Heavy duty box blades

[cecil55]

I am looking for a box blade that would be suitable to use on a 75hp tractor. I am guessing that a Cat II unit would work best. It will be used on long gravel driveways and farm laneways consisting of dirt and small to medium sized rocks. Located in Ottawa Ontario Canada. Any recommendations?

 

[Xfaxman]

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This showed up first: Category I & II Severe XTreme Duty Tractor Box Blade - Everything Attachments

 

[sd455dan]

1 more for consideration, it is also on the more expensive side

Gannon box blades- now sold by Woods

3 Point Attachments

Gannon box scrapers are the “workhorse” of the construction industry and are ideally designed for use on industrial tractors, skip loaders and agricultural tractors.

www.woodsconstructionequipment.com

 

[Xfaxman]

And with a high back, floating tailboard, manual lever lifted ripper shanks, my favorite:

 

[mopardude318]

I have a Gearmore 4G4 series 84” hydraulic ripper shanks behind my Kubota M7060. It weighs 1400 lbs.

 

[Piston]

I am looking for a box blade that would be suitable to use on a 75hp tractor. I am guessing that a Cat II unit would work best. It will be used on long gravel driveways and farm laneways consisting of dirt and small to medium sized rocks. Located in Ottawa Ontario Canada. Any recommendations?

For box blades, I can personally recommend (in order of “least heavy duty” to “most heavy duty” the Landpride 35 series (1000lbs), the frontier BB1284 -1250lbs (rebadged Gannon), and the even more heavy duty Paladin/FFC 440 (1550lbs)
These all have hydraulic scarifiers and are all cat 2 compatible.

Be careful of the so called “severe extreme” duty ratings. The one linked above weighs only 720 pounds, vs the truly heavy duty ones which are considerably heavier. Of course, that may be all you need, but just be aware.

 

[bdog]

If all you are doing is maintaining roads I would look into a LPGS. Box blades are good for some things but having owned both I would much rather have a LPGS for road maintenance.

 

[oosik]

I own a Land Pride LPGS @ 820 pounds and a Bush Hog ROBB @ 720 pounds. Both have their place and use. For driveway maintenance and repairs it's the LPGS - 95% of the time. My LPGS has manual scarrifiers.

For making new trails around my property - ~85% of the time it's the ROBB. New trails are then finished up with the LPGS.

I have no need for a 1200 pound plus land engagement implement.
If I ever do - a 50 gallon drum full of water will be a quick solution.

My 1000 pound plus Rhino rear bade is a "wanna be" road grader. Even with my hydraulic top link - still a PITA to put down a good job. It comes in to play when it's snow removal time or clearing the driveway ditches.

 

[TractorNoob85]

Not to hijack the thread but what size box blade would you guys recommend for a 45hp tractor? My local dealer sells Woods products.

 

[oosik]

Tractor Noob85. Everybody will tell you - get an implement that is - 1) a tad wider than your rear tires & 2) as heavy as your tractor and pocket book can handle. For sure - weight is your friend with land engagement implements.

I have a few land engagement implements. Rhino rear blade - Bush Hog roll over box blade( ROBB ) - Land Pride - land plane grading scraper ( LPGS ) - home made drag. Forty two years out here with a mile long gravel driveway. I've never found any of my land engagement implements lacking because they were narrower than my rear tires. I had one rear blade that was just too light to do summer maintenance on my driveway. The surface of my driveway - a mix of gravel, sand, silt & volcanic ash. Hard as concrete in the summer.

The very best implement for maintenance/repair of my driveway - the land plane grading scraper. Followed by my rear blade. I use the ROBB to create new trails here on the property. I finish these trails with the LPGS. I have 80 acres that is classified as open range land.

BTW - Woods is renouned for making excellent/heavy duty implements. You will pay for this excellence but you will get a product that will last a lifetime and beyond.

How do I determine what category/duty cycle when choosing an implement. I choose the heaviest implement my tractor can handle first - and second, what width will get the job done. And - I buy local.

Within reason - I've never worried about the width of an implement. My rear tires on the M6040 are set at 80 inches - outside to outside. Rear bade - 96 inches - - Bush Hog ROBB - 72 inches - - LPGS - 84 inches - - home made drag - - 64 inches.