First box blade use

[amarsh64]

Finally got around to hooking up our new box blade. I think I will adjust the 3 point arms a bit more to gain a bit more height . Other than that it seems to work fairly well . I had a partial load of shale spread around nicely in about 15 minutes . This thing is good fun to use . Lots more to do with it in the spring.

 

[MF243RedTop]

Nice work .. box blades can be really handy.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Looks great! Box blades make a lot of jobs much easier for sure!

 

[Doug62]

Finally got around to hooking up our new box blade. I think I will adjust the 3 point arms a bit more to gain a bit more height . Other than that it seems to work fairly well . I had a partial load of shale spread around nicely in about 15 minutes . This thing is good fun to use . Lots more to do with it in the spring.

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What kind of grapple do you have sitting there?

 

[amarsh64]

What kind of grapple do you have sitting there?

It's a Blue Diamond 66" light duty grapple . Very well built attachment IMHO

 

[oosik]

Good job!!! You got the hang of it .........

 

[CoyPatton]

Not sure how high you have the BB lifted in this photo

but shortening the the top link will increase the aggressiveness of the inside cutting edge driving forward, while lengthening the top link increases the aggressiveness of the rear cutting edge while driving in reverse.
Shortening the top link will also provide a bit of additional height to the rear of the BB when raising the 3ph.
A BB is one implement that greatly benefits from a quickly adjustable top link (hydraulic) as frequent changes affect how it performs. Short top link digs aggressively going forward, while a longer top link spreads out material and lets the rear cutting edge smooth the released material while going forward. It can be done with a manual top link but not near as quickly or simply.
I have no ideal if you have rear remotes (could not tell in photo) but you may be able to route a set of hoses to the rear from your 3rd function to run a top link.

 

[amarsh64]

Not sure how high you have the BB lifted in this photo
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but shortening the the top link will increase the aggressiveness of the inside cutting edge driving forward, while lengthening the top link increases the aggressiveness of the rear cutting edge while driving in reverse.
Shortening the top link will also provide a bit of additional height to the rear of the BB when raising the 3ph.
A BB is one implement that greatly benefits from a quickly adjustable top link (hydraulic) as frequent changes affect how it performs. Short top link digs aggressively going forward, while a longer top link spreads out material and lets the rear cutting edge smooth the released material while going forward. It can be done with a manual top link but not near as quickly or simply.
I have no ideal if you have rear remotes (could not tell in photo) but you may be able to route a set of hoses to the rear from your 3rd function to run a top link.

Hi CoyPatton. I do have 2 sets of rear remotes and a hydraulic top link is on my list of needs for the tractor.
I have the 3 point all the way up or very close to it in that picture.
If you look in the pic I have posted here you will see that my 2 side links have 2 more settings each to raise the arms higher. Then I will readjust the top link as needed.
Right now the blade is set to smooth out the shale while going forward and not dig in .
Thanks for the tips , much appreciated .