Blades on a box blade

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A while back Travis and I got into a spat about Ansung posting incorrect weight data about there tilllers, but what impressed me is that Travis changed his website immediately while Ansung months later still is giving miss information. I might of been a little snarky about the conversation and Travis might of thought I would never buy his product but I did, and even if it did not come out perfect that does not mean I will stop buying EA products. Travis, what you need to understand is that we are not here to bash your product, but to give friendly advice about issues to improve your product. We here at TBN want you guys to be successful, we are all Americans and want to support American companies. If I can give some friendly advice, when we talk about an issue like the mounting surface not being flat instead of saying that's our standard we are more interested in finding out if there is another way of manufacturing that (V) so it will remain flat. I think that is what bothers me the most as a consumer that this issue is being ignored. Maybe those extra support gussets should be stich welded instead of full beads so there won't be so much welding stress on the (V). or your engineers can think of another way to relieve the stress involved when welding to keep it flat.

Travis, don't take this personal, enjoy your weekend, and just know that we are all supporting you and EA, and will continue to buy your products and enjoy in watching your company grow and evolve into something great. :)
 
/ Blades on a box blade #102  
Hello TBN members, need some advice. Owners of box blades: How straight, flat, or parallel do you expect your blades to be. I bought a new box blade and when I bolted the blades to the box they have a curve to them along the length, if I was to hold a level on the bottom of the blade it is not flat. Is this anything to be concerned about or do the blades get ground flat when you use then. I have no experience with box blades so you input is appreciated.

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Question I have for you all, did you check your box blade to see if the blade was flat or are you just assuming it is. My opinion is that it should be dead flat since you're using it for grading purposes, but I don't know what the industry standard is.

Getting back to the original question and thinking back over the times that I have used box blades over the last 32 years, a blade with a curve of up to an inch in the middle would not be a problem in the finished result.

I don't know what you will be using yours for, but here are some of my uses:

Can you tell if the blade is curved?

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Hello XFaxman, from those pictures, no I cannot see a curve.
 
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Need some info: I was about to mount the second blade on my box scraper and noticed that the square portion of the bolt will not fit through the hole in the box scraper and if you match up the square part of the bolt with the square part of the hole in the blade, the square part of the bolt extends out the back side of the blade and bottoms out on the hole before the blade and box scraper make contact.

I wouldn't think that they would want you to suck that square part of the bolt through the round hole, that is pretty thick steel. If you don't match up the square you will be able to tighten them up flush but the whole point of the square is to keep it from spinning. Anyone have any suggestions.
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Need some info: I was about to mount the second blade on my box scraper and noticed that the square portion of the bolt will not fit through the hole in the box scraper and if you match up the square part of the bolt with the square part of the hole in the blade, the square part of the bolt extends out the back side of the blade and bottoms out on the hole before the blade and box scraper make contact.

I wouldn't think that they would want you to suck that square part of the bolt through the round hole, that is pretty thick steel. If you don't match up the square you will be able to tighten them up flush but the whole point of the square is to keep it from spinning. Anyone have any suggestions

Oh wow.

Did EA supply these bolts?

The bolts obviously don't match the cutters. Bummer.

I think if you try to tighten those until you pull the cutter tight against the frame you'll risk pulling the heads off.

Oh wow. Maybe someone that has removed the cutters on their EA BB can chime in with what they experienced. Bummer.
 
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Yes EA did supply the bolts, I think why I was able to mount it up flush the first time is because I did not notice the squares not lining up so as I did my final tightening the bolt spun, the squares aligned and the bolt got loose, then I noticed the problem.
 
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Is it possible the bolts are a size too small???

This would allow the head to go farther into the cutter??

Do they fit the hole in the frame as they should?
 
/ Blades on a box blade #109  
In other words, can you scrounge up a larger size bolt and stick it thru the hole in the frame?
 
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When the bolt is in the yellow blade, how far from the surface of the blade is the top of the head? To me it almost looks like the holes are to deep in the blade.

Just saw your pic. Looks good to me.
 
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When the bolt is in the yellow blade, how far from the surface of the blade is the top of the head? To me it almost looks like the holes are to deep in the blade.

When the bolts started sucking up tight they did look like they were getting sucked below the surface more than they should be
 
/ Blades on a box blade #113  
Those bolts look right in the cutter. They also appear to be the right size for the hole punched in the frame.

Sorry, I don't have an answer for this problem. But it has to be addressed.

Maybe take a bolt with you to the hardware store and compare it to the bolts they have. These are called "plow bolts". Not sounding condescending, just clarifying. What I would be looking at is the depth of the square portion. Maybe you can find a set of bolts that won't extend thru the cutters. :(
 
/ Blades on a box blade #114  
Need some info: I was about to mount the second blade on my box scraper and noticed that the square portion of the bolt will not fit through the hole in the box scraper

Powder coat is much thicker than paint. You may have to remove it from the holes to get the bolts to seat.
Are you sure the curve in the one blade is not due to mis fit from the powder coat?
 
/ Blades on a box blade #115  
Powder coat is much thicker than paint. You may have to remove it from the holes to get the bolts to seat.
Are you sure the curve in the one blade is not due to mis fit from the powder coat?

This problem is NOT caused by powder coat.

The problem is the bolts are seating too deeply.
 
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You might have a point.
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When the bolt is in the yellow blade, how far from the surface of the blade is the top of the head? To me it almost looks like the holes are to deep in the blade.

Just saw your pic. Looks good to me.

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Powder coat is much thicker than paint. You may have to remove it from the holes to get the bolts to seat.
Are you sure the curve in the one blade is not due to mis fit from the powder coat?

Thanks for your suggestions but this is looking like an issue of the holes being drilled to deep in the blades.

Wet paints are applied in thicknesses of 0.5 to 1 mil (a mil is one one-thousandths of an inch, or 0.001-inch). Powder coat is applied in thicknesses of 2 to 6 mils for decorative finishes or 6 to 10 mils (and thicker) for functional finishes.
 
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