Box Scraper Box blade, with hinged back....why?

[jake98]

I'm considering a box blade too. The scarifiers would have to be an advantage, as well as the side panels, over a regular back blade. I'm wondering if the side panels lessen the need for gauge wheels and sort of limit the dig in factor.
Jake

 

[jake98]

agford, i don't know how to work the quote thing, nor do i want to, but i'm asking the same question, since we didn't get an answer.. why would you get a box? just so you don't have to get off and spin the blade around? i'm as fat and lazy as the best, but i dunno... jake

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Can someone tell me why i would want a box blade over a regular blade??

If you are going to move dirt and control it. A box blade has what is called a controlled load. You scrape the dirt and and the sides allow you to take it some distance and disperse it. A rear blade uses a live load, always scraping new dirt as the dirt is always flowing off of one or both sides. Usually one side because normally you would have the blade angled so that the dirt can be controlled better.

So, because I don't know the specifics of your intended use, I can't tell you why you would want a box blade or a rear angle blade. My guess would be that for most general grading, most people use a box blade. Box blade is easier to get used to handling also.

That is the best explanation that I can come up with at this time. Maybe somebody else has a better one.

 

[jk96]

i'm asking the same question, since we didn't get an answer.. why would you get a box? just so you don't have to get off and spin the blade around? i'm as fat and lazy as the best, but i dunno... jake

I wondered the same thing until I bought mine, now about the only thing I use my regular blade is for snow removal. If you are smoothing out dirt, the rippers will break up the dirt while the back blade catches it and smooths it. Also, if filling in ruts and holes in a drive for instance, the box traps extra dirt since its not lost to the sides like a regular blade and helps fill them. One other thing is that since most 3 pt tractors like mine have a floating 3 pt with no down pressure, a regular blade will often lift over humps and uneven ground where the rippers from a box blade break it up and the back blade smooths it. One pass over uneven ground with a box blade equals about 4-5 passes with my regular blade.

I was amazed when I first started using mine. I filled in ruts and leveled a 200' dirt road in 1/10 the time it would have taken with a regular blade and with a much better finish.

 

[john_bud]

In hard, dry or compacted soils the box blade usually does better. Couple of factors. HD box blades are heavier than equal width back blades. Also, you can lower the scarifiers and rip it up.

For moving gravel and other light duty uses the $400 box blade is ok. There seems to be a few people that have progressed from light duty stuff to more digging / ripping and the light boxes tend to bend up pretty bad.

You get what you pay for - but if you don't NEED it the el cheapo delux may do you just fine for a long time.

jb

 

[agford4x4]

thanks guys! Thats exactly what i needed to know.

 

[jake98]

They convinced me too.

 

[john_bud]

Spending YOUR money makes US happy!
jb

 

[agford4x4]

I just picked up a used Woods HB72 from a guy in town.

95% of the paint is still on it, the blades are sharp, and it looks like it may have been used once. The tines are turned upside down and have never seen dirt.

This ought to do the trick.

 

[troe]

i have had my best luck with a rear blade that bolts solid, i tilt the box back on the rear blade and it picks up the inside blade so i can level out dirt, rock, and flatten everything out, if i want to cut a high spot down then i shorten my cylinder on the fly and it lowers the inside cutting edge and cuts into the rock or dirt and grades out the material. i can have a whole box of rock or dirt and tilt the box back, without raising the 3pt., and grade out all in the box. i have a 7.5 gannon high back box, it is very heavy and does a good job. just thought i would throw my 2 cent in.
have a great day
tom r