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Tyler(WA)

11-23-1999 10:06:22




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I've been shopping for a backblade and keep talking myself into better and better. I'm looking at the Landpride 35 in a 7' blade. If I remember right, it has 9 set angles forward, 5 reverse. 3 preset pitch angles either side and 1' offset. The blade is 5/16" moldboard with 1/2" edge blade. Best part is the 17.5" moldboard height. They want about $840 new, but with the road I need to build and other projects related to subdividing this land, I'll be more than ahead for buying it.

What's your opinion of Landpride? They seem to be a well built implement. How do they compare to the better ones in CT? Any other makes I should get a catalog for? I have plenty of time before I need to purchase one so shipping is OK.

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Nellie

11-26-1999 16:29:28




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 Re: Back blade advice in reply to Tyler(WA), 11-23-1999 10:06:22  
Don't buy a CT blade for moving alot of dirt.. The weak design will show up after about 1 hours work. Then you will be paying for straigtening and reinforcing. They are fine for moving snow, and sand.



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Russ

11-23-1999 18:19:19




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 Re: Back blade advice in reply to Tyler(WA), 11-23-1999 10:06:22  
Landpride does make good equipment, but it sounds like what you really need is a dozer. Building roads for a subdivision? I`ve used backblades on a few tractors including a large 4wd with down pressure and its my opinion that blades are good for backfilling and thats about it.Never enough traction, hard to set a grade looking over your shoulder, and even very large tractor tires follow surface contours, and raise and lower your blade, unless you`re in float. And if you`re in float, you aren`t doing much earth moving anyway. Watch a dozer operator, they usually only float while "backblading". Don`t buy the blade, take the money and rent a good dozer like a 450 Case or JD with a 6 way for a week. You`ll get more work done than you would in "a month of Sundays". Even if you have never run one before. I like to buy new things as much as the next guy, but I also like to have the right tool for the job. Good Luck

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Jimbo

11-23-1999 13:36:10




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 Re: Back blade advice in reply to Tyler(WA), 11-23-1999 10:06:22  
Don't make the mistake of buying too small of a blade for your tractor. Look at the maximum hp the mfg. says you can use with that particular model. As moldboard width increases the maximum recommended hp will drop because of the increase working load put on the blade. Landpride is my competition, but they build a good product. <><



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