Tractor Sizing TU1700 3pt size?

[John_N]

Hello all,
First off, I've been the happy owner of my TU1700 for the past 6 years and have had no troubles from the machine. It does everything I need it to on my 13 acres.

I'm looking at buying a rear scraper blade to help maintain my driveway and am concerned about what size to get. I've decided that 60" would be best for my needs, but don't know whether I should get a blade for Cat 0, 1, etc? I have a users manual for a Bolens that appears to be the same model as mine though it only has a 1 speed PTO. The manual states the tractor has a Cat 1 3pt., but the blades in this size look too big. I have not yet had a chance to measure them however and compared to my brush hog.

Does anyone know the definitive answer on what my size my tractor has?

Thank you in advance,
John

 

[kayssupply]

It is Cat. 1. I have used a 6ft blade on a 1610 Iseki. It worked fine. A box blade will hold much more material and a 5' would do better. The 6' staight blade is good because you can put it on an angle and still get a reasonable amount of coverage. You are usually just scraping with the blade, or smoothing. It won't drag much material without it spilling out.

 

[John_N]

Thank you!

That is what I suspected as my shredder and tow bar are both stated as Cat 1. The shredder was mounted on the tractor when I bought it and I don't remember much about the tow bar other than I picked it up off the shelf and it fit. I stopped by TSC this afternoon and looked at their 5' blade. As soon as I looked at it, I knew it was the same size as my tow bar.

I have a 4' box blade I can use to move material, but I'd like to have the scraper blade to smooth it out. The box blade is a little narrower than I would like for trying to smooth out the road. Also, with the scraper blade, I won't have to worry about material building up in it when I cut the drainage ditch along side the road in an attempt to control the rain run off when we get our 4-6" downpours.

Thank you again,
John