Rear Blade KK Rear Blade

garbageman · Oct 18, 2003

KK Rear Blade

I was at my local TSC today looking for a rear blade for my Kubota 7500 before the snow starts to fall. Kubota recommends a 5' blade, I was thinking of the KK 6' blade for $200. Can you go wrong? It would be used to move snow. I believe the with of the tractor with R4's 58"". I would think with the tilt of the blade should cover the tires?? Would anyone have a recommendation. Thanks in advance.

Ray J.

Henro · Oct 19, 2003

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Hi,

For snow I guess you will not go wrong for that price. I have one and it works well for the price.

But the quality is questionable. I had one weld peel off, and that affected the angle of the blade. I have a welder and easily repaired it.

There is a lot of utility in those cheap back blades in my opinion. I think I paid $169 for my six footer last year. I do not regret it at all.

zuiko · Oct 19, 2003

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I got the 7' KK for $185, also for snow, seems hard to go wrong for the price.

NoTrespassing · Nov 3, 2003

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Looking at the 7ft. KK blades and can't decide between the light duty for $215 and the med. duty for $390. Anyone think it's worth the money to go with the med. duty? I'm leaning towards that, but I always overbuild everything I get my hands on.

Kevin

PineRidge · Nov 4, 2003

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Ray I agree with Henro. For the bucks you can't go wrong with the back blade. It will also come in handy for other chores over and above snow removal.

zuiko · Nov 4, 2003

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I didn't see the medium duty but if I was looking for something for dirt also I would probably have got the heavy duty. It looks pretty good and runs around $600. I believe the 7' HD weighs around 700# vs around 300# for the light duty.

EagleEye · Nov 6, 2003

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I purchased the HD this year for $674 and it is about 700lbs... This is a very well built BB. So far, I've been very pleased using it for grating at grade level and angles. Will let you know how it does for the winter.

KenNTx · Nov 7, 2003

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My neighbor has the 6 foot from TSC and is happy it ..

Moon · Nov 20, 2003

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I also got a KK 6' blade last year. Works great for snow removal. I would have gone 7' but it wouldn't turn 360 degrees without hitting the tires. So I would've had to remove the blade to change blade direction. I went with the 6' instead and am glad i did.

Nuru · Nov 23, 2003

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Where did you get that great price?

Gary_in_Indiana · Nov 23, 2003

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<font color="blue"> I got the 7' KK for $185, also for snow, seems hard to go wrong for the price. </font>

Zuiko,

I agree. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Your price of $185 for a 7' KK sounds like a great deal. Was that at Tractor Supply or where?

zuiko · Nov 24, 2003

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Mill's Fleet Farm. It was on sale when I bought it, regular price is $195 for 7'.

dmartin88 · Nov 24, 2003

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Looked at a 5 foot KK rear blade at TSC today, they wanted $190? If you're looking at the 7 foot for $185, that doesn't sound right but may just be the Northern Virginia surcharge?

Magruder · Nov 30, 2003

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I have a 6' bb from TSC. It has plowed alot of snow in 10 years. Also have a KK box blade and rmm from there and have been satisfied for the money.

28RedHorses · Dec 5, 2003

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Ray...that seems awful cheap. I'm one who believes you get what you pay for.

I have a Bush Hog 35-06 six foot rear mounted blade and it tackles snow (today!), gravel, dirt, and large rocks and the worst I'm done is scratch the paint.

I paid somewhat more then you state but I am happy with this blade and think it meets my needs and will last a long time.

28Red

Rockdog · Dec 7, 2003

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28Red,
I just purchased a new tractor recently along with the Landpride RB35 series 84" rear blade. I used it a couple of days ago for snow removal on my concrete parking lot and I had a very difficult time with it. If a went faster than a very slow snail's pace it would vibrate. Is this typical with these bigger heavier blades or do I need to shorten the top link up a lot? My old tractor had a Landpride RB15 series 72" blade that weighs about 1/2 of what this one does and it never did this horrible scraping/vibrating.

Does anyone else have this problem or know what I might be doing wrong? I am just about ready to go out to our local Theisen's Farm & Fleet and get a lightweight KK RB 84" rear blade for $189 and it too only weighs about 290lbs vs 497lbs for the Landpride.

Thanks, Jerry

28RedHorses · Dec 7, 2003

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Jerry,

I have a 60 inch rear blade that weighs about 310 pounds. I pushed seven inches of snow yesterday on 350 feet of sloping gravel road/driveway and the same on the paved portion of the state road that is in front of my driveway. I did not get any vibration at all.

The tractor I use is a MF1428v (28 red horses!) and I pushed the snow going backwards (convex portion pointed backwards also) and the blade did not vibrate. I find this works best for me and does not tear up my driveway. I also angled the blade off to the side.

I pushed in both low and medium ranges and going " at a very slow snail"s pace" and a little faster. I did not push going fast (just because I don't feel comfortable doing that).

I don't know the answer to your question about the top link, maybe someone out there does /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif?

I would have thought the opposite that the lighter blade would have vibrated verses a heavier blade.

I hope this helped.

28Red

RoyJackson · Dec 7, 2003

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"...and I had a very difficult time with it. If a went faster than a very slow snail's pace it would vibrate."

I suspect the blade is dragging on the concrete. Are you using the concave side or are you pushing with the convex side of the blade?
If you're using the concave side, reckon the blade might be scraping the concrete. First thing I'd try is pushing with the convex side. The blade should ride ove some of that snow (unlikely you'll get to bare pavement...that would wear the blade anyway). Might also try raising the blade a ½" or so off the pavement.
My 72" blade (pretty old and very heavily built) will make a fair racket (can't say I've had the vibration you describe) when it scrapes down to the bare gravel. I always use the convex side to plow, as I'm driving in reverse.

Rockdog · Dec 7, 2003

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Roy,

I have been using the concave side when going forward. I need to scrape clean for safety's sake for my customers walking and parking on it. I did briefly try it on the asphalt street out front and it doesn't do that there. Next snow fall I think I will try going forward with the convex side and see if this helps. Also, I am going to try adjusting the top link to a shorter length and see if this less aggressive angle helps. Maybe it's just a new blade edge problem that needs breaking in.

Thanks, Jerry