Source for 1/2"x72" cutting blade for Land Plane Build

[DTLS]

I am planning on fabricating a 72" Land Plane and need the 2 wear bars/blades. King cutter has them for $139 ea but they want $132 to ship them ea,buy two and the shipping is $264 and so on!
They have some available through Digger supply for about $450 a set. Again AgriSupply has them for $139 but shipping for 2 is $167. You guys in the south east could pick them up at the store I guess.
I'm in Wisconsin so if anybody knows of a source near me where I could pick them up please let me know.
There is a place called Behlin Country that has them. $99 plus $29 shipping. The only thing is they are only 3/8" at the thickest point. All of the 6' Behlin Country 3 point attachments use this so it must work.Who knows how it holds up to hitting rocks and such.I would be using the Land plane for gravel drives so hopefully most large rocks will have already been dealt with.
It looks like the 1/2" version weighs 58lbs and the 3/8" version is 39lbs. so it can be shipped by UPS as opposed to needing a trucking company. I ordered 1 to see what it looks like and I will use it maybe for the rear blade or just pushing snow. I noticed when you order 2 the shipping goes up to $160! So you have to buy them 1 at a time or the shipping kills you.



I have attached a picture to show how they look side by side. Again any help thanks in advance!

 

[Rustyiron]

Look at a machinery dealer.
I bought grader blade c/e but even a good snowplow wear edge will work.
Ask the guy for a common, widely used bolt pattern so in the event that you actually wear them out you don't end up on a wild goose chase.
You'll probably have to cut them down and that might mean that you have to cut both sides to center the bolts on the support.
Start at a bobcat type dealership and if they only sell brand specific, ask them where to go.

 

[DTLS]

How is the pricing at these places? Price is the the problem. It should be about $150 to be a fair price.

 

[hosspuller]

Rusty Iron has it right. Cat & Deere sell graders. You might consider a 12 foot grader blade and cut it in half. (Depending on cost)

You might even check on E-bay... there are a few sellers there too.

 

[marhar]

I would contact Tractor Attachments And Skid Steer Attachments For Any Tractor Or Skid Steer

They ship free to a local FedEx terminal. I have bought from them and they are easy to work with.

 

[DTLS]

I would contact Tractor Attachments And Skid Steer Attachments For Any Tractor Or Skid Steer

They ship free to a local FedEx terminal. I have bought from them and they are easy to work with.

If I lived in Denton,NC I would just go to the AgriStore.

6' Cutting Edge For Box Blade

Find all of your box blade & scraper blade parts at Agri Supply such as this 6' Cutting Edge among our many 26,000 plus products.

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Everything Attachments adds the shipping cost into their initial price ,they don't ship free,nor should they.

What is the opinion on the blade from Behlin Country....do you think it would hold up if mounted to a 5/16"x4"x4" angle ?

I will try a CAT dealer.A person on you tube who was building a grader of some sort said he got a blade for around $100 but that was a few years ago.

 

[Topzide]

Just throwing this out there, is there a snowplow shop that you'd be able to get used plow edges from close by? Might be able to haul them away free of charge.

 

[hosspuller]

As you build your land plane consider blade wear. My Road Boss LP has the blades mounted on an angle. The angle is mounted in slots that allow downward movement to compensate for blade wear.

 

[Alan W.]

You can look on vevor.com.

 

[Gordon Gould]

DTLS - you mentioned 3/8" cutting edges. When I first built my LPGS I found some new 3/8" edges used on a light duty LandPride rear blade. I had to replace them after 4 years of use on my gravel drive/road. That was in 2014. I replaced them with standard 1/2" cutting edges and after 9 years they are still good and I haven't flipped them over yet. So IMO the 1/2"ers are worth the extra money.

New and old edges from 2014.

gg

 

[BnRidge]

Pal steel Palmyra Wi may have what you need. Wouldn't hurt to call. 1/2x4 bevel edge, heat treated was $12/ft 3mo ago. They have acres of surplus steel also.

Pal Steel Company
414 S 3rd St Palmyra, WI 53156.
(262) 495-4453

 

[amhicks21]

I'd just go ask a local snowplow contractor for some old plow blades. I always have a bunch sitting around with the intention to use on projects but they are a pain to weld and cut because of how hard they are. They'd probably almost give them away.

 

[Peter 315]

I'd just go ask a local snowplow contractor for some old plow blades. I always have a bunch sitting around with the intention to use on projects but they are a pain to weld and cut because of how hard they are. They'd probably almost give them away.

Idk about that we run the plow cutting edges to end of usable life because they cost so much money now and the junk ones go in the scrap steel dumpster.

 

[5030]

I am planning on fabricating a 72" Land Plane and need the 2 wear bars/blades. King cutter has them for $139 ea but they want $132 to ship them ea,buy two and the shipping is $264 and so on!
They have some available through Digger supply for about $450 a set. Again AgriSupply has them for $139 but shipping for 2 is $167. You guys in the south east could pick them up at the store I guess.
I'm in Wisconsin so if anybody knows of a source near me where I could pick them up please let me know.
There is a place called Behlin Country that has them. $99 plus $29 shipping. The only thing is they are only 3/8" at the thickest point. All of the 6' Behlin Country 3 point attachments use this so it must work.Who knows how it holds up to hitting rocks and such.I would be using the Land plane for gravel drives so hopefully most large rocks will have already been dealt with.
It looks like the 1/2" version weighs 58lbs and the 3/8" version is 39lbs. so it can be shipped by UPS as opposed to needing a trucking company. I ordered 1 to see what it looks like and I will use it maybe for the rear blade or just pushing snow. I noticed when you order 2 the shipping goes up to $160! So you have to buy them 1 at a time or the shipping kills you.

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I have attached a picture to show how they look side by side. Again any help thanks in advance!

Go to your local Road Comission Garage and ask them for a used plow steel. Probably give it to you. Make your bottom from that. They are abrasion resistant alloy steel and wear fantastic.

 

[amhicks21]

Idk about that we run the plow cutting edges to end of usable life because they cost so much money now and the junk ones go in the scrap steel dumpster.

the end of useable life for most cutting edges still leaves you with like a 4" blade which should be just fine to build a land plane out of. Maybe most places scrap them at that point but I do lots of metal fab and at the least they make good ballast when cut up so I keep them around. Maybe I'm the only one.

 

[5030]

I have a couple laying beside the shop I cabbaged from the Monroe County Road Garage a couple years ago. Both are 10 footers and yes, they are heavy.

 

[sandman2234]

I purchased two from Dura-Grader when I went by and picked up another members implement after Katrina hit the coast. I paid $5 a foot for what I got, cash in the middle of the night. (I picked the implement up at about 1am on my way to my Dad's).

David from jax

 

[inpo44]

I am planning on fabricating a 72" Land Plane and need the 2 wear bars/blades. King cutter has them for $139 ea but they want $132 to ship them ea,buy two and the shipping is $264 and so on!
They have some available through Digger supply for about $450 a set. Again AgriSupply has them for $139 but shipping for 2 is $167. You guys in the south east could pick them up at the store I guess.
I'm in Wisconsin so if anybody knows of a source near me where I could pick them up please let me know.
There is a place called Behlin Country that has them. $99 plus $29 shipping. The only thing is they are only 3/8" at the thickest point. All of the 6' Behlin Country 3 point attachments use this so it must work.Who knows how it holds up to hitting rocks and such.I would be using the Land plane for gravel drives so hopefully most large rocks will have already been dealt with.
It looks like the 1/2" version weighs 58lbs and the 3/8" version is 39lbs. so it can be shipped by UPS as opposed to needing a trucking company. I ordered 1 to see what it looks like and I will use it maybe for the rear blade or just pushing snow. I noticed when you order 2 the shipping goes up to $160! So you have to buy them 1 at a time or the shipping kills you.

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I have attached a picture to show how they look side by side. Again any help thanks in advance!

I am in the process of building one myself and found a good deal at the local CAT dealer. The good thing was they will ship it free of charge to your nearest CAT dealer. I bought 7 footers for $75 each about 2 years ago. The current price is shown below. Good luck!

 

[sandman2234]

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David from jax

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