Rear Blade Rear Blade question

[nspec]

Okay, dumb question, but I'm used to much bigger machines. I have a Kubota B2630. Would like a 6' back blade for cleaning up snow. On the reversible ones, can you swing them around from forward facing to rearward facing without hitting the tires on the tractor? I'm not sure how else you would do it. In other words, do they hang far enough back off the 3pt lift arms to rotate the blade 180 degrees? Thanks in advance for the help. (I'm cringing waiting for the beating I'll take on this one!)

 

[KU Gator]

I have a B2920 and a 5' rear blade. To reverse it, yes, you just raise it up with the 3pt high enough and spin it around. Most of them have a stand that can be put down to keep the front up when it is off the tractor. Once the blade is on the tractor, either raise the stand all the way or take it off so that the blade will swing under it.

Before the ground got frozen, I pulled mine with the blade backwards to keep from pulling all the rock to the side. It just slides over the rock leaving a thin layer of snow. Now that the rock is frozen, I pulled it the normal way with minimal rock being picked up in each pass. You can also push going backwards with it.

I opted for 5' because I also got one that will tilt and when I put the 6' one on my tractor, I could not raise it high enough to get it to the max tilt which I wanted for digging ditches.

Last year I used a box blade and the FEL for snow but bought the rear blade during the summer and it is much better for the purpose.

 

[easygo]

NSPEC,
You will be just fine with the 6ft blade on your B2630.

Why would you take a beating. It is a good question and think it's better to ask first and then buy. Imagine if you bought a blade a tad too long and then you would be posting about how to cut it shorter or trade down.
Plow away!!!

 

[Diamondpilot]

I had no problems doing this with my 6' blade and my Jinma 28 Hp tractor. Now I have a 7' blade and had a issue so I put on my quick hitch and it gave me the extra 2" of clearance I needed. The moral is you may need to measure it first.

Chris

 

[JDGreenGrass]

I have a 6' blade and I can indeed spin it while it is on the tractor.

Not sure that I could do that with a 7 footer.

Love my rear blade.

Very legitimate question to ask nspec.

 

[wowwee]

Hi there KU Gator, was wondering if your Land Pride blade is strong enough to spin the tractor around if you hook something with the very end of it. I'm looking for the strongest five foot blade available. Thanks

 

[nspec]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the help. Always good to hear firsthand information.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Hi there KU Gator, was wondering if your Land Pride blade is strong enough to spin the tractor around if you hook something with the very end of it. I'm looking for the strongest five foot blade available. Thanks

This past fall I hooked a stump while edging my gravel driveway. My CountyLine blade spun me right around....nothing broke.

I am quite certain the LandPride would do the same thing.

 

[KevPH1]

I'm using a Woods 72" RB with my JD41115. I also installed the I-Match 3 pt. hitch. The I-Match did offset the RB back around 3" to the rear. Just right to allow 72" blade to spin 360 degrees freely raised. Hope this helps.

 

[jimmyj]

I never thought of that. Good question. I learned something.

 

[RalphVa]

I can rotate the 5' blade on my Frontier back blade a full 360 degrees without hitting the tires on my 4' wide 4010. I do have to raise the little support gizmo they supply for parking it. There's a higher hole to set it at to get it out of the way of the rotation of the blade.

Ralph

 

[KU Gator]

Hi there KU Gator, was wondering if your Land Pride blade is strong enough to spin the tractor around if you hook something with the very end of it. I'm looking for the strongest five foot blade available. Thanks

Yes, the last snow storm I hit some turf that had ended up on top of the rock drive and frozen there. It spun me sideways when I was going forward. I have mostly used it for snow, but some on dirt. I had looked at Bush Hog brand but was holding off buying trying to make do with the box blade, but a dealer was going out of business and I got the Land Pride at a pretty good price. I worry more about bending the lower control arms when backing with it than I do the blade. It is pretty solidly built.

As far as swing room, the 6' would swing around without problem and I think there would be room for a 7'.

 

[ttstraw]

I use a Land Pride 1572 (6ft) on my 2920 and I can lift it and swivle the blade 360 degrees without hitting anything.

 

[schmism]

my rear blade is labeled ford but is a landpride rb3572

it will spin 360 without hitting the rear of the tractor and also offests and tilts. which ive use all the time for gradeing the driveway and cutting ditches

 

[GE222]

On my 1970 Ford 4000, I am using a John Deere 115 rear blade. It is a 9' unit with hydraulic tilt and offset. The angle is set by hand. One drawback is the weight. It is over 1000lbs. On accident one day, when the ground wasn't yet frozen, It caught, and I peeled up about 18" of asphalt at the end of the drive.

I typically don't use it for snow for this reason, but the snow was deep. I do like the fact that with the offset, I can really windrow the snow past the edge of the drive. I keep the blade up around 3" off the ground when doing this.

I am using a CAT-II quick hitch, and I can rotate the blade 360.

 

[Window Geek]

Nspec, I have a Kubota 7610 and use a 6 foot rear blade for snow and grading. The angle is set manually and moves snow without a problem. It's way faster than the loader alone, and I can bias the 3 point hitch to one side to plow outside the wheel track. If you need more lift, shorten your top link. You'll have to level the blade with each new position, but you can get that clearance you need. Most of the time, the manufacturer of the blade will build the blade rack long enough so you can spin the blade 360.
You can get pushed around by the blade if you hit something big or heavy. If we get heavy snow, I put the blade on its sharpest angle for the first pull. That gets the worst done with little side force. Then I'll switch over to a wider angle for better pushing outside the wheel track.

No such thing as a dumb question. Ask away. We all have learned alot here.

 

[mjncad]

I have a Frontier (Woods) 72" blade and a Land Pride Quick-Hitch. If I have the side plates installed on the blade, I have to remove the tilt pin to get some extra wiggle room to spin the blade without hitting the tires and/or 3PH. I wish the frame tube was about 6" longer; otherwise it's a good blade for my use.

 

[KU Gator]

To give you a visual, this is my 5' blade on the back of my B2920. I was using the FEL to clean up a drift that was too much to push. But as you can see, lift the pin on the top and you can easily spin it or adjust it to any angle. There is still plenty of clearance for a 6' blade to clear the tires.

I have not posted any pictures before, so hopefully this works.

 

[nspec]

Great response. Thanks everyone!

 

[alltoys]

KU I have the same blade only in a 7 footer on a 30 hp tractor works well for me and the blade doesn't touch the tires on mine.