Grading Rotating rear blade questions

   / Rotating rear blade questions #1  

thatguy

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I read a review the other day of the TSC Countryline rear blade and got to wondering...

Do most mfg make the rear blade so you can rotate it without unhooking? I assumed - and you know where that gets you - that all rear blades could be rotated 360 degrees without having to unhook them..

I wasnt sure how to even search for this topic - sorry if it has been covered before

Brian
 
   / Rotating rear blade questions #2  
Most will rotate, but it depends on your tractor and the length of the blade.
Usually, if you lift it just above the ground, it will clear the tires.
I can rotate a 7 ft blade on my MF 175
 
   / Rotating rear blade questions #3  
I have a BX2350 with a 5' blade and I can rotate it all the way around. I never thought about it much, but I suppose if it was longer, it wouldn't clear. I would say they are all designed to be rotated without unhooking it, but if I put something like a 7' blade on my tractor, I'm sure it would hit.
 
   / Rotating rear blade questions #4  
For a data point:

My 6' rear blade rotates OK, my 7' landscape rake hits the tires. On a Kubota7800
 
   / Rotating rear blade questions #5  
IMHO, any rear blade should be designed to miss the tractor/tires when rotated. That is just part of a good design. I wouldn't buy one that could not swing in a complete arc. That is why wider blades sit back farther that narrow ones. I frequently swing my blade around for back blading and smoothing or if pushing snow backwards.
 
   / Rotating rear blade questions #6  
The length you have your top link set at can also make a difference.
 
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  • Thread Starter
#7  
thanks for the feedback.. The review I read said that the blade would not rotate - and it looks like the exception - OR the reviewer didnt have it in the right position to rotate.

I thought they should, but was just curious

brian
 

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