6ft or 7ft rear grader blade?

Folks this is for a 1964 Ford 2000 4 cyl gas tractor. Rear wheels are about 64 wheel to wheel. Looking to get a grader blade for leveling/grading/crowning driveway. Will need to get one that I can angle some to pull dirt/gravel from drive edges to center. Question is with all my googling seems there are concerns/issues on if 6ft blade is angled blade would be not cover wheel track (do need blade to extend past wheel to get dirt/gravel) but also read 7ft is to big for my size tractor? I do have a 5ft box blade for the heavy work so again the purpose of this blade is grading/crowning loose dirt/gravel. Any advice/experience would be appreciated.
 
I would agree, a 7' rear blade, in my opinion is a very good size for tractors in this size range, and for what you are doing
to maintain your driveway. I use a heavy built McConnell 7' blade on my Ford/NH 4630 mainly for snow removal, the front wheel
drive certainly helps in deep snow.

Although I do not use it turned around 180 to push while in reverse, this size I can spin around completely while mounted onto
the tractor. At an angle it still covers the tracks and I can favor one side with the tube steel with holes stay bars. It will
also fit in through the garage door, however an 8' size would too, but also nice not to have too much width. The 7' at an
angle will go full depth in most snow accumulations, though over 24 and up, you may have to take 1/2 that depth. I drive
forward with it mostly, casting to one side.

With loose material from your box blade, (with scarifiers I assume to loosen up the hardpack) should be no trouble for the '64
2000 and at 7' wide, splitting the extra 20 of width on each side is about as good as it gets.
 

For leveling and finishing with the blade straight a 6 footer will cover the tire tracks, when cutting with the blade angled your not finished so it doesn't matter
I like my 7 foot blade but pull it with a larger 3 cylinder 4000
If you get a 7 foot blade full of dirt or rock that 2000 is going to set there and spin the tires
 
Yeah my biggest concern is ability to angle blade to pull dirt/gravel from sides and bring it to the middle. Ill hit driveway first with box blade to loosen up hard packs first so would be loose dirt/gravel pulling to center. Wont be pushing with routinely as figure box blade better for that. But yes I recognize my little tractor is not a tank and dont want to overpower it. Like me its not a young machine no more.
 
I used a 7 foot blade on my TO-30 (29 engine HP) and now use it on a Kubota M4500 (55 engine HP).
It worked well on each tractor. I adjusted the tilt with the three point hitch lift link.
 
I use an 8' ford back blade on my 9n for grading driveway and snow removal without problems. I wouldn't go back to a smaller blade

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Like Kirk, I also use an 8' blade - behind
my 3000, which has a couple more ponies
than your 2000 but the 3 point system is
virtually identical to yours. I doubt you
can damage anything pulling a back blade.
Worst thing is you'll just spin your tires
if you try to pull too much.
I would definately Not want a 6' on your
tractor.
 
I use a (now discontinued) Woods HBL84-2, a seven foot blade with offset swing. That thing is HEAVY, but it's just the ticket for moving heavy snow. But for grading gravel, I use an eight foot yard rake with wheels. It does a much nicer job than the blade.
 

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