Dozer Blade Question

[dustycoyote]

I am looking to purchase a dozer blade for my tractor and am wondering which brand to buy. I am considering either the Husqvarna/craftsman blade or a BercoMac. On the Bercomac I am also wondering if I should get the manual or electric controled unit. I am leaning toward the manual.

This is specifically for the dozer blade for garden tractors, not the snow blade for lawn tractors. I am looking to put this on a Husqvarna, which is the same as a Craftsman GT.

I would like to know if anyone has any experience with any of them and can recommend or caution me.

Just FYI, If I go with the Husky/Craftsman blade I would most likely buy it from Sears just because they have a better price generally than Husky dealers do.

Thanks for any help.

 

[PILOON]

I could be mistaken but suspect that for a garden tractor those blades are meant to push snow and not a 'dozer', like piles of earth.
The traction and lack of weight being being the main issue.
Even pushing snow is more than the average 2WD garden tractor can handle.
Heck a 4WD ATV has a tough time with snow!

 

[Blade Breaker]

I agree with PILOON. The results from a blade for a garden tractor may disappoint you. What do you plan to do with this blade? If your looking to move snow get a snow blower for your tractor.

 

[Fluid]

I have a dozer blade for my Gravely 8179-G with hydro lift and it's heavy enough to push dirt, but most are too light duty to do much of any dirt work. I have a down pressure rod that runs off the hydro that uses the weight of the tractor which is about 1,000 lbs plus I have 170 lbs of wheel weights and my tires are loaded with 190 lbs RV antifreeze.

 

[Ken45101]

Years ago, I used a blade on a Wheel Horse to spread a load of topsoil. Well, it was better than shoveling it by hand although probably no faster!

One major problem is that all the forward weight of the blade takes the weight off of the rear tractor wheels and there is very little traction for doing any work. That little thing needed tire chains even for plowing snow (with weights added to the rear to help traction.)

I don't think the very limited usefulness justifies the cost. YMMV