Rotary Cutter Bush Hog 70-06 or Woods HBL72-2 blade on B3200?

Verticaltrx · Dec 31, 2009

I'm looking to purchase a new rear blade in the near future and would like something pretty heavy for dirt work. If I can find a good used one I would like either a Woods HBL72-2 or Bush Hog 70-06 blade. The Woods weighs 530lbs and I imagine the Bush Hog is similar. This should be within the capabilities of the B3200 and my Jubilee, but that is a much heavier blade than most people seem to run on these tractors. I would be using it for grading, back filling, maintaining gravel roads, ditching, as well as snow removal. Anyone have any insight on this combo?

If I end up buying new I might go for a Leinbach SO-6. It isn't quite as nice as the two aforementioned blades, but it is still fairly heavy at almost 400lbs and the $500 price tag is nice too.

Thoughts, comments, etc?

Thanks.

Diamondpilot · Dec 31, 2009

I run a 7' Woods and love it. Not one issue. I first bought a 6' Howse or something like that and broke it in half 2 times with my 284 Jinma. I went for a 7' unit the second time around because the 6' would not cover my wheel tracks when angles aggressively.

I think mine is called a RB-7

Chris

dapper · Jan 2, 2010

Verti,
just before Christmas I was in the same place you were. I have a 8ft Rhino, which is as heavy duty as they come, and I was looking for 7 ft blade to use behind my NH3430. The 3430 has about 45hp, and that is what I wanted to use it on. I have a light 6 ft blade, but it just barley cut the tractor tracks straight, and would not if it was angled. One thing I was after was the offset feature, and this is a little harder to find, but VERY handy. I did all the comparisons, and I decided i wanted the Bush Hog 70-07. The 70-07 is the 7 foot version of the 6 ft one you are looking at. I found what I thought was a good deal for mid OH. and went to pick it up. When I got to the lot, they had the Bush Hog 70-07, 50-07, and 35-07 to compare side by side. The 35 series is the light duty, 50 series mid duty, and 70 heavy duty series. Since I already have the 8 ft Rhino blade, I felt I could get away with a medium duty for a second blade. I chose the medium duty 50-07. This is a well made medium duty blade and will work fine on my 3430, and also on my TN65 if I don't' try to overdue what it is built for. The 70-07, Was a NICE blade. Heave, and has all the features: swivel, tilt, and offset. Definitely what I would call Heavy Duty. If I had only one blade, I would have chosen the 70-07 for the extra steel. The Woods blade compares nicely to the Bush Hog, and price being equal, would in my opinion, both be equally good choices for a heavy duty general purpose rear blades.
Would I put this heavy of a blade on a Jubilee?? I ran a 600 for years, and I would say that the 70-06 blade is at the upper end of what I would want on the Ford. My old 600 would have lifted it, but that would be a Big bit for the old girl. Depends on what kind of dirt your digging. I don't know about our B3200, but HP is about same I believe. I don't think you would have to worry about hurting the blade with either of these tractors.
Bottom line, see if you can find either one of the blades you looking for on CList or classifieds and save a buck, you can't go wrong. If you get a chance to take a look at the 50-06 series of the Bush Hog, you may be impressed, and $$ ahead for that next new toy, I mean tool!

fishhead · Jan 3, 2010

I have the hbl-72-2 on my 3030 and love it- had a landpride 1572 and it was no where near stout enough- I believe the b3200 is almost the same as my tractor so a couple of points to be careful with- the cat 1 arms are not physically as high when raised as on a larger tractor so with any of the taller moldboard blades you may need to use a shorter top link to get the thing off the ground- in my case i went with top and tilt- almost a must for grading, too i got the guide wheel kit which really helps smooth things out over just the blade itself- once the drive freezes i pull it so i can push back the banks better in reverse- the tilt and offset features are great- I have found i really need my 4 wheel chains to use the blade and even then the tractor will crab at times. Without the loader or blower on front it wheelies with ease.

CURIOUSGEORGE · Jan 3, 2010

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I have a CountyLine TRB-72-YK on a B3200.
I know these aren't as heavy as The woods or the Bush Hog, but My .02 is the width is perfect on the B. I wouldn't go wider or narrower.
If you go narrower, & put wheel spacers on it might not cover tracks.
You're B3200 will handle the weight & might be a good counter balance for you're loader.
I had my blade on my To 35 Ferguson & depending on the wheel spacing and blade at extreme angle, it wouldn't quite cover tracks if grading.
Not sure why, but that blade width with load was just pushing my Massey Ferguson.

Verticaltrx · Jan 4, 2010

Well, I bought a blade today and it wasn't any of the aforementioned ones. After going to several dealers and looking at the HBL-72, RB-72, 35-06 and 50-06 I decided that they were all more than I wanted to spend right now. I called up Leinbachs down in Winston Salem and they had numerous different models in stock. I ended up getting a LBR-6, which is a little heavier duty version of their standard blade. It doesn't really tilt (except for moving the hitch pin location), but the quality was exceptional compared to King Cutter, County Line etc, and the price was right at only $250. It was also built pretty heavy, it weighs 282lbs which is almost as much as the Woods RB-72. I also picked up a 1500lb boom pole, so they took off another 5%, $341.00 out the door for both wasn't bad. I might take the money I saved and put it into building a six-way front blade for the B3200, which would be a better tool for grading than a rear blade IMO.