Woods Blade feedback.

Thomas · Feb 23, 2022

Doughknob said:
You move snow with that blade? How does it work for you? I had a rear blade but found it was not handy for snow; or I did not know how to use it for that....

I grew up not far from the Woods Headquarters and dad had a rotary mower of theirs that took a beating on the farm.....

I push with the bucket while the rear blade set 45 degrees,I don't push with rear because no trip springs on blade...
About 8" or more snow temps are low pickup with plow.

BRCOL · Feb 24, 2022

Thanks for all the replies so far. As a couple of you have noted this tractor is quite lightweight and so is the blade I picked. Tractor weight (minus the loader and MMM) is around 1500, and the RBS60 blade is quite light at 160ish pounds. Is 60" blade right sized for a 28 flywheel HP tractor, or should I go up to a 72"? I have a front mount blower that works very well, and the only snow removal I would do with the blade is to back up to the garage/shed and drag it away for easier blowing. Width to the outside of the rear tires is right at 50".

As far as buying a used one, the new 60" woods blade is ~600 and the used ones I'm finding locally are $400 or so. My local Case IH dealer is 5 miles away and would deliver.

bigtiller · Feb 24, 2022

Either size will work good behind the blower. Just don't forget how far back they are when operating around obstacles. That is why I quit using like that. I never hit anything but I had some close calls.

When I had a jd 2305 I pulled a 60" blade behind a 49" blower to scrape the packed down snow off the concrete that had been driven on by cars. It worked great for that. But the blade stuck out behind the tractor and I needed to be extra careful with it. That took all the fun out of the job.

BRCOL · Mar 28, 2022

I bought a RB72p blade last week and was able to spend about 4 hrs working my driveway this weekend. I’m glad I got the 72” for the application. I was easily able to pull the 72” blade full of gravel in the straight and angled positions in 2wd.

I found this new 2019 blade at a dealer that used to sell Massey tractors, but had stopped, and they held the 2019 pricing and threw in the parking stand.