Box Blade

[94BULLITT]

I want to get a box blade for my bobcat ct235. I have looked online at every brand I can think of, woods, land pride, bush hog, king kutter, rhino, united, and countryline by tsc. I know I do not want a rhino because there are no local dealers, I do not want the country line because the united looks better for the same money. I like how the king kutter professional and the woods gb72 are gusseted in the corner. I like that the bush hog sbx is made out of 3/8" metal. It would make a nice ballast because it is so heavy. I have heard that the scarfires on it do not go very deep. The king kutter pro looks nice but is almost woods price but it weighs less. What would you recommed? How well has your box blade held up? Any input would be appreciated.

 

[JoelD]

I have a woods and it has held up great, I've ripped off two shank tips, but they are easily replaced. The box blade is heavy and strong, I have nothing but rocks and kick the snot out of it.

Joel

 

[94BULLITT]

I have a woods and it has held up great, I've ripped off two shank tips, but they are easily replaced. The box blade is heavy and strong, I have nothing but rocks and kick the snot out of it.

Joel

What model woods blade and what kind of tractor do you use it behind?

 

[MESSMAKER]

I have a United and I am at least the second owner. I am pretty rough on it and no bends, no problems at all.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I want to get a box blade for my bobcat ct235. I have looked online at every brand I can think of, woods, land pride, bush hog, king kutter, rhino, united, and countryline by tsc. I know I do not want a rhino because there are no local dealers, I do not want the country line because the united looks better for the same money. I like how the king kutter professional and the woods gb72 are gusseted in the corner. I like that the bush hog sbx is made out of 3/8" metal. It would make a nice ballast because it is so heavy. I have heard that the scarfires on it do not go very deep. The king kutter pro looks nice but is almost woods price but it weighs less. What would you recommed? How well has your box blade held up? Any input would be appreciated.

Have you looked at the Bobcat box blades? 958lbs for a 72" heavy duty box blade. :thumbsup: Bobcat says that it is ok to use behind a CT235.

 

[94BULLITT]

A bobcat box blade would be nice to have. The heavy duty one has hydraulic scarfires. I know when you get a price quote online for a tractor that box blade is $3000. I do not know how much the regular bobcat box blade is with out a new tractor purchase.

 

[JoelD]

I have woods gb 60 behind a 30hp 4000lb tractor

I've pulled rocks the size of beach balls out of the ground with it

Joel

 

[Ford tractor]

Have you looked at the Bobcat box blades? 958lbs for a 72" heavy duty box blade. :thumbsup: Bobcat says that it is ok to use behind a CT235.

Those would be good as they look to be rebadged gannon landscaper boxes. I doubt they will be cheap. Probably $2400 range with manual scar bar.

What you get would depend on what you want to do with it and the ground you will be working. We have lots of shale in some areas and heavy clay with granite rocks from fist to mack truck sized (stupid glaciers!). If you have sandy or loamy soils, it may be over kill. But you will never harm it with your tractor!

 

[MESSMAKER]

A bobcat box blade would be nice to have. The heavy duty one has hydraulic scarfires. I know when you get a price quote online for a tractor that box blade is $3000. I do not know how much the regular bobcat box blade is with out a new tractor purchase.

That is quite a price. Do you need such a beast? You should be able to find a decent BB for less than 1/2 that, probably less. You do not have the weight or the traction to generate the force needed to destroy most well built Box blades. I am not slamming your tractor at all. I just think you may be overspending.

I would buy the United again, but it is not the best. King Kutter (Heavy Duty not the regular line) is a good looking unit. Woods is hard to beat. They make some that look to be made like a tank.

 

[Swamp Yankee]

Have you considered used? I just bought an ancient, 60 inch box grader from a friend for $200. Not sure the brand, but it's a beast. There aren't a lot of moving parts on these to wear out.

 

[jake98]

I bought mine from TSC and it's held up fine. I managed to bend the mounting linkage once but it was my own fault, trying to push a stump in reverse with the box way up high.

 

[TripleR]

Buying just the right box blade at a price you can afford is harder than one would think. I will let you know just as soon as I have it down pat. Right now my preference is Land Pride and Woods, but own others that work really well too.

Contrary to some, I believe you can over buy as well as under buy though it is much less likely.

 

[94BULLITT]

That is quite a price. Do you need such a beast? You should be able to find a decent BB for less than 1/2 that, probably less. You do not have the weight or the traction to generate the force needed to destroy most well built Box blades. I am not slamming your tractor at all. I just think you may be overspending.

I would buy the United again, but it is not the best. Kingw Kutter (Heavy Duty not the regular line) is a good looking unit. Woods is hard to beat. They make some that look to be made like a tank.

I was not considering that box blade however I would like to have it, I could not jutify that price. I am leaning towards a woods or bush hog because I can buy them local

 

[94BULLITT]

Have you considered used? I just bought an ancient, 60 inch box grader from a friend for $200. Not sure the brand, but it's a beast. There aren't a lot of moving parts on these to wear out.

I would settle for a nice used one but I can't find one.

 

[nybirdman]

I purchased a Bush-Hog brand box blade...medium duty,SQ72 I think,its not right here to get a number.My tractor is 44hp and this box seems to work well with this tractor.There are not a lot of moving parts on a box blade,pretty hard to mess it up.

 

[94BULLITT]

I purchased a Bush-Hog brand box blade...medium duty,SQ72 I think,its not right here to get a number.My tractor is 44hp and this box seems to work well with this tractor.There are not a lot of moving parts on a box blade,pretty hard to mess it up.

Do the scarfires go very deep on it? I have heard that some of the scarfires on bush blades barely go in the ground.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Buying just the right box blade at a price you can afford is harder than one would think. I will let you know just as soon as I have it down pat. Right now my preference is Land Pride and Woods, but own others that work really well too.

Contrary to some, I believe you can over buy as well as under buy though it is much less likely.

I agree that one can over buy. But what do you have when you over buy? Answer, a nice piece of equipment that will stay that way. All that you are out is some money. If money is tight, then that is a big problem. If you under buy, then you have a junk piece of equipment, your out money twice, and the inconvenience of it all. The ideal situation is to be able to purchase exactly what is needed, but when in doubt I believe that a person is better off to get a better grade than one that you are not sure about.

Just my :2cents:

 

[TripleR]

I agree that one can over buy. But what do you have when you over buy? Answer, a nice piece of equipment that will stay that way. All that you are out is some money. If money is tight, then that is a big problem. If you under buy, then you have a junk piece of equipment, your out money twice, and the inconvenience of it all. The ideal situation is to be able to purchase exactly what is needed, but when in doubt I believe that a person is better off to get a better grade than one that you are not sure about.

Just my :2cents:

By "over buy", I mean too big and too heavy, not necessarily quality though that might factor in. As mentioned I prefer the top brands, but own/use others. Money was a consideration when I bought my Land Pride BB2584 for our L5030, it was about as good as I could afford. If I had not been buying other tractors and equipment, I would have considered going with the HR35 and if I ever recover financially may still get one, but my BB2584 works fine and I need/want so many other things too.

Like I said, it is a balancing act, size/weight/cost and I have not quite mastered it all and probably never will.

 

[94BULLITT]

I called the local mahindra dealer and they had a priefert box blade. It looks really nice. That is the one I am going with. 72 Inch Box Blade

 

[94BULLITT]

I got the box blade today. Today was the first time I used one. I like it really well. I like the construction of this box blade especially how the metal is braced going to the toplink hook up. The welds look really good on it too. The scarifiers will go deep in the ground, they have 4 adjustments.