Rear blades are this difficult to find?

[pretendfarmer]

I am looking for a rear blade and am having tremendous difficulty finding anything out west that is both available and what I need. I am looking for a 6' blade which has angle, offset and tilt, and is not the super cheapo lightweight type. They seem to be in the 325 to 390 lb range. Tractor dealers seem to have nothing in stock - if I can even get a hold of a salesperson. How should I look for one of these things? Craigslist has zero.

 

[2manyrocks]

I don't see many farmers using craigslist to advertise. I think you are more likely to see farm equipment sold in farm equipment auctions around you. You might also have some kind of regional or area on-line ad service that you could check. Even then, really heavy farm implements are less common to find than lighter duty implements.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Try Everything Attachments, and they will ship out west very reasonable.

 

[dodge man]

A 6 foot blade with angle I can find easy. The tilt and offset are tough to find. I’ve seen them on rare occasion on Facebook Market Place.

 

[pretendfarmer]

Try Everything Attachments, and they will ship out west very reasonable.

I am outside of their free shipping radius. I don't even want to know how much it would be for LTL to the west coast.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

You won't know without asking. Everything that I have read from people out west, yes including Washington is that they are very reasonable even with the additional shipping costs.

I don't believe that it costs anything to get a quote for exactly what you want other than your time.

 

[pretendfarmer]

You won't know without asking. Everything that I have read from people out west, yes including Washington is that they are very reasonable even with the additional shipping costs.

I don't believe that it costs anything to get a quote for exactly what you want other than your time.

True. I just know that freight prices went stupid high, so shipping a solid steel implement of essentially 400 lbs with the pallet, that is hanging off the side because of its 6' length, seems like it could get into ludicrous territory. I am trying to find something I can go pick up with my flatbed truck or trailer.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Sooooo, you are only considering used? Because I'm fairly sure that none are made on the west coast.
The point is that they all are getting shipped from somewhere not local.

Again, if you don't ask them, you simply will not know and you can assume anything.
Until you actually check, you won't know.

Good luck with your search.

 

[pretendfarmer]

Sooooo, you are only considering used?

Uh, no. I have been calling every dealer within driving range and have found zero, hence my post.

 

[ericm979]

I am outside of their free shipping radius. I don't even want to know how much it would be for LTL to the west coast.

It cost me something like $120 extra for them to ship my 450lb grapple to a freight portal the SF bay area, from where I picked it up. You're not paying the entire shipping cost, just the extra over what EA has budgeted internally for each item.

That was about four years ago so it's probably changed. I think the full cost back then would have been in the $500 range.