ModMech
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Of course if you have hardpan and turf tires, like we do, well forget it...... and hire a dozer.
How to use a boxblade and why you want one
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I see you have tillers. Do they work on your hardpan with turf tires? Do they just bounce on the top of it?
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Me to............but.........now I want more of the implements. I'm now in serious persuit of a Disc harrow and single bottom plow because of watching their videos. I even got out this morning and cut a bunch of briars off my none developed property. Goinna do me a garden!!!!I really like EVERYTHINGATTACHMENTS.COM :thumbsup: !!! I have learned so much from their vids
I raised my MMM to top and mowed little trees and briars. Now to get the bigger rocks up. Boxblade it, single bottom plow it (when I get one) and disc harrow it (when I get one) and then RatchetRake it when it gets here and then till it and then let my wife go from there.:laughing:slan
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I don't want to get into the box blade vs the scraper blade thing so I am not saying one is better than the other.
I would say that maybe a box blade might be better for an inexperienced user if all they wanted to do was to smooth out uneven ground, take out small/med sized roots, and maintain a driveway.
I have one and I absolutely love it. The only thing I wish is that I was good at welding so I could hinge the side plates to allow slight angeling of the blade while keeping the benefits of the box design for crowning the road.
Come on guys, think about it.:thumbsup::cool2:
I know theres someone thinking about how to do this right now!
Could be the first angle box blade?:thumbsup:
The challenge has been tabled....
Evil grin.....
I would say that maybe a box blade might be better for an inexperienced user if all they wanted to do was to smooth out uneven ground, take out small/med sized roots, and maintain a driveway.
I have one and I absolutely love it. The only thing I wish is that I was good at welding so I could hinge the side plates to allow slight angeling of the blade while keeping the benefits of the box design for crowning the road.
Come on guys, think about it.:thumbsup::cool2:
I know theres someone thinking about how to do this right now!
Could be the first angle box blade?:thumbsup:
The challenge has been tabled....
Evil grin.....
RealDogBoy
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I got a box blade with my L1500 and have yet to use it. Before watching the video and reading this thread I had a vague idea of how to use it. I'm much better off thanks to all of you who contributed.
savageactor7
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Wicked excellent...thank for bringing it to our attention.
DavidAubke
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Do I want a box blade? I've heard about how they're one of the most useful attachments but I think I don't entirely understand their applications. They seem to be mainly about leveling dirt moguls which is something I haven't often needed to do.
I use a 6' scraper blade to maintain a gravel driveway. First I put the blade at a 45 deg. angle and pull towards the center of the driveway. Usually I only pull uphill to counteract effects of gravity and rainwater so that's two trips down and up. I then turn the blade around and pull it backwards (the blade, not the tractor) at a 90 deg. angle to spread the material I just piled up in the center. This requires two or three passes.
This leaves me with a very smooth driveway. The only problem I have is that pieces the #4 stone I placed on the bank have tumbled down and are scattered across the drive. These wedge under the blade when I'm smoothing and lift it off the ground while they dig little trenches.
How would a box blade improve my driveway maintenance experience?
I use a 6' scraper blade to maintain a gravel driveway. First I put the blade at a 45 deg. angle and pull towards the center of the driveway. Usually I only pull uphill to counteract effects of gravity and rainwater so that's two trips down and up. I then turn the blade around and pull it backwards (the blade, not the tractor) at a 90 deg. angle to spread the material I just piled up in the center. This requires two or three passes.
This leaves me with a very smooth driveway. The only problem I have is that pieces the #4 stone I placed on the bank have tumbled down and are scattered across the drive. These wedge under the blade when I'm smoothing and lift it off the ground while they dig little trenches.
How would a box blade improve my driveway maintenance experience?
DavidAubke
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How does the box design aid in crowning the road? I thought it just made things flat.
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First I am by no means an expert on box blades/scraper or back blades, so someone may set me straight. I really need both to do all my work as both have strengths and weaknesses when compared to each other. I move material up a steeply inclined "road" that washes down over time, do dirt work and smooth out rutted roads a blade won't touch. I use my back/grader blade much as you on my regular flat roads to get the stone back where it needs to be.
In spite of the love many of us have for the box blade/scraper, not everyone needs or has any use for one. If all I was going to do was gravel maintenance or snow removal, I wouldn't own one either.
First I am by no means an expert on box blades/scraper or back blades, so someone may set me straight. I really need both to do all my work as both have strengths and weaknesses when compared to each other. I move material up a steeply inclined "road" that washes down over time, do dirt work and smooth out rutted roads a blade won't touch. I use my back/grader blade much as you on my regular flat roads to get the stone back where it needs to be.
In spite of the love many of us have for the box blade/scraper, not everyone needs or has any use for one. If all I was going to do was gravel maintenance or snow removal, I wouldn't own one either.
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I could have missed it but one thing I did not see mentioned about using a box blade was digging...
...I know a bb is not normally thought of as a digging implement but anyone that has used one knows how well they "cut" with the proper blade attitude.
Not saying it is the best tool for digging applications but it does work great for some...
...as long as you are digging something wider than the bb and have egress a bb will dig as deep as you can continue to manuver the machine... a basement with one open end/side is a an example...
...I know a bb is not normally thought of as a digging implement but anyone that has used one knows how well they "cut" with the proper blade attitude.
Not saying it is the best tool for digging applications but it does work great for some...
...as long as you are digging something wider than the bb and have egress a bb will dig as deep as you can continue to manuver the machine... a basement with one open end/side is a an example...