Gannon/Woods HD4272 hydraulic box blade

[biggziff]

I have a buddy with a HD4272 hydraulic box blade he wants to sell me. It's in like new condition. I'm assuming these are the king daddy of box blades. Anything to look out for?

1140 pounds, cat 1/2, 40-80 hp tractors according to Woods.

Thanks

 

[TripleR]

Yes, in my opinion at least. I have a Land Pride HR3584 and it's very similar. We have a Woods rotary cutter and it has held up well.

 

[biggziff]

Yes, in my opinion at least. I have a Land Pride HR3584 and it's very similar. We have a Woods rotary cutter and it has held up well.

May I ask what tractor you pull it with?

 

[BukitCase]

You're right about the quality, but you may find out what "tail wagging the dog" means - I have an original Gannon (actually MADE by gannon) 80", run it on the back of my (NOT compact) Allis 160 - the Allis weighs literally a TON more than your Kioti (if that's what your intention is) - I have just under 600 pounds of front weights on the Allis, and there are times when the front wheels STILL get a bit light -

That's usually only when I end up with a full box, with some sod or roots that keep the box from dumping when I raise the blade - when I had only 400 lbs on the front, the wheelies would happen just going up a hill. In all fairness, I DO have a QH on the tractor, which shifts implements back about 4-1/2" and DOES make a difference - still, that box blade wouldn't have to work TOO hard to stop your tractor -

Things that would help -

If your tractor has a FEL, pick up a fairly full bucket of material and keep the FEL curled and BELOW your line of sight; that'll balance things better, + give your front wheels better traction.

Don't use a QH with the blade, a full box that doesn't wanna dump can exceed your lift capabilities even WITHOUT the extra 4-5" on the hitch.

If you haven't already, add TnT (Hyd toplink and side link) - those will REALLY bring out all the possibilities of that implement.

There are multiple versions of those blades - mine is the one with hinged rear blade - it has the option of being locked DOWN - if yours is that version (AND you have TnT) you may find you leave it locked DOWN - this lets you tilt the blade to the rear, which raises up the FRONT blade and floats the implement on the REAR blade (DIG less, SMOOTH more)

There's an excellent "beginner's guide" to running a box blade on here;
https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...e-using-box-blade.html?highlight=beginner+box

Don't worry about hurting that blade, just your tractor - the PLUS side is, you can trade up your tractor a LONG ways and not hafta get a new box blade
HTH... Steve

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I have a buddy with a HD4272 hydraulic box blade he wants to sell me. It's in like new condition. I'm assuming these are the king daddy of box blades. Anything to look out for?

1140 pounds, cat 1/2, 40-80 hp tractors according to Woods.

Thanks

More than likely it will be a bit much for your CK4010HST. So unless he gives you a "really" good price, not sure that it would be the best alternative for your application.

Good luck. :thumbsup:

 

[TripleR]

May I ask what tractor you pull it with?

Kubota L5740HSTC and M8540HDC and I agree with Brian.

 

[biggziff]

More than likely it will be a bit much for your CK4010HST. So unless he gives you a "really" good price, not sure that it would be the best alternative for your application.

Good luck. :thumbsup:

$800

Other than some surface rust it's in great shape. The scarifiers and blades look almost unused. It does have the hinged rear blade.

I'll need to bush it to Cat 1 size for the pins unless there's a better way to do that?

 

[TripleR]

Mine cost close to 3k best I remember.

 

[biggziff]

Mine cost close to 3k best I remember.

I was looking at a Land Pride BB2572 which is not hydraulic. They wanted $1500+ tax here for that. $950+ tax for the BB1272 which is a lightweight unit. Seems like this is worth a shot.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

$800

Other than some surface rust it's in great shape. The scarifiers and blades look almost unused. It does have the hinged rear blade.

I'll need to bush it to Cat 1 size for the pins unless there's a better way to do that?

For that price I would buy it and I have ZERO reason to have it other than to resell it and make some extra $$$$.

Try it, if it works for you, then GREAT. If it's simply to much implement for what you have, you can always sell it and get enough to get a 65" unit that fits your needs better.