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Maybe its time for you to weld up your own box blade Eric?
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MinnesotaEric
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For the record, having watched their videos, I thought I purchased an excellent quality, durable and strong product that would outlast my tractor. Now looking at photos, I'm starting to wonder of the CAT2 hangers aren't also bending or if they were welded a little crooked.
I cannot get to EA website as it has a malware problems which explains some issues I've had with my Mac computer like my FB account getting hacked, the computer thinking it likes Arabic and my total fear of hammering in account numbers and passwords. Update: I updated my malware software and scanned. Everything Attachments should follow this link and fix the malware: https://www.stopbadware.org/webmaster-help
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oldpilgrim
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As to my comment that it looks like a casting. I would not expect a casting for that part. I would expect it to be a forged piece.
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Agreed. Though maybe not surprising.
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Eric, wow, your close-up of the shank pocket showing the peening is a real shocker. Agree that it's more concerning than the broken shank, which is easily replaced and may just be a one-off metallurgical flaw.
I've attached a close-up of my Woods BSM84 box blade. The bottom and back of the shank pocket is formed as one piece, but from 1/2" steel. What is the thickness on the EA pocket? Looks like it may be 5/16", or maybe 3/8", as it's thinner than your side plates, which I think are 1/2".
My 5' Howse hinged bb for my little B2150 is down at the barn, so I don't have a pic of it. But, just as s219 described on his Howse, its shanks fit into cut-outs in the heavy square tubing of the upper cross member. I've worked those shanks pretty hard over the years, with no deformation, although the B2150 is only 24 hp (derated to 22 hp due to HST).
When I bought my Woods BSM84 earlier this year, I researched alternatives as best I could. The BSM84 is rated by Woods as only a medium-duty blade, but to me it seemed very robust compared to some of the other blades out there that claim to be heavy duty, extreme duty, etc. I think vendors sometimes get carried away with the marketing superlatives (nothing new there!).
I've attached a close-up of my Woods BSM84 box blade. The bottom and back of the shank pocket is formed as one piece, but from 1/2" steel. What is the thickness on the EA pocket? Looks like it may be 5/16", or maybe 3/8", as it's thinner than your side plates, which I think are 1/2".
My 5' Howse hinged bb for my little B2150 is down at the barn, so I don't have a pic of it. But, just as s219 described on his Howse, its shanks fit into cut-outs in the heavy square tubing of the upper cross member. I've worked those shanks pretty hard over the years, with no deformation, although the B2150 is only 24 hp (derated to 22 hp due to HST).
When I bought my Woods BSM84 earlier this year, I researched alternatives as best I could. The BSM84 is rated by Woods as only a medium-duty blade, but to me it seemed very robust compared to some of the other blades out there that claim to be heavy duty, extreme duty, etc. I think vendors sometimes get carried away with the marketing superlatives (nothing new there!).
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I have the Woods 2013 catalog and in 2014 Woods changed all of the model numbers, but I was looking at an 80" 4x4 Gannon without a tailgate or hydraulic shanks (Woods/Gannon makes a distinction in their 2x4 and 4x4 versions).
From your photo, the difference in the Woods stake pocket, from appearances anyway, is that Woods isn't pinching down and stretching the metal in order to form the 90 degree bend and maintains a consistent thickness of metal throughout the bend. In other words, Woods has a larger radius in the corner that doesn't stress the metal as much. To me, when EA made the stake pocket, the inside bend is a straight up 90 degree bend with no radius so as to avoid having a radiused "tab" poking into the stake pocket. If my conjecture is right, this is something EA can fix pretty easy by increasing the corner radius so as to not stress the metal.
That all said, Everything Attachments wants the blade back and I image they will do their own looksey. Speaking of: Travis, I called YRC in Burnsville, MN and they have a banding machine to secure the blade to a pallet, and so I'll get the blade down to them when I get back from northern MN in the first week of December.
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Woods/Gannon on right, Everything Attachments on the left.
Looking at the difference in the Woods design, it looks like Woods doesn't bear the load on the heel whatsoever, whereas the EA design must use more metal in order to hold the load on the heel.
Are you getting another box blade or are they going to beef this one up?
