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Tyler(WA)

09-01-1999 12:45:04




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I'm new to this board but have some questions concerning implements.

I've just purchased a MF-135 with a front loader. I need to maintain some gravel road among other things and was pondering the purchase of either a box blade or regular back blade.

Regular back blades can be offset and sometimes have hydraulic offset and other fancy features not found on box blades.

My question is, are there other benefits to either type that would help me decide which would best fit my needs and which brand offers the best bang for the buck? Your help is appreciated.

Thanks.

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charles

09-03-1999 18:08:26




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 Re: Box or blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 09-01-1999 12:45:04  
I've found that a box works fine if you are moving a lot of new gravel over an old road. You can lay down a good 2 inches quiker. Grading would be another matter.



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Tom Detweiler

09-02-1999 12:58:02




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 Re: Box or blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 09-01-1999 12:45:04  
I agree with everyone on this-- my neighbor got a
box scraper and tried to use it for grading but he
ended up doing more harm than good with it. Seeing
this, I bought a 7' straight scraper blade from
Vassar and have used it to maintain and clean up
my long driveway and the gravel road it goes to.
Try to get one that tilts both ways so you can use
it for crowning the road or even cleaning ditches.

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Tom Detweiler

09-02-1999 12:57:42




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 Re: Box or blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 09-01-1999 12:45:04  
I agree with everyone on this-- my neighbor got a
box scraper and tried to use it for grading but he
ended up doing more harm than good with it. Seeing
this, I bought a 7' straight scraper blade from
Vassar and have used it to maintain and clean up
my long driveway and the gravel road it goes to.
Try to get one that tilts both ways so you can use
it for crowning the road or even cleaning ditches.

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Wolf

09-02-1999 09:06:06




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 Re: Box or blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 09-01-1999 12:45:04  
Tyler,
I know that in your area, you don't get the tremendous snows that they do at the higher elevations a few miles away, remember, I've got a cousin that lives close to you. A combination of a straight blade with your loader will be all that you would need to keep your driveway in good shape. We get a bit more snow here, and all I use is a straight blade with no loader. By the way, nice pics on the other board. Good luck.

Frank

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Gerald J.

09-01-1999 16:45:12




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 Re: Box or blade? in reply to Tyler(WA), 09-01-1999 12:45:04  
The straight blade is handier for grading roads, while the box blade is better for dragging dirt from one place to another. The box blade isn't much intended for blading a gravel road.

Gerald



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Vic

09-01-1999 17:25:09




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 Re: Re: Box or blade? in reply to Gerald J., 09-01-1999 16:45:12  
I agree that the grader or "straight" blade will do a better job on grading driveways.



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Jim H.

09-02-1999 21:20:19




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 Re: Re: Re: Box or blade? in reply to Vic, 09-01-1999 17:25:09  
I agree with all of you, however, a cheap trick I have used for years to simply fill holes in a gravel road is dragging an old box spring from a bed behind my tractor. I weighted it with a railroad tie and it will drag gravel up into the springs and shake it loose in the ruts. Smooths it out as pretty as the day it was layed! Usually one pass will take all the pot holes out. Beats a blade for that single purpose.

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Rufus

09-03-1999 06:27:24




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Box or blade? in reply to Jim H., 09-02-1999 21:20:19  
A section of chain link fence works really good too, but the springs are better.



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