I will need to look at it to see if I can figure out what it is. I was more concerned about condition and adjustability than the model name. The blade tilt is less important now as I am setting up a top and tilt so I can do it from the operators seat.
Hitch pin size
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TMGT
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Mines a Leinbach, great blade. It was a NC based company. I believe Everything Attachments bought them or took them over at some point?
Those of you who have one of these scraper blades is your pin fitment loose like mine? Like a 3/4" pin is very loose but a 7/8" pin just barely won't fit.
I'm in the process of lubing and making sure the bolts are all tight to put this thing in service. I hope the learning curve is not too difficult as I have never used one of these yet
I'm in the process of lubing and making sure the bolts are all tight to put this thing in service. I hope the learning curve is not too difficult as I have never used one of these yet
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Those of you who have one of these scraper blades is your pin fitment loose like mine? Like a 3/4" pin is very loose but a 7/8" pin just barely won't fit.
I'm in the process of lubing and making sure the bolts are all tight to put this thing in service. I hope the learning curve is not too difficult as I have never used one of these yet
My rear blade, while it is fix (does not off set as the one pictured) the pin is slightly loose for the angle adjustment. I figure if it was real tight, the blade would run a risk of binding. As it is, if the pin does not want to pull a kick to either the front or rear of the side of the blade depending on the tilt of the pin has always freed it up. The looseness would only allow for a minor angle change and since the work being done is not rocket science, the slight play is not critical.
Now I am jealous of that swing at the front of the frame as shown in the photo!
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They aren't a tight fit but I wouldn't say mine have a lot of slop either. A little movement is good, keeps everything from seizing up!Those of you who have one of these scraper blades is your pin fitment loose like mine? Like a 3/4" pin is very loose but a 7/8" pin just barely won't fit.
I'm in the process of lubing and making sure the bolts are all tight to put this thing in service. I hope the learning curve is not too difficult as I have never used one of these yet
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Agreed! As a wild guess I would say the opening is perhaps 1/32-1/16” larger than the pin.
TMGT
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One word of caution with that blade, be careful when changing the offset and try to be on level ground with the blade frame fairly level (front to back), other wise gravity will take over at some point and that blade assemble gets real heavy real fast! (Don't ask me how I know)
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All of my pins are loose on the Ford 785A and Massey 21 back blades. This is preferred to having the pins rust in them. The locking pin for angle on the MF21 is tight and when I cleaned it up it took me hours to free it up. I would have preferred it looser like the 785A as it would not have seized up solid. Back blades are dirt moving tools so looser tolerances don't hurt the work, but do make hooking them up, and adjusting them easier.
My Massey 18 box blade had tigher tolerances and the thing was seized solid after the prior owner used it to move cement. It took me hours to free it up. I do not like crazy loose tolerances, but loose enough to prevent seizing is nice.
My Massey 18 box blade had tigher tolerances and the thing was seized solid after the prior owner used it to move cement. It took me hours to free it up. I do not like crazy loose tolerances, but loose enough to prevent seizing is nice.