Dirt Moving Should a box blade float?

[Dave Riebau]

Double...500 lbs. Thanks

 

[Dave Riebau]

A back blade. Eventually wanting to make the turn around larger and a few other grading where I remove sod. The back blade worked but the box blade will be better. Basically I was just practicing and the weather in Ohio has been rough, so when I get out I wanted to try it. I just made 2 passes and it seemed to dive. I got a lot of good advice here and that was my hope. I'll try a few things. Thanks much.

 

[Dave Riebau]

solid

 

[22rimfire]

If you have dual cutting edges, lengthening the top link will effectively get the front cutter off the ground so that the rear cutter feathers and smoothes. See above posts. No need to remove the front cutter at all.

Gotcha, Thanks.

 

[TripleR]

There are several videos to help with the excellent advice given, here is just one: How to Use a Box Blade - YouTube

 

[Dave Riebau]

Don't drop the box all the way down. I have to lower the 3 point all the way for it to float. If I don't lower it all the way, it won't dive, but it won't level either. I had an Old Economy that would go up and down on float. With a blade on front or back, it never dug in. If I wanted it to drag dirt, I had to just barely raise it off float. I had an 8N that didn't. I had to work the blade as I moved, unless it was on backwards. Now I just got this Kubota, and I assumed it is like the Economy. So you are saying, anything I lower is just being dragged around and floating means just dragging an implement around? I don't presume to know everything, that's why I'm asking opinions. Thks

 

[Dave Riebau]

Thanks...I watched it while waiting for it to arrive. Looks cool out in the field and I'm looking forward to doing the same eventually. I tried the drive to my barn and probably should have played in a field first, but the weather stopped. This is computer weather. Thank you for the help.

 

[TripleR]

Just don't get discouraged it will take a while and your initial results may well be disappointing, it is simple in concept, but less so in practice.

 

[PapaPerk]

Adjust top link length. Longer = less aggressive. Shorter = more aggressive.

I can adjust mine so that it will tail drag and not move anything.

It's just like using a wood plane!

 

[Dave Riebau]

Thanks...I'm no puter wiz either, so I tried to reply to helpful info, but may have missed. Thanks to everyone trying to help me out, new to this site and glad I asked.