Which box blade for a B7510 with turf tires?

   / Which box blade for a B7510 with turf tires? #1  

Rod in Forfar

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Forfar, Ontario, Canada
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1960 Massey Ferguson 35 (Perkins), 1995 TAFE 35DI, 1980 Bolens G174, 2005 Kubota B7510, 2020 Kioti Mechron 2200ps UTV Troy-Bilt Horse 2 1988 Case IH 255 4WD with loader and cab
I have the price sheet before me and I need some input before I pull the trigger on a purchase. Candidates are a lightweight 4', a lightweight 5', a hd 5' and a hd 6' which I would use with my 35 hp 2WD loader tractor.

The task is to shape sand fill and distribute topsoil on a 250' X 150' lakeshore lot which has some slopes I wouldn't mow across. The high-tech tile-bed pads and septic tank are awkwardly located, and I'll have to excavate about a foot of silt from runoff next to a wall of windows, under a deck (8' to posts; about 8' high). If I could manage it, I'd like to excavate an area below the deck and continue a little ditch through some stony topsoil to facilitate drainage, then import washed stone to build up a pad beneath the deck which will help get rid of the water.

Whatever we can't do with the little tractors will be a pick and shovel job.

Personally, I'm leaning toward the smallest box blade for ease of use around the deck. The dealer suggested a 5' for the B7510, though he didn't make a big deal about the HD model. I like the construction of the heavier one much better than the light one.

I have three suitcase weights I alternate between my Bolens G174 and the Kubota.

So I'd appreciate your opinions on which box blade I should buy. Money's not that big a deal: the home owner will buy it in return for use of the tractor.

If you have a B-series Kubota and a box blade, what size is it?

Thanks,

Rod in Forfar
 
   / Which box blade for a B7510 with turf tires? #2  
A 4' is the best fit for the 7510. You'll run out of traction with it loaded up. What is the part about a 35 HP tractor? Will the box blade be used on another tractor too?
 
   / Which box blade for a B7510 with turf tires?
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#3  
Too late. I bought a 5', then ended up using it on my 17 hp Bolens/Iseki G174 with tire chains on the rears to cope with the mud on this construction site. It's doing the job, though at a glacial pace.
 

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