Gannon Ek42 box blade

[94BULLITT]

How much does a gannon ek42 weigh?

 

[PhysAssist]

How much does a gannon ek42 weigh?

If you search for posts by Tom_H, he owned one, and posted that he was pretty sure it weighed 500# or more.

Our 48" Gannon Earthcavator Roll-Over BB weighs around 492#, and is awesome in use.

 

[94BULLITT]

Thanks, I'll do that. I'll also try googling for a owners manual.

 

[94BULLITT]

Thanks PhysAssist, I found it.:cool2:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/143543-down-pressure-kit-2.html (post #12)

I was hoping to find some pics of one on a BX. I know I saw them on here before.

 

[jeff9366]

I pull a 630 pound/60" "Bush Hog" (made in India) Rollover Box Blade behind my Kubota B3300SU. (( 33-hp/1,800 lbs., industrial tires )) No drama going forward with either the rippers or scraping/pulling dirt. However, when I bulldoze in reverse I get nervous about the potential to bend the lift arms, which of course are engineered to PULL, not push. I ordered rigid, pin adjustable "check chains" from Stabilworks in hope that this reinforcement will relieve my apprehension.

Kubota tractor stabilizers Kubota [url]www.stabilworks.com - YouTube[/url]

I do not know about stress on Rollover Box Blades Vs. "normal" box blades but be sensitive to the POTENTIAL for stressing your lift arms operating in reverse with a heavy box blade.

 

[94BULLITT]

Nice boxblade Jeff.

 

[PhysAssist]

[QUOTE=94BULLITT;3096887]Thanks PhysAssist, I found it.:cool2:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/143543-down-pressure-kit-2.html (post #12)
I was hoping to find some pics of one on a BX. I know I saw them on here before.[/QUOTE]

Hey Roger,

You're entirely welcome to my poor efforts.

I'dve posted a link, but wasn't near a desktop, and one've the things I've not learned yet is the copy and paste on my Tab.

I'm just happy to be able to help at all.

Thomas

PS: Did I remember to say congrats on the new toy and welcome to the dwindling Gannon-owners family?

T

 

[PhysAssist]

I pull a 630 pound/60" "Bush Hog" (made in India) Rollover Box Blade behind my Kubota B3300SU. (( 33-hp/1,800 lbs., industrial tires )) No drama going forward with either the rippers or scraping/pulling dirt. However, when I bulldoze in reverse I get nervous about the potential to bend the lift arms, which of course are engineered to PULL, not push. I ordered rigid, pin adjustable "check chains" from Stabilworks in hope that this reinforcement will relieve my apprehension.

Kubota tractor stabilizers Kubota [URL="http://www.stabilworks.com"]www.stabilworks.com - YouTube[/URL]

I do not know about stress on Rollover Box Blades Vs. "normal" box blades but be sensitive to the POTENTIAL for stressing your lift arms operating in reverse with a heavy box blade.

Jeff,

You are too right!

There have been numerous threads showing the crimpy things you can do to your BB mounts AND 3-pt arms by backing "uncarefully".

I doubt the Roll-overs are any more or less prone to this, but in any case, the only pushing we do with our B2320 is with the FEL.

In my reading, the rear blade is mostly meant to be used as a smoothing finishing tool, not a dozer.

I hope that those telescoping stabilizers do help keep your tractor safe- I've been eyeing them too :thumbsup:.

But we all seem to learn more reliably and best [if not usually cheaply] from our own mistakes.

Thomas

 

[94BULLITT]

Thanks PhysAssist, I found it.:cool2:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/143543-down-pressure-kit-2.html (post #12)
I was hoping to find some pics of one on a BX. I know I saw them on here before.

Hey Roger,

You're entirely welcome to my poor efforts.

I'dve posted a link, but wasn't near a desktop, and one've the things I've not learned yet is the copy and paste on my Tab.

I'm just happy to be able to help at all.

Thomas

PS: Did I remember to say congrats on the new toy and welcome to the dwindling Gannon-owners family?

T

Unfortunately I don't have a gannon. I sold my king kutter xb, I never liked the looks of it on the tractor. I am looking for one at least 400lbs. I would like to find a gannon. There is only one I can find and it is far away and they want a premium price. It looks like the cutting edges are wore out.

What kind of tablet do you have, I may be able to tell you how to copy and paste.

 

[DT86]

You sold something because you didn't like the way it LOOKED on your tractor?? Can I borrow some money?

 

[94BULLITT]

You sold something because you didn't like the way it LOOKED on your tractor?? Can I borrow some money?

Yeah it made the BX's butt look big :rotfl:

It just kinda looked like a elephant carrying a ant. The lift arm attachments were low on it so if I went over a bump the BB would come off the ground with the 3PH all the way down so it wasn't that useful. I guess it was more geared toward a BX with a limited cat 1. I made money off of it too

 

[jeff9366]

I found my Bush Hog Rollover Box Blade by creating a search on eBay for ROLLOVER BOX BLADE, within 250 miles of my home, with e-mail notification. It took six months before enticing new-old-stock ROBB popped up. I purchased it, BUY IT NOW, not on auction, from a Deere dealership in Athens, Georgia for $599 + $140 freight.

If a 60" Gannon Earthcavator had popped up I would have bid on it.

If you create a search for GANNON BOX BLADE both the Gannon Rollover and "regular" box blades will show up. You want pretty broad eBay search perimeters to cover both agricultural and industrial sectors.

I used the word "bulldoze" to describe pushing dirt in reverse. Of course it is NOT bulldozing it is smoothing. Even with our rock-free sandy-loam in these parts I worry about potential to bend my lift arms because the box fills very rapidly with dirt in reverse.

With its weight of 630 pounds ROBB cuts nice going forward.

 

[KYDan]

Dirt Dog makes a good heavy rollover box blade and it is reasonably priced. I have their 6' box blade on my MX5100 and it works great. The 6' box is 850 lbs. + or -. Rollovers are great! I think Dirt Dog makes the boxes for Bush Hog as well.

 

[Bigfoot62]

Hey, Guys,

Just a "heads-up" on the Gannon Roll-overs:
Before they were Gannon, the manufacturer was Gill. Same great BB. Watch CL, the want ad papers, etc, for a Gill. And they were also sold under the Woods brand name. Do a web search for "roll over blade" and you will see a bunch of them.
We discussed this on another thread, but I've used my 6' Gill behind a 100 hp tractor. I really don't know if you can hurt it. Great piece of equipment. :thumbsup:

 

[jeff9366]

Monroe Tuffline also has ROBB's in their lineup. Looks very similar to my Bush Hog ROBB, but Tufline units have bolt-on ripping teeth; mine are crimped on the shanks. My guess is many ROBB's currently available are imported from one implement factory in India. There is nothing wrong with the quality of my imported Bush Hog ROBB.

 

[94BULLITT]

I found my Bush Hog Rollover Box Blade by creating a search on eBay for ROLLOVER BOX BLADE, within 250 miles of my home, with e-mail notification. It took six months before enticing new-old-stock ROBB popped up. I purchased it, BUY IT NOW, not on auction, from a Deere dealership in Athens, Georgia for $599 + $140 freight.

If a 60" Gannon Earthcavator had popped up I would have bid on it.

If you create a search for GANNON BOX BLADE both the Gannon Rollover and "regular" box blades will show up. You want pretty broad eBay search perimeters to cover both agricultural and industrial sectors.

I used the word "bulldoze" to describe pushing dirt in reverse. Of course it is NOT bulldozing it is smoothing. Even with our rock-free sandy-loam in these parts I worry about potential to bend my lift arms because the box fills very rapidly with dirt in reverse.

With its weight of 630 pounds ROBB cuts nice going forward.

I will set up a search with email notification for a box blade on ebay, I did not know you could do that.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Hey, Guys,

Just a "heads-up" on the Gannon Roll-overs:
Before they were Gannon, the manufacturer was Gill. Same great BB. Watch CL, the want ad papers, etc, for a Gill. And they were also sold under the Woods brand name. Do a web search for "roll over blade" and you will see a bunch of them.
We discussed this on another thread, but I've used my 6' Gill behind a 100 hp tractor. I really don't know if you can hurt it. Great piece of equipment. :thumbsup:

I think that you may be wrong about that. Gannon started business in 1948-49 and Gill started in 1965. Gannon sold out to Woods around 2000 I believe Gill did the same . If a person knows what to look for, you can see the difference in the different makes. Gannon was the best IMO.

 

[94BULLITT]

I think that you may be wrong about that. Gannon started business in 1948-49 and Gill started in 1965. Gannon sold out to Woods around 2000 I believe Gill did the same . If a person knows what to look for, you can see the difference in the different makes. Gannon was the best IMO.

My Woods HBL84 is a Gill. At a quick glance it looks identical to a Tufline GB4 but they are completely different. I guess they all copy each others basic design.