RustyA - a short story about my rear blade. As you can see - it only has hydraulic top link. So...second or third time I'm using it on the driveway ditches. Tractor is parked on the driveway. A little side slope but not really much. Pull the pin and manually adjust angle. Pull the pin and begin to adjust side shift. I trip and fall backwards. Reach up to stop the blade. It's too heavy.....I can't stop it. It make a slice right over the top of me.
Thank God - I've got my Carhart canvas coat on. It made a perfect cut completely across the front of the coat. It WAS a good coat too. Saved my bacon. All future adjustments have been done on a perfectly level spot in the yard. Gravity and a 1050# rear blade can do weird things.
