box blade question

[mike23]

I have a 2520 and have been considering a box blade. Woods or Frontier. Which one is the best? Woods is a little cheaper but is Frontier the better choice.

 

[deere4320]

I feel king kutter is the best

King Kutter Incorporated

 

[bullbreaker]

I have a 2520 and have been considering a box blade. Woods or Frontier. Which one is the best? Woods is a little cheaper but is Frontier the better choice.

Woods makes Frontier boxblades. Heres pics of one I use to own.They bring a tube mounted on them like some bush hogs.Open tube on a Frontier and youll see Woods instruction manuel.(Go to dealer)
BTW Woods makes different models/specs.depending on need,tractor, construction,etc.They paint them pretty JD's green to match.
Boone

 

[picker77]

Might be worth your time to check out the Monroe TufLine series of BB's. They are at Landscape TB Series Box Scrapers - Monroe Tufline. Mine is a TB-066 model (5-1/2 ft) and is 28 years old now, and still going strong. Stout, heavy, and extremely well built. When I sold my old Kubota and bought a new JD recently I kept the TufLine BB, it will likely outlast another half dozen tractors. Don't have any idea what one of these costs now, but whatever it is, it's a lot more than this one cost in 1982.

Photos of the box blade were taken last winter after I painted it and put fresh decals on it. After 28 years of hard work I figured the old girl deserved it.

 

[dsmau]

When I was looking around last year I almost purchased the Woods but when I compared it with a CountyLine model at TSC, I concluded that I did not need a HD box blade like the Woods. It seems like Woods and Frontier are more meant to be pulled by 3x20 and up compact as the are made like a tank. I have a 855 which is similar in size to the 2520 and this is my opinion. I always thought that bigger was better but the woods just looks overkill on a smaller tractor. Unless you are going to do a lot of very hard work with it for a very long time I do not think it is worth it.

 

[Dirtysailor]

Bought a 5" King Kutter off Craigslist for $215 and feel that I stole it. Maybe look at used?

 

[picker77]

Bought a 5" King Kutter off Craigslist for $215 and feel that I stole it. Maybe look at used?

Good point, Dirtysailor. Box blades don't have much to break in the way of moving parts, and any problem (cracked welds, bends, etc.) with a used one will be instantly apparent to the naked eye upon inspection.

 

[mike23]

I can get the woods gb60 for $525. Its cheaper than the Country Line at $ 569. I can't find anything used locally.

 

[bullbreaker]

Might be worth your time to check out the Monroe TufLine series of BB's. They are at Landscape TB Series Box Scrapers - Monroe Tufline. Mine is a TB-066 model (5-1/2 ft) and is 28 years old now, and still going strong. Stout, heavy, and extremely well built. When I sold my old Kubota and bought a new JD recently I kept the TufLine BB, it will likely outlast another half dozen tractors. Don't have any idea what one of these costs now, but whatever it is, it's a lot more than this one cost in 1982.

Photos of the box blade were taken last winter after I painted it and put fresh decals on it. After 28 years of hard work I figured the old girl deserved it.

Picker are those the original scarfiers on that box? Man that thing looks good.:thumbsup:
Boone

 

[picker77]

Picker are those the original scarfiers on that box? Man that thing looks good.:thumbsup:
Boone

Yep, they are. I think they might have been re-hardfaced once, though, by the previous owner. The hardfacing looks too perfect to have been used much. Either that or the previous owner just never used the teeth. I rarely use them myself, its life is spent at my place mostly maintaining 1/4 mile of gravel lane, half of which slopes downhill and suffers a lot during very heavy rains. It's also ballast for the loader on the new tractor. It paid for itself many, many times over behind that L295DT. I don't know how popular the Tufline stuff is across the country, but they make some danged tough implements.