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