What Brand of Box Blade?

[oldballs]

Let's see.......I have a 2013 model "Extreme Duty" box blade from EA......listed as 54 inches for a 26 HP Kubota. The posted weight is 335 pounds. That's 74 pounds per foot. Hum=m=m=. It worked okay for me on the few chores I needed.

In fact, I think (IIRC) that a EA video mentioned that the heaviest BB was not necessarily better; but rather the skill in using one. Of course a hydraulic top/side link is a big advantage.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Steppenwolfe, no argument about EA's quality - but from Monteu's very first post, " I'm needing one soon" so unless "soon" is 2-3 MONTHS... Steve

Yeah... good point. :drink:

 

[monteu]

Few standard Box Blades suitable for your Kioti DK5010 will achieve 100 pounds per foot of width.
Everything attachments and Dirt Dog brand make heavy standard Box Blades in Category 1.

For 110+ pounds per foot in Box Blades suitable for your Kioti DK50120 you need to go to a Rollover Box Blade rather than a standard Box Blade. ROBBs often achieve 120 pounds per foot of width.:
LINK: Dirt Dog Manufacturing >> Box Blades

Do not buy any Box Blade more than 12" wider than your tire spread, six inches wider than tire on each side. Total weight is not important. What is important is weight per unit of width.

A Box Blade only as wide as your tire spread will do fine. Box Blades move around as you pass through dirt, no matter how tight stabilizers are adjusted. I leave a little slack in my stabilizers. My tire spread is 62". My Bush Hog brand Rollover Box Blade has a working width of 60"

((Note that King Kutter makes implements in both "standard" and "professional" grades, with professional models heavier.))

What is it you need to accomplish? Residential work? Pasture smoothing? Thirty hours of potential BB work or 300 hours of potential BB work?


Your LOCATION and your TRACTOR BRAND AND MODEL should be part of your T-B-N PROFILE. Your location would give us some idea about your soil and soil moisture.

Your opening post should have related more comprehensive information.

I just edited my profile. I should have done that earlier. I'm thinking residential use for the box blade, I have a 500 ft driveway, but I'm going to add a front drive on my property in the next year or so. I want to do some of that myself, whatever seems reasonable.

 

[fried1765]

Yeah... good point. :drink:

EA stuff is DEFINITELY worth the wait!

 

[cathy liebchen]

we have been pleased with any Dirt Dog product

 

[WoodChuckDad]

We bought a Woods when We bought the tractor. 84 inches. Approximately 880 lbs. i was worried that it wasn’t heavy enough. My tractor dealer assured me that it was. It is quite solid and has stood up to some rough use. I’ve built my own roads and smoothed out some rough fields. We wrapped logging chain on the box blade and used it to haul out hundreds of large trees when clearing land for our orchard.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I believe this was rated by Woods as medium duty. My wife operates the tractor/ boxblade combo like the getaway driver for a bank heist. She has twisted some scarifiers into artwork but has not hurt the boxblade.

 

[monteu]

anybody have an opinion on this used one? It's only a hour away from me? https://www.auctiontime.com/listing...odLVsIMURZ8HLMQI4tyYz-O2CktjlgX0aAiAeEALw_wcB

 

[BukitCase]

Looks a bit different than most, appears to allow the blade to free-float (disconnects the toplink) and has a hinged back blade - good OPTION if it can be LOCKED DOWN. Heres a google result, showing yours first and another they want $1500 for

https://www.tractorhouse.com/listin.../list/manufacturer/massey-ferguson/model/mf18

I like that ALL rippers can be raised/lowered with one control, most of the cheaper new ones make you treat each ripper separately. NO WAY I'd pay for that, when I'm seriously using my Gannon those rippers get raised/lowered (hydraulically) every few passes.

I gave $1400 about 12 years ago for the 7' gannon AND an OEM 3PH adapter (4 ckt hydraulics, adapter weighs around 500#) and still had to buy new rippers (about $150 at the time)

Both of the MF18's look pretty "rode hard and not put away at all) to me, but the first time you actually USE a brand-new one that purty paint WON'T be...

IMO, if you could bid under $600 and get it, it'd probably do what you need (and leave you $$$ for a TnT setup) ... Steve

 

[Amateurwheels]

anybody have an opinion on this used one? It's only a hour away from me? https://www.auctiontime.com/listing...odLVsIMURZ8HLMQI4tyYz-O2CktjlgX0aAiAeEALw_wcB

Likely not quickhitch compatible.