Rear blade options for BX2350

[rpoage]

I agreed to have a local guy who needed the work in CT do my driveway with a rear blade. While it did allow him to back right up to the garage door and pull the show away from the door and down the drive, that is the only nice thing I could say about the experience. It took me a whole lot of hours with a wheelbarrow and a shovel in the spring to repair the damage the blade made. Drive was steep and uneven and not blade friendly.

 

[SkunkWerX]

For snow and light grading around the house I'd go with the KK from TSC.
Well built, and the price is right.
Check around local listings too, I have seen used, but in good shape, RGBs go as little as $150.

Also, opinions may differ, but I would also look at a 60" RGB for the BX.

I used an RGB for snow clearing for better than 20 years. They work, and work better once you get accustomed to them. Front blades with power lift and power angle are very nice, and also very pricey.

The RGB is probably the cheapest, by far, method for snow removal.

I say think about a 60" RGB due to my experience using a 72" on my Ford 1210 for 15 years. For smaller snowfalls, the 72" made quick work of the driveway. For heavier snows, deeper and/or wetter, you start to push a lot of weight in front of that 72" blade. At a certain point your tires start spinning then you have to reposition, take a chunk of that mound, and manuever it off to the side.
When I got the BX I decided to fix it, I cut the 72" down to 60".
I would rather have to take another swipe , but be able to push it the entire distance, than take a wider swipe, but risk spinning to a stop.

I think the BX has the power, I just don't think it has the weight going for it.

Once I cut down the blade to 60", I had some ground levelling to do, that is when I noticed the difference in cutting ability in dirt, the smaller blade length took less effort to grade off an inch or two of soil.

Sizing the blade is not an exact art.
The slope of your driveway, the material it's made of (paved or gravel) as well as your region and types of snowfall will dictate what blade is best.

If you get a lot of light and fluffly snow, then maybe the 72" will be fine.
If you get thick wet heavy snows, filled with a lot of moisture, then the 60" may be the better choice.

 

[Northland]

how about one of these?

Belly Blades – Tractor, Dozers, Blades, Grader Blades, RoadGrader Blades, Compact Tractor Grader Blade

 

[automech]

I got a Land Pride 60 compact for my 1500. I like the shorter distance from tractor to blade, it seems to be pretty manuverable and fits better in my garage,where space is at a premium. I did add 80 pounds of weight to it though, to keep it from riding up over heavy snow. It weighs about 180 without my add ons. It works fine for pushing or pulling snow, and has a taller moldboard than other compact blades. I wanted the tallest blade I could get without buying the regular RB, since I am mainly concerned with snow not dirt. I think I paid 250 or so. It was cheaper than the heavy 60 by quite a bit. I have moved some heavy, deep snow with it.