Rear Blade Rear Blade - performance comparison?

[BobT_770]

All,

I am new here but have been surfing things. I could not find an answer to this directly so at the risk of a redundant thread here goes:

I am in the market for a 72" rear blade. I want to find out, to the greatest extent possible, IF a rear blade with tilt and offset AND side plates (Woods only for this feature AFAIK) has some, if not most of the capability of a box scraper and be able to perform well for gravel drive (and drain ditch) maintenance and snow removal, as well as general grading chores like leveling and making a road on my land for tractor access.

I need to get a rear blade and finish mowe short term and will NOT get a box scraper if I can get away with it - other implements have my attention too

I DO share a large part of the road with a landscaper neighbor who can, and does, work the road with his box scraper when he has the time.

Thanks!

-BobT
JD770, 70 FEL
5AC mostly wooded, House heated with woodstove

 

[JerryG]

I am in the market for a 72" rear blade. I want to find out, to the greatest extent possible, IF a rear blade with tilt and offset AND side plates (Woods only for this feature AFAIK) has some, if not most of the capability of a box scraper and be able to perform well for gravel drive (and drain ditch) maintenance and snow removal, as well as general grading chores like leveling and making a road on my land for tractor access.

I have both types of blades and couldn't do without both of them. As far as I am concerned, there is no comparison between the two types of blades. A rear blade is for moving loose material a short distant and a box is for ripping, ditching and moving material a greater distance than a rear blade. When I make a road (and it depends on the type of soil that you have) I always start with a boxblade because the soil is not loose and has to be torn up before it can be moved. If you are looking for the blade to fit your JD770, I would think that a 60" would be as large as you should go for dirt work. If it was only for snow removal, then the 72" would more than likely work.