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What to look for in a back blade?

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Tyler(WA)

02-16-2000 09:23:05

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I need a back blade to maintain about 1200 feet of gravel road. Most of it is about 15' to 20' wide. I see a lot of features that would be nice but everything costs money.

What are the best features? What is the "must have" list compared to the "good to have" list?

Thanks for your help.

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Nellie

02-19-2000 05:29:48

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Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 02-16-2000 09:23:05

I have both, back blade and box scraper. I only use the back blade for snow now that I have a box scraper. The box scraper does a great job on gravel driveways. If you still want a back blade, buy heavy. Land Pride or better. Don't buy from a farm and fleet type outfit unless you are good at welding and repairing.

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Chances R

02-18-2000 18:05:49

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Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 02-16-2000 09:23:05

Im planning on buying a 35-96 land pride, it has quite a few options (this will be my first blade). I use a homemade leveler that from a over head view looks somethin like this <> it works very well for leveling rock, loose dirt and such.

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Marvin

02-17-2000 14:25:59

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Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 02-16-2000 09:23:05

Tyler;
I am on the cheap for grading the road at my house. I have a 8 foot piece of 12 inch I beam that weighs close to 150 to 200 pds. I use a chain to connect it to the hitch on the tractor. I set it on an angle to pull material into the center of the road. I am able to pull material to the center and also down the road as it builds up on the face of the I beam. The price on the I beam was the cost of hauling it home. The I beam as taken car of my road at this hjouse and my other house for about 10 years now. I still want to purchase a back blade or build one for other work around the house.
If you want to borrow my I beam, email me back and I will drop it by. (Tyler only lives a few miles away, for the rest of you it will be sent to you by snail mail if they can get it one of those trucks from the mail box.) :-)

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Dave in Mo

02-16-2000 19:19:56

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Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 02-16-2000 09:23:05

Tyler, according to tractor town, you own a MF 2135 which I think is in excess of 30HP w/power steering. We have about 1/2 mile of rock road at our farm and the 1"minus crushed limestone is at a premium here, so we make do best we can. Our box blade is what we use the most because you can move material with it and the movable tines allow us to rip dirt too. We almost never use our straight blade. You can also bulldoze by backing into piles with the box blade. Buy a 5 foot box blade. We got one slightly used for $250 and it is really heavy (#400 plus).

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RWK in WI

02-16-2000 18:49:35

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Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 02-16-2000 09:23:05

Box blades can drag material along and do a good job of filling in long tire ruts but don;t help much for washboard caused by rain running across road. Angled back blades will cut these ridges and level the road. Back blades also can bring material back from the shoulder better than a box blade. You can add weight to either by hanging front tractor weights on the blade it self or on an added bracket.
Hope this helps. - - - - - - - -

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Mongo

02-16-2000 17:00:59

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Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 02-16-2000 09:23:05

It is pretty simple, if it looks useable... it is. I have both a blade and box but prefer the box for driveway work. As fas as digging or skimming, that is adjusted by the angle of the blade, blades work in the exact opposite of a box, tilt forward to skim and tilt back to dig. If you are just going to get one, I'd get the box. It will cost more in initial exspense but it can do the job you wish so much better. And in the Pacific North Wet snow isn't the problem, it's all the rain ruts in the drive. A blade will move rock from side to side, but a box will crab about a quarter of a ton of rock and pull it along with you as you go filling the lows and leveling the highs. Don't leave home without it.
I have over 3/4 of a mile of gravel drive that is all up hill or down hill, the ability to put the rock back where I need it has saved me thousands of dollars from not having to just buy more. At last count I was over 1.1 million pounds of gravel in my drive... I still get Christmas cards from the quarry...

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John

02-16-2000 11:07:03

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Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 02-16-2000 09:23:05

Make sure if it is cat 1 the blade has a 45 hp rating.

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Rory A

02-16-2000 10:17:42

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Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 02-16-2000 09:23:05

What ever you get, make sure it has enough weight to dig in to the gravel. I have a 6'blade -i dont know who made it but it looks like a dearborn or ford-and it doesnt weigh enough to dig in for dirt work, but it works good for snow. I have been told that you can do everything with a box blade that you can do with a back blade and that they are easier to grade with. Also most box blades come with rippers and they would break up the gravel better than just scraping at it.

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Gary J

02-18-2000 13:05:32

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Re: Re: What to look for in a back blade? in reply to Rory A, 02-16-2000 10:17:42

If you're lucky enough to have an old Farmall with a 2 point fast-hitch, you have down pressure, which is a real plus.

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