What can I do with a pull type box blade - erosion cuts??

andy r · Apr 26, 2017

Anyone use a pull type box blade to clean up erosion problems???? Even with terraces, contouring, grass strips, and no-till I still get some small gullies that form and need to be taken care of. Since I no-till some of these washes form over 2 - 4 years since they are not continually closed with tillage. Last year I received a 6 inch rain during 24 hours and most of the terraces were over flowing. Cuts form below the terraces. Sometimes I would close them up with a chisel plow or field cultivator. I have come to the conclusion that this doesn't work - it just loosens up the soil more and it washes even worst. Thinking of buying a pull type box blade to pull the soil back up the slope. Maybe overfill the cut slightly so if water does run down the slope it has to run on both sides of the overfill where the soil hasn't been disturbed. Will the moderate duty pull type box blades cut in a corn or bean field without chiseling it some?? Are the Mexican built box scrapers OK or should I stick with American made like Custom Made Products sell?? Comments on your experience appreciated.

coonie minnie · Apr 26, 2017

I have a small Ashland scraper that we do that sort of work with. It takes a little practice, but a guy can do a nice job with it.

Blackhole49 · Apr 26, 2017

I have a 6' TSC box blade that works well with loose material. It takes multiple passes to loosen up packed gravel without the teeth. Don't know what you will be pulling it with or how much slope you are talking about, but it doesn't take much of a slope to get this tractor to spin-out with loaded tires when the box is full.

jeffcat · Apr 26, 2017

One thing I can add. I redo the lane up on 5he farm with a regular rear hitch blade. The"improved" surface of large crushed stone and fines has to be soaking wet to do a nice smooth job. If it gets hard it turns to concrete. Now out in the field I can work the dirt a couple of days later. If I can stick a regular shovel into the ground then the blade or the bucket will work pretty well. Depends on your soil but I have found that nice and wet works the best as long as you can get traction. A box should be close to what a bucket will do. Cut shallow. A little at a time. Couple of neighbors up there have them but 5hey are using pretty darn big tractors.

Dick2 · Apr 26, 2017

A pull type scraper sized to your tractor would be a better piece of equipment to do that type of work. The scraper will allow you to lift and carry the dirt back to where you want it. A box scraper will lose dirt going over rough ground on the way to the fill area.

russ1 · Apr 26, 2017

i use a box blade. With it you can control the depth of cut and it will spread the soil evenly when you back up.

showcrop · Apr 26, 2017

It sounds to me that what you need to do rather than repairing erosion is to prevent it. Get some erosion stone or rip rap. If the ditch is washed out replace the washed away material with the big stone. If there is not a good place for the stone, dig it out enough so that there will be a slightly lower path for the water that is lined with the stone.

MarkB_MI · Apr 27, 2017

If your terraces are overflowing on a regular basis, they need to be rebuilt. That's not something you can do with a typical box scraper, but if you just have a few low spots you might be able to do that.

As for the washouts, they need to be packed down as they're refilled. Which you can do just by driving over the washout with your tractor tire.

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