Box Scraper Well I sorta tore up my box blade this weekend

[allen in texas]

I have a BS72E from Cammond. I didn't know I was buying the "economy" blade when I bought it but that's my fault. And I put too much horsepower in front of it too. Again, my fault.
I was taking a lot down this weekend and after all the dirt was hauled out, I put my scarifiers down to rip it up to keep it from blowing. There were a lot concrete blocks left from an old fence and I hit everyone of them. I tore out the back of the cross bar where the shanks fit. Now the shanks are all floppy and hang at a weird angle.
Oh well, I guess I'll get out the torch and the welder. I won't mess that up again but I may destroy the rest of the blade.

 

[Bob77064]

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Deere Dude]

That suxs. I have a 45 HP tractor and got a pretty heavy duty box Frontier blade that was rated for 70 HP tractors. I figured this would hold up to anything I could throw at it.

I was dragging dirt around a project and had it loaded and pulling away and hit a 6" stump a couple inches under the surface. I hit it right in the center of the blade. The blade and the metal holding it bent back about 3 inches at the center and was a mess. I though they were supposed to be so tough. Guess not.

Luckily I was able to figure our something with the log splitter and able to bend it back fairly good. I guess we have to have welders and torches and benders if we own a tractor.

 

[Travis_R]

Allen, i done the exact same thing to my 5.5' light duty King Kutter box blade. I also bent the 3pt. hitch all up. It's been like that a while now.

So finally got up enough money saved to buy a new box blade. I ordered a new one from Everything Attachments.com this morning.

Travis R

 

[allen in texas]

If I have to eventually replace my blade, I'll get another Cammond. I like the way it's designed but of course, I'll get a tougher one. I am not however going to buy one that will take EVERYTHING I run into. I'd rather the blade go south instead of something on my tractor. The problem is that my box blade is just too light duty for what I do with it.
I've been wanting a BB that is deeper to pull more dirt but until I kill it completely, I'll stick with what I have. (after I repair it of course)

You know, I just remembered one time I was doing some scraping and I hooked a 6" pipe that was sticking up about 1 1/2 inches out of a huge slab of concrete. I didn't see it because it was covered in dirt. I'm here to tell you, it stopped the tractor RIGHT NOW and I nearly bumped my nose on the steering wheel. Kinda hurt. I couldn't tell that the blade or anything else was hurt though so overall, I guess the BB is pretty tough.

 

[allen in texas]

Hmmm,
Just did a bit of exploring...

Cammond doesn't manufacture a blade rated for my tractor.

 

[case245]

i broke my rear blade an 8' kk hd sheared the from side to side lock pin off i guess i need 150hp+ attachments i hope you get it fixed

 

[Cantoo]

Why don't they make the attachment pins into shear pins? That way guys like us who push our luck get a break. It could just be a breakaway bracket so it flips up like a snowplow or a plough. Much easier than fixing some heavy bent steel, like the one I have sitting behind my barn waiting on me to fix it.

 

[DKCDKC]

I used a KK BB behind a 70 hp tractor for years without issue. When it hooked a rock or something the tractor just stopped... Suddenly. No damage. However, during our monster snow of 4 years ago, I was using it to push snow off my parking area and hit a big, frozen rock in reverse. It bent the frame of the BB sharply. However, I had a local farmer apply a little heat and straightened it out. Works perfectly again. Now I'm trading it ( a 6 foot blade) on a 5 foot blade because I swapped to a smaller tractor and this JD 3038 won't pull the 6 footer loaded up a hill. I need to pull uphill.

 

[RJJR]

I used a KK BB behind a 70 hp tractor for years without issue. When it hooked a rock or something the tractor just stopped... Suddenly. No damage. However, during our monster snow of 4 years ago, I was using it to push snow off my parking area and hit a big, frozen rock in reverse. It bent the frame of the BB sharply. However, I had a local farmer apply a little heat and straightened it out. Works perfectly again. Now I'm trading it ( a 6 foot blade) on a 5 foot blade because I swapped to a smaller tractor and this JD 3038 won't pull the 6 footer loaded up a hill. I need to pull uphill.

Is this the normal KK blade you are considering from from Northern Tool for$499 or the Professional series wihich is abour 4 hundred more? You get 3/8 sides and 50 more pounds instead of 1/4 inch sides and 500 lbs. In teh same boat. Have a 45HP KIoti and what to get one blade that will last.
thansk

Thanks

 

[MarkV]

This one will do the job. HD24496HXD Landscape Equipment Cammond also list box blades for use up to 125 hp. here. Back to Photo Gallery
MarkV

 

[RJJR]

This one will do the job. HD24496HXD Landscape Equipment

MarkV

U took it up a notch there. Not sure I can stand a 96" implement.

 

[DKCDKC]

Is this the normal KK blade you are considering from from Northern Tool for$499 or the Professional series wihich is abour 4 hundred more? You get 3/8 sides and 50 more pounds instead of 1/4 inch sides and 500 lbs. In the same boat. Have a 45HP KIoti and what to get one blade that will last.

Thanks

This is the normal KK purchased from TSC in 2003 here. I paid about $450 for it. I have been browsing around recently and find that the upper end Woods units are of similar construction, the light-duty Woods are far lighter and thinner. The County Line at TSC seems similar. I know there are far heavier BBs out there, but I believe they are for those folks with heavier tractors working extensively in areas with massive rocks and stumps. In my view the BB is designed for working with dirt and gravel. The scarifiers do well to break up dirt and frozen/dry gravel, but I'm sure that had I made a steady diet of roots and big rocks I could have damaged the blade. When I was jerked to a stop by a rock, I mentally marked that spot and didn't hit it again until I had a chance to dig out the rock.

Again I had a 68 hp JD pulling it to routinely care for a full mile driveway, and to level the lawn around my home, smooth some fields and generally tend to dirt stuff. I found that if you tile it radically forward with the scarifiers down, it does a passable job of plowing/tilling when I broke my tiller. Good piece of equipment. Blades are still in good shape after years of use.

 

[Ken45101]

When I started out, I was a frequent customer at the local weld shop Then TSC started putting HP ratings on their implements and, of course, their implements were not in my league.

When using implements that might catch on a rock or hidden post, one of the keys is to move slowly, not much above an idle. If your nose almost hits the steering wheel, you are going way too fast.

Ken

 

[allen in texas]

This one will do the job. HD24496HXD Landscape Equipment Cammond also list box blades for use up to 125 hp. here. Back to Photo Gallery
MarkV

Well dang!! I guess I didn't turn the page. They do indeed build a BB that will handle more power. I just wonder if I need my front end loader to haul the cash needed to buy one.

 

[allen in texas]

When I started out, I was a frequent customer at the local weld shop Then TSC started putting HP ratings on their implements and, of course, their implements were not in my league.

When using implements that might catch on a rock or hidden post, one of the keys is to move slowly, not much above an idle. If your nose almost hits the steering wheel, you are going way too fast.

Ken

I was going fast. I was spreading crushed asphalt on a dirt parking lot. There wasn't supposed to be anything there, you know, being a parking lot and all. Sometimes you need to go fast.

 

[jenkinsph]

allen,
I have a Cammond small boxblade and a larger Frontier/Gannon boxblade, both are good brands imo. The Frontier/Gannon would be a good match for your tractor as I use it with my 4520 most of the time. Mine is a BB1284 with hinged tailgate, hyd scarifiers and weighs 1250 lbs, does a great job for me, here some pics. A similar Cammond if available would be a good choice too.