CountyLine Box Blade???

[rglaser]

Huh?.. I must of bought mine before they stopped selling the HD model. Now that I think about it.. I did have to special order it, and I assumed it was a King Kutter brand, it took longer to get than I was told it would. The price was about $300.00 more than the yellow one they advertise now. Here's a poor picture of mine. (it does say County Line on it, but it's a clone of the KK brand)

That one does look beefier than mine. Also mine doesn't have the rear cutting edge hinged like that. What is the purpose of having the rear cutter hinged? All the ones I looked at were not hinged.

Thanks,
Rob Glaser

 

[Wesdor]

I agree with those suggesting you hire the backstop work done. 5 years ago I had 130 loads of dirt (20 ton trucks) brought into our house site. I used my 4310 and KK box blade to move the dirt as it was brought in, but then fell behind - even after putting 150 hours on the tractor. Eventually I had more than 50 loads piled up and knew I couldn't get it done with the tractor I had. I ended up hiring a guy with a bulldozer and he did all the work in about 4 hours. I believe I paid him $125 per hour and we were both really happy.

BTW - I still have that box blade and just used it today. The paint job on KK is never fantastic, but it is inside when not in use and holds up really well for my purposes.

 

[irwin]

That one does look beefier than mine. Also mine doesn't have the rear cutting edge hinged like that. What is the purpose of having the rear cutter hinged? All the ones I looked at were not hinged.

Thanks,
Rob Glaser

That is a good question. Here's what KK has to say....

"taken off Northern Tool site"

King Kutter's hinged back box blade is designed for rugged use by landscapers, farmers, homeowners and in light construction. Great for landscaping, land leveling, back filling, grading and many other applications. The rear cutting edge is hinged to allow deeper penetration and to eliminate the buildup of soil between the cutting edges

 

[Zmann.]

I just bought the 5' CountyLine BB this past Saturday. but I was happy to get it at $485. I

old post revival just for the heck of it .. Tractor Supply has almost no stores with these in stock and they just jacked up the price again
this puppy it is a thousand dollars now lol

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

old post revival just for the heck of it .. Tractor Supply has almost no stores with these in stock and they just jacked up the price again
this puppy it is a thousand dollars now lol

I have an old Rhino box blade that came with my tractor, but if I were in the market I would avoid the Tractor Supply model for something like
Box Blade Pinnacle Series

It appears to be a little better made. The difference being in how the lower arms attach with through pins

 

[Zmann.]

I am in the market so thank you

 

[Smokeydog]

Even a lower priced yard box can be greatly strengthened with few pieces of tubing and welding the bolt together frame together.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

Even a lower priced yard box can be greatly strengthened with few pieces of tubing and welding the bolt together frame together.

I suppose, depending on whether a person has welding skills. For those of us without that skill set, a solidly built model for a few dollars more would be the way I go.
I wa told by someone with experience that the two main thing to look for in a box blade are a replaceable cutting edges and the through pin lower arm connection vs, the side pin. The cutting edges is a no brainer, the steel the box is made of won't stand up for too long before the steel starts to erode through use.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

I am in the market so thank you

If you have never used one, there is a learning curve. The key is top link length. If your tractor has a hydraulic top link, it will be a lot easier. It took me a while to figure out with the manual adjust link I have, but now after as few adjustments for every job I am usually pretty satisfied with the results.

 

[Zmann.]

Thanks,, I did score a used land pride 1560 a few hours ago ( popped up on craigs last night )
I have been watching videos and messing around with it ,, I have hydraulics to the rear so I may get a hyd top link.

I won't need this box blade much so I was happy to get it used for 500 vs the over a grand for the county line from tractor supply
this blade looks pretty stout and has a curved moldboard that the county line did not have

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

You can't go wrong with a Land Pride. 2. You will not regret getting a hydraulic top link. With scoring the box blade for 5 you should have plenty left for the top link. Good luck and have fun.

 

[jyoutz]

Thanks Buckeyefarmer, I have been to the springboro store - only about 15 minutes from the house. What I meant was I am unfamiliar with coupons and discounts that it sounds like others get via email or regular mail. I will ask about it next time I am out that way. Should have been more clear. Thanks for taking the time to lookup the locations for me though.

-Rob Glaser

You have to sign up at the store as a member. The TSC will email you rewards periodically and also coupons.

 

[jyoutz]

Thanks,, I did score a used land pride 1560 a few hours ago ( popped up on craigs last night )
I have been watching videos and messing around with it ,, I have hydraulics to the rear so I may get a hyd top link.

I won't need this box blade much so I was happy to get it used for 500 vs the over a grand for the county line from tractor supply
this blade looks pretty stout and has a curved moldboard that the county line did not have

I bought a used land pride over 20 years ago at an equipment rental store. It was beat up and I had to replace the teeth on the rippers, but has served me well for a few hundred bucks.

 

[Zmann.]

so this one was well used also and the bars where the blades attach were bowed back a bit and the inside blade was worn down an inch

it took me an hour to get the 14 bolts out of the blades and another three to straighten the mounting area and weld some more triangles in the space between the plates but the reversible blades had never been used, and the back blade had no wear so 3 out of 4 cutting edges are good I wil only need to make 1 mounting bolt out of a carriage bolt and it will be good as new ,, just not as pretty but less than 1/2 price

 

[eddieirvine]

I am considering the CountyLine 5 ft box blade for gravel driveway expansion and maintanance, to help with moving a LOT of dirt to make a shooting backstop (scarifiers to loosen before picking up with loader), as well as general use around the property. This will be used with my B2630.

I looked at the landpride BB15 60" model and it looked to be not much more of a box blade for a lot more money. That led me to the Tractor Supply CountyLine model.

CountyLine Box Blade, 5 ft. - 2131645 | Tractor Supply Company

Before making the purchase, I wanted to get the thoughts of the folks here. I really appreciate all the useful info you all provide for new guys at tractoring like me!

Thank you for your time.

-Rob Glaser

In my opinion they are all steel boxes make for the same purpose, It is crazy what they want for the different colors! i have one buy it they are just as good as the high prices ones that are green and Orange !!

 

[Zmann.]

Agreed aside from rolled formed mold boards vs flat or angled on some , and not even sure how advantageous a rolled bold board is lol
but I do think Everything Attachments looks better built than most ( been watching their factory tour videos )

I could barely justify 500 for a used one let alone over a grand ,,

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

In my opinion they are all steel boxes make for the same purpose, It is crazy what they want for the different colors! i have one buy it they are just as good as the high prices ones that are green and Orange !!

The quality of the build and the quality of the steel would only make a difference if you had enough power to bend it. I have seen a few implements with the side pin mounts bent, which would have been impossible with the through pin mount.

 

[Zmann.]

my box blade is old enough it only has the side pin
I thought about modifying it to a thru mount but I will wait till I bend the pin

my land pride also has factory mounts for something on the back of the moldboard and I have not seen those on any other land pride

 

[FTG-05]

so this one was well used also and the bars where the blades attach were bowed back a bit and the inside blade was worn down an inch

it took me an hour to get the 14 bolts out of the blades and another three to straighten the mounting area and weld some more triangles in the space between the plates but the reversible blades had never been used, and the back blade had no wear so 3 out of 4 cutting edges are good I wil only need to make 1 mounting bolt out of a carriage bolt and it will be good as new ,, just not as pretty but less than 1/2 price

Where is the "This thread is useless without pics!" emoji?

 

[Zmann.]

sorry
you are correct I had intended to post pics but was painting it
don't bag on the paint job and I will grab some images lol