Box Blade alternatives to EA?

[davisgary2]

That King Kutter looks good. $267 shipping to me, unfortunately.

Do you have a Runnings store near you? My runnings ordered my king kutter rear blade. Picked up at the store no charge for shipping.

 

[Xfaxman]

Also there there are two basic types, Standard and High Back:

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If you have a big tractor you might like the High Back.

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Define "big"

I should have said big dirt moving jobs, since a narrower High Back BB would work well on a small tractor.

I've got a Kioti CK4010. I assume that doesn't meet the definition of big?

Your tractor was not in your Profile when I posted.

Glad to see Location and Tractor filled in now.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Do you own and use one?

Not the Dirt Dog brand, I have 3 Gannon ROBBs, an 81" unit, a 65" unit and a 36" unit for the garden tractor. Gannon stopped building them when they shut down the factory in California back in 2006 if memory serves correctly.

I also have a 72" Gannon with hydraulic actuated rippers, bought because the price was to good to pass up.

 

[biggziff]

Regardless of what you buy, look close to ensure you can hook it with a quick hitch. Many implements still have a plate or bolt in the way. I have a new heavy duty John Deere (Frontier) Blade and love it. On or off the tractor in less than 15 seconds from my seat. Priceless.

Thanks for that, I've been watching videos regarding the quick hitch and already bought one at hobo freight.

 

[biggziff]

Do you have a Runnings store near you? My runnings ordered my king kutter rear blade. Picked up at the store no charge for shipping.

Unfortunately, no. We get Agway, Tractor Supply and a few tractor dealers like JD (1), Kioti (2) and a few Kubota.

 

[biggziff]

Your tractor was not in your Profile when I posted.

Glad to see Location and Tractor filled in now.

Thanks. Saw your post about 100 HP or more. I assumed big meant bigger than what I bought!

 

[biggziff]

Not the Dirt Dog brand, I have 3 Gannon ROBBs, an 81" unit, a 65" unit and a 36" unit for the garden tractor. Gannon stopped building them when they shut down the factory in California back in 2006 if memory serves correctly.

I also have a 72" Gannon with hydraulic actuated rippers, bought because the price was to good to pass up.

I saw videos on those Gannons. They look fantastic!

 

[sd455dan]

I saw videos on those Gannons. They look fantastic!

re edit:

Gannons are sold under Woods as the (Construction) class of BB at their site

Not sure if they ever changed the 3 point hook up doubt my gannon has the ability to be "quick hitched"

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I saw videos on those Gannons. They look fantastic!

These are what were very commonly used on commercial-industrial tractors back before the hydraulic actuated rippers were available-more common. They are a good compromise between the now commercial hydraulic actuated 1000lb + box blades and the std manually set each ripper individually box blades.

With a simple pull of the ripper lever that is reached from the tractor seat, the box rotates around to provide the other functions provided with this type of unit as well as being relatively heavy duty compared to most std box blades. This all happens in literally seconds without ever having to stop and get off the tractor.

The ROBB costs a bit more than a good std box blade, but are what I consider a very good compromise for weight and cost to the commercial hydraulic actuated ripper box blades typically sold today.

My personal recommendation would be to get a 65" Dirt Dog ROBB painted either black or orange. They will paint them other than the std yellow, just need to ask. :thumbsup:

 

[Fallon]

I have an ancient Gannon (non-rollover), 72 or 74" & it's very nice. Kept an eye on Craigslist for a while to find it. Main issues are it's not QH compatible (need to add adjust the toplink) & the scarfier levers are worn & sloppy. I want to change it over to hydraulic actuation & make it QH compatible, but havent gotten to it yet.

At any rate I upgraded from a 72" King Kutter. Huge upgrade despite going from a 2 year old impliment to a 20+ year old impliment. Weight matters. The KK was ok, but needed extra weight on hard ground.

From what I've seen most farm store impliments are in the same class. TSC sources their County Line from Tarter & KK. It all depends on when & where you get them. They arent bad, but for my 5k lbs machine I wanted a heavier blade. I did a lot of work & digging with my KK on my L3200 (3k lbs machinel, but upgraded when I found a good deal on the Gannon around the time I upgraded to the L4060 as well.