SubCompacts . . purpose of box blade implement

[duggie]

Well that was quick.
Thanks for the pics. I have never seen one over here but it sure looks a usefull implement. I have drop down rippers on my angle blade but that idea looks better.
The guy in the video sounds like a Kiwi but I can understand him OK I used to be one myself.

Duggie

PS..
I will have to get out more.
I googled it and they are available here as well.
MMM havnt been to a Machinery show in years.

 

[newbury]

Good question. I am debating the Kubota BX series vs the B series. A couple of my early basic uses would be pulling a box blade to both cut down dirt uneven sections in a trail that needs developing and also pulling over small to medium roots and small bruch stumps in the trails I am building...note/not tree stumps...just moderate 2-3" brush stumps. My thought is I could end up damaging the brush blade and should get either the medium or maybe the heavy duty version.

If I get the heavy duty version then I get a little concerned that the BX series lack the weight and strength in the three point to handle it well????

It is one thing spreading loose gravel or loose dirt...I am concerned it is another challenge leveling portions of the ground and also pulling roots and brush stumps out of the ground with the box blade...and the BX*series???

I do not want to go much bigger or heavier due to where I will go with the tractor and damage to the ground.

I will be interested if you get a good discussion going...Thanks...Tom R

A little OT but if you are debating B vs BX and want to pull 3" stumps and build trails why would you get a BX? BX's don't have the clearance.

That's why I got my B7610, and Woods BH70X, primarily for trail building.

 

[JD15302155870]

I haven't used mine in years. A good scrape blade is much better for smothing gravel driveways. The only thing I used my box blade for was burning piles, It's very useful for pushing trees into the fire to keep the fire burning. Have to be careful though. My BIL got his hung up pushing into the fire and couldn't get it out before he burned both rear tractor tires.

 

[nybirdman]

The box blade has to be sized for the tractor for sure.The advantage of a box over a scraper blade is that the box blade can be set up to loosen the top layer and refill/re-grade.I have both and they have their uses but my rear scraper is used mostly for snow removal.

 

[Sprinklerman]

I have a 4 ft box blade for my bx 24 , I dont use it much , but when I do it works well .

 

[AxleHub]

One of my reasons in asking about these box blades is that it seems so many own one but many don't use them at all or very little.

I can see in starting a yard or during 1st landscaping. I'm just not sure how it works for snow because you can't tilt it and its tough on driveways and sidewalks I would think . . Isnt it ???

And they are heavy. Fine for counterweight . . but so is a set of dumbbell weights on a dumbell bar. Now trail making makes perfect sense or leveling backfill during construction . . or tearing up and ruining a lawn.

I'm listening . . I just don't understand why if they are so handy - why so many have them and don't use them.

Unless I'm not grasping how you can be gentle with them. A fel is rough and yet sensitive too.

I'm amazed how dealers actually automatically package them in some instances in their quotes on a sub compact .

But I'm listening.

 

[Fawken]

. I'm just not sure how it works for snow because you can't tilt it and its tough on driveways and sidewalks I would think . . Isnt it ???

And they are heavy. Fine for counterweight . . but so is a set of dumbbell weights on a dumbell bar. Now trail making makes perfect sense or leveling backfill during construction . . or tearing up and ruining a lawn.
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Yes you can raise them. And for plowing or pushing (mostly dirt n'gravel- no snow here) I go in reverse about half the time. Looking at your machine with turf tires like that I'm guessing you might fall into the category of folks who seldom use one though.

 

[AxleHub]

Yes you can raise them. And for plowing or pushing (mostly dirt n'gravel- no snow here) I go in reverse about half the time. Looking at your machine with turf tires like that I'm guessing you might fall into the category of folks who seldom use one though.

We poured 360 cubic yards of concrete in construction of our house. Thats done. 12 full pallets of landscape blocks . . Now done. 6 x 15 yard trucks of quarry boulder size rock for our wall and breaker rock and gravel by the dozen truckloads. 125 yards of black dirt, 100 yards of sand 80 yards of compost, 2000 rolls of sod and 240 net pounds of grass seed and trenches a full sized van could drive in unseen for 550 feet. But thats all done now. My new subcompact is to maintain it . . turf tires and all we didn't watch then . . we worked . . we won't watch now either

 

[Fawken]

Sounds great. And I would be in that category now except for this girlfriend who loves horses. They tear up pasture, fences and poop a lot.

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

I'm listening . . I just don't understand why if they are so handy - why so many have them and don't use them.

What makes you think that? Did I miss a poll for how many are parked and how many are used?
I'd say more of the opposite opinion on here, and I don't mean just this thread.

Unless I'm not grasping how you can be gentle with them. A fel is rough and yet sensitive too.

I've used a rear blade for 30 yrs and just got my first box blade 2 weeks ago. I was leveling off a load of fill in my yard and could easily adjust it within a 1/4" if I wanted to. Being gentle has nothing to do with the blade and all about how gentle you can be with the 3pt lever. If you had a Top N Tilt you could change the pitch side to side of it and a hydraulic toplink also can be nice for easier fore-aft adjusting -- but you don't need either to use one