaping etc get the nice heavy Woods or Landpride.

I have a Woods RB72 and it's a well made piece of equipment, but really more than I needed. I got a good deal on it and also traded in a new, but worthless Kubota ballast box. (Save your $$ on those! Check the "Build it Yourself" threads.)

Good luck.... BD

 

[LBrown59]

There are a whole lot of rear blades on the market. I would take a trip to the local Tractor Supply Co and look at their offering for starters. IMO snow removal with a rear blade would not be my first choice.

i went with a front blade.

 

[crd]

I tried plowing my fairly small driveway last year with a Woods RBC60 backblade on my BX2350. It worked, sort of, but wasn't great. You won't know on your driveway 'til you try it - but consider buying it anyway since having a blade is pretty useful around the landscaping.

The problem I had plowing with the backblade, aside from the crick in my neck from driving backwards in freezing temps, is there is no downforce on the blade. When the snow is wet, the blade tends to ride up and leave a lot of unplowed snow - enough even to get the tractor nearly stuck. There were a few other drawbacks -- the moldboard isn't very tall so you can't push a lot of snow, and it's not practical to adjust the plow angle.

I'm going back to my trusty Toro snowblower this winter, except when the FEL is needed to move the big piles.

 

[Northland]

I tried pushing snow with my rear blade but it didn't work so well for the same reasons crd mentioned. I angle it slightly and pull it forwards with my FEL also in the float position. With my big vbar chains on the back tires thsi works very well. Can't wait to get chains on the front tires

It's -15C (5 F) here this morning