What size attachments for L3130??

boze_man · Oct 21, 2004

Box blade? dealer wants to sell me 6' Woods GB72. too big? would the 5.5' GB 65 work better?

Rear Blade? looking at 7' sounds about right?

dealer asking:
Woods GB72 box blade $800
Woods RB84 rear blade $ 500

and Woods BB60 cutter $1200...ouch

prices seem high considering I am trying to purchase tractor

Bird · Oct 21, 2004

Bill, in my opinion, much depends on personal preference and how heavy a material you want to move with the blades or cut with a rotary cutter. Are you going to have a front end loader? Personally, I sure wouldn't want to buy a tractor without it. Then I would want the bucket on the front end loader to be at least as wide as the widest point on the rear tires, and preferably just a little wider. Then I would like the box blade to be the same width as the FEL bucket. I'd want the rotary cutter at least that wide or even a little wider. I've never had one of the "rear blades", nor needed one, but if I did, I think I'd want it to cover the same width as the FEL and box blade when angled to the maximum degree that I intended to use it.

Now that's my personal preference; yours may vary. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

NIXON · Oct 21, 2004

Bose_man .
The rb 84 rear blade will work fine on your 3130 . I have an HBL 84 on mine and it works well . I also have the bb 60 "hog" . It works very well on my 3130 . John

boze_man · Oct 21, 2004

bird, thanks for the advice, what you say makes sense

( Are you going to have a front end loader? )

yes, i am looking at the LA723 FEL w/ 72" bucket, so the 72" BB and 84" RB would fit fine.

do you think the tractor has enuf HP to pull the 6' BB with a full load??

any advantage to going to the heavier duty models??
the next model up BB would have the floating tailgate, does this help??

boze_man · Oct 21, 2004

( I have an HBL 84 on mine and it works well )

any advantage in paying up for the HBL?? how much should one cost??

( I also have the bb 60 "hog" . It works very well on my 3130 )

ever hear of the Woods XT160 cutter?? the dealer has a very nice used one.

thanks

SkyPup · Oct 21, 2004

I grade our 3 mile long limerock road using our L-3130 GST with a 72" Bush Hog box blade (it also is excellent counterweight for the LA723 FEL) in 10th gear at 1,500 rpm @ 3.5 mph without any problem. If I get into a real washout section that needs alot of draw, I shift down to 7th gear and power out. Having a 72" bucket and 72" box blade works great.

Moon · Oct 21, 2004

I have the L3010 model w/ 6' BB. It works great with it. I have a medium duty one without the hinged /floating tailgate. I don't see the reason for those.

I have a 6' rear blade also. I'd be concerned about being able to spin a 7' blade without it hitting the wheels. 6' covers my tracks okay. I never tried a 7' though I did consider them when I was shoppin.

Moon of Ohio

SkyPup · Oct 21, 2004

Here's our setup at work. As you can see, Shorty, our Scottish Terrier is supervising our progress.

(P.S. - The TNT is a real help too!)

Hmmm... can't seem to get the attachment to work. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

boze_man · Oct 21, 2004

great photo...i see you have the R1 ag tires, how does it change the profile of the tractor??

i am pricing up the R4 industrial tires, but they cost a bit more. to save some money i could get the ags.

any advantage/disadvantage??

NIXON · Oct 21, 2004

Bose_MAN.
The only advantage I can come up with is additional weight.
The HBL 84 does have an offset feature that I like to use a lot . As far as cost...I'd have to go through my paper work to give you the price I paid . With the way the price of steel has gone Up I'm sure it won't be inexpensive though /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gifI bought the heavier blade to try and dodge getting a box blade . )I'm in the market for a roll over boxblade now . I'm sure that the blade you are looking at will be fine ,considering you are also looking to get a box blade for grading , etc.
As far as the XT160 . I'm not at all familiar with it . Sorry .
John

penokee · Oct 21, 2004

boze man
I have the 72" bucket and 72" box blade. Both seem to be ok. If you come close to filling the bucket with gravel (see pile in background), the box blade is a nice counterweight. I used the back side of the box blade for backfilling around my camp - worked good. Attaching a pic of the bucket - was moving some block. Also got the bolt-on grapple. Bush hogged for 5 hours today with my older 48" - would have been nice to have a 5 or 6 footer.
penokee /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Rick_Morrell · Oct 21, 2004

Boze_man:

I have a 6' BB for my L3130 GST, and I have yet to have a problem. I wouldn't want to use anything narrower, especially when outfitted with R4's.

Rick

hillslider · Oct 21, 2004

SkyPup,

Just a quick question......Why do you have the teeth in the box blade backwards? Just something I noticed in the pic.

Rob

cisco · Oct 21, 2004

I've a 6'BB and a 6' (Woods BB72) brush cutter on a L3410 GST with R4s and a FEL. If you're just going to be grading a gravel road, or moving around dry sand, no problem. However, if you're in heavy stuff (wet dirt), and digging deep, with a full box - your tires won't hold - at least not my R-4s with 4wheel drive. A 7' box would require shallower scrapes, and a tolerance for raising in the box a bit when the going gets tough and you're about to run out of traction.
A 6' medium to light duty brush cutter is likely going to be fine, but when you're in heavy, tall weeds and brush, it'll be necessary to overlap some of your cutter onto previously cut turf, as you'll not be able to cut a full 6' without lugging your engine (and when the rpm gets below 2000, the cut quality is lousy). Note that there is not much more pto horsepower (29.5) available in the 3400-3000 series than I've got, with a GST transmission. We're not dealing with the "big boy" AG tractors here. Yup, I could work with a 7' brush cutter, but sure won't let the thick grass/weeds/brush get 3-4 feet tall before I cut such (as I do now).

SkyPup · Oct 22, 2004

Wasn't using them, and alot easier to just reverse them than to take them off and store them somewhere. Plus, if they are on forward, when I adjust the angle of the BB with the TNT, it can force them into the ground when you don't want that to happen, as in grading our limerock road without ripping it.

P.S. R4 tires are nice if you are working on a solid foundation, but out in the woods on unstable or muddy earth, Ag tires have alot more traction for pulling you out, especially when using the FEL to excavate out a hole.

Jeff_R · Nov 6, 2004

Dug a hole just like you did, but with a 3130HST, and in clay. Tractor did very well for its size. How well does your TNT work?

SkyPup · Nov 8, 2004

The OEM 'Bota TNT works exceptionally well, especially for grading our 3 mile limerock road, as well as attaching and unattaching numerous implements without assistance from anyone else.

Major improvement over operating the rear implements too.