Thoughts on this Boxblade???

[motownbrowne]

Picked it up today, everything the fella said it was. Will try it out on Wednesday and see how it rides!

Thanks for the help!

So, did he come down on the price?

 

[TripleR]

Congratulations, I sure hope I run across a deal like that someday.

 

[ovrszd]

So, did he come down on the price?

I'm doubting that question was asked of the seller. I wouldn't have. I'd have had a nice clean stack of new $100 bills and shook the guy's hand and thanked him for the sale.

When I bought mine for a $1000 I didn't realize what I was buying. The guy I bought it from has a welding shop and I buy steel from him. I told him later I felt a bit guilty about it all. He just laughed and said I priced it, you bought it, nothing to feel guilty about.

I can't imagine what I'd hafta do to mine to make it unuseable and in need of replacement. So I consider it a lifetime purchase. I'm sure my Sons will feel the same way about it when they are my age and still using it.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Picked it up today, everything the fella said it was. Will try it out on Wednesday and see how it rides!

Thanks for the help!

I know that you don't post much, so you get a break, but just so you know, pictures pictures pictures :thumbsup:

 

[ovrszd]

I know that you don't post much, so you get a break, but just so you know, pictures pictures pictures :thumbsup:

I agree.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I agree.

Richard, still having a hard time with your Ford as your avatar. It's though.

 

[ovrszd]

Richard, still having a hard time with your Ford as your avatar. It's though.

Trying to stay a step ahead of you guys!!!!

 

[alia176]

Pardon my newbie question, but the main purpose of the hydraulic & manual scarifiers are to move them in and out of position, correct? Are you able to partially engage the rippers with either setup or move them half way into position?

 

[ovrszd]

Pardon my newbie question, but the main purpose of the hydraulic & manual scarifiers are to move them in and out of position, correct? Are you able to partially engage the rippers with either setup or move them half way into position?

Uuuhhhh, trying to answer this properly without writing a book...

With hydraulic they must be fully latched in the lowered position to use or damage may occur. The depth of the scarifiers are then adjusted by manually moving them just like is done on the manual versioin.

With manual they can be set at varied heights/depths. This is done by removing a pin latching device, adjusting the scarifier tooth to the desired depth and replacing the latch. This must be done on each scarifier.

The advantage of hydraulic is once the depth is determined they can be used or not used simply by moving a hydraulic lever. One more advantage, which I use, I have the individual scarifier teeth set and the lowest/deepest setting. If I want to scratch shallower I simply lower the beam, then lift the BB until I am getting the desired depth. I haven't moved the individual teeth for a couple years.

Of course all of this goes out the window if you have a hydraulic toplink on the tractor. You can pitch the BB back or forward to lower the teeth in relevance to the cutting blade on the BB.

Clear as mud right??

 

[xring100]

Agreed ovrszd.
raising and lowering rippers individually is something you don't want to do very often. Mine are staggered every other high / low position I can't rip through the clay surface of my road to tear up the chuck holes if they are all at the same position. 1400 lb box scrapper just bounces.

+1000 on the hydraulic top link