Box Scraper box blade for JD4520
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indyjim1:
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! I agree with your assessment of need. You want your box blade to be wider than your wheel width. Heavier is better. There appears to be another "rule of thumb" that you want ~ 100 - 125 pounds per foot of boxblade width, but you will get a lot of opinions about the "rule". I looked at a lot of box blades before I purchased my Woods GB60. I wanted a box blade that fit the "rule", easily adjustible scarifiers, fixed tailgate, had at minimum 3/8" endplates/sideplates, had decent paint and welds, as well as captured lower links. In my immediate area it came down to Woods, Land Pride, and Bush Hog. I went with Woods due to price. I liked the King Kutter Heavy Duty Box Blades (also cheaper ). They seemed to be more robust than their standard issue box blades, but they had a floating tailgate. Jay
Welcome to TBN
! I agree with your assessment of need. You want your box blade to be wider than your wheel width. Heavier is better. There appears to be another "rule of thumb" that you want ~ 100 - 125 pounds per foot of boxblade width, but you will get a lot of opinions about the "rule". I looked at a lot of box blades before I purchased my Woods GB60. I wanted a box blade that fit the "rule", easily adjustible scarifiers, fixed tailgate, had at minimum 3/8" endplates/sideplates, had decent paint and welds, as well as captured lower links. In my immediate area it came down to Woods, Land Pride, and Bush Hog. I went with Woods due to price. I liked the King Kutter Heavy Duty Box Blades (also cheaper ). They seemed to be more robust than their standard issue box blades, but they had a floating tailgate. Jay
