Extra weight on a scrape blade

[lancem]

When I use a scrape blade with my ym2000 it just bounces along on top of the dirt. I am thinking about adding a bracket on to the blade so I can hang a few suitcase weights on it. Any thoughts?

 

[careyo63]

Sounds like a Typ. Scrape blade Prob. If so your be hanging weights on it. The 3pt. only has pressure up not down. My BB will do the same on my gravel Dr. until I loosen it up and the weight of the Gravel will hold it down. Thats were I'll even drop the forks to make it squicker.

 

[RDrancher]

More weight will make the blade work a lot better. My old scraper blade even has a four hole bracket on the back for mounting weights or a weight box. I don't use it much so I haven't bothered.

 

[winston1]

Here is what I added to mine. I made the weights to hang on the front of my tractor but later bought a couple of suitcase weights so these got moved to my blade. They weigh about 50 lbs each. 200 lbs on there definitely makes a difference.

 

[Scotty Dive]

I took a similiar approach with suit case weights so I could use them on my back blade and to add more weight to a box blade. I drilled and tapped the weights which allows it to slip on both attachments and lock them in place.

 

[lancem]

Thanks for the ideas. I will post some pictures after I am done.

 

[clemsonfor]

You could also get a rod and wed it on and hang old workout barbell weights, there usually cheap at thrift stores.

 

[Car Doc]

I put 350lbs on my box blade and that made it a useable attachment. Before it was a skipper not a ripper unless it was almost muddy. I need to hold it back now or it will cut more than I want sometimes.

 

[Pete Judd]

On the land plane that I built, I built a rack on top to hold 6 cement blocks, just under the max lift on my 186D. Works great.

 

[94BULLITT]

Did you try adjusting the toplink?

 

[deepNdirt]

Did you try adjusting the toplink?

I wasn't going to chime in on this one being I never have used a " scrape blade " But I would say unless the scrape the OP is using is a el-cheap-o scrape, he should be able to achieve better ground engagement through adjusting the top link in order to get the correct pitch to the blade,
even though I personally have not used a scrape-blade (not really had any call for one), Though many years ago when tractors were used in landscaping business I watched them around the new homes when prepping the finish grade, I've seen where they swing the blade 180* in order to float/drag the top soil, I don't think I recall seeing anyone actually use a scrape blade to do any serious digging, But I guess with enough weight it would dig,
My neighbor had a tractor with a scrape blade, about once each year he would scrape his 500 ft driveway, I think it was just to fill in the pot-holes and drag the gravel from the edge back into the driveway where it is most needed, I drag our driveway with my FEL pulling backward, It seems to me that the blade being backward works pretty well, instead of having the blade dig in, Just my:2cents:

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Be very careful about adding weight to your back blade/scraper as you can bend your A-frame supports to the top link, making it impossible to raise or lower your blade.
Better to lengthen the top link to increase the angle the blade digs in at; or angle the blade to get more of a cutting action instead of just a scraping one.