Rear Blade Rear Blade Shopping

[MikeyB]

I am looking for a 6-7' rear blade for my JD3320. I would primarily use it to push/move snow and some gravel driveway work. My JD dealer sells Frontier and another dealer sells Landpride. Does anyone have any input regarding these two brands. Both have forward/reverse angles and tilt capability.

Regards,
Mike

 

[schmism]

i have a landpride RB3572 i use behind my TC. Works great. bought used for a TINY fraction of what a new one would go for in that size.

Is it worth the price they get for a new one? (upwards of one large) perhaps if you plan on geting a lot of use out of it.

The problem youll find is inexpensive units dont have a lot of features and are built cheeply. (thin steel etc) stick to this simple rule.... weight is good....

 

[roxynoodle]

I have a 5' Frontier. I bought it for mainly snow removal and haven't had to use it yet for that. I did level some dirt and gravel with it. I bought it because it looks like it will really hold up well, or at least I felt it would hold up better than a couple others I looked at.

 

[WayneB]

Not sure if you have them in your area, but you might want to take a look at the Woods RB-60 or RB-72.

The RB-60 is the 5 foot blade and also has 15 degree tilt. The RB-72 is the 6 foot blade that has the tilt plus can be off-set 12 inches left or right. Both come with a parking stand and reversable cutting edge.

 

[ELMO67]

Get a heavier unit than you think you'll need. I have a L3010 and went with a Landpride RBT1572 blade, which is a 15 series blade, tilt feature and 72'' wide, 14'' tall. Knowing now what I didn't know then, I wouldn't waste my money on the tilt feature ( never used it), the blade is thin, and at 14'' tall, with anything over 10'' of snow, a LOT of snow rolls over the blade and back onto the driveway. If I could find a buyer, I would sell it in a heartbeat and get their 25 series blade which is taller, heavier and doesn't have the tilt feature.

 

[bandit67]

Mikey,

You may want to price one from these guys: Midwest Equipment

I paid less for the RB2260 with tilt, offset, reversible cutting edge those features shipped freight to Denver than I could get the comparable Landpride from some local dealers. I've only used the tilt feature a couple of times, but figured if I didn't get it, I'd be cursing my decision the few times I really wanted it. It seemed to be a bit heavier duty than the comparable Landpride blade I looked at (at the time, the Landpride didn't have a bent top edge, not sure about now). I do have a Landpride tiller, so I do like some of their stuff.

I've gotten a ton of use out of that rear blade the last month. You may not want to wait to have one shipped though, if we keep getting these weekly snowstorms.

 

[schmism]

the landpride gauge wheel is a simple bolt on affair... im shure you would have no problem in adapting it to the larger rear blades if they werent specifically designed to take it....