Re: Grader blade vs box blade

Posted by MarkB_MI on April 22, 2021 at 03:09:20 from (96.59.224.67):

In Reply to: Grader blade vs box blade posted by Graveyard1984 on April 21, 2021 at 02:43:10:

I have a 7 foot rear blade, a 6 foot box scraper and an 8 foot landscape rake. I use them all and can't see giving up one of them.

Most rear grader blades are far too light to be useful. They won't move hard dirt, and they're not particularly useful in heavy snow. A few years ago we had a lot of snow and I ended up using my box scraper because the rear blade I had at the time was too light and narrow to be useful. I used the box scraper like a bulldozer, backing down the driveway and pushing the snow to the side. It got the job done, but the next fall I bought a much better rear blade. My current rear blade is a Woods HBL84-2, now discontinued. It has offset swing (which I use most of the time) and tilt (which I don't use). It has skid shoes to avoid tearing up the driveway and weighs close to 600 lbs. It has hitch fittings for both Category I and II. It cost close to two grand with the skid shoes, and does an excellent job of snow removal and heavy grading.

I bought my box scraper when I prepared the site for my shop. I had used my neighbor's scraper, but he took it when he moved so I bought my own. For heavy grading and earthmoving, the scraper is the way to go. The ripper teeth allow you to tear up hard ground that a rear grader blade wouldn't touch. I even used my to tear out some small stumps and roots, although I don't recommend it. The last load of crushed limestone I got, the driver said he couldn't spread it out so I had to move it around with the scraper. The rear blade or rake would have made a mess of the job, but the box scraper allowed me to move the stone where it needed to go without spreading it out to the side.

For most of my driveway maintenance I use my landscape rake. It has wheels on it and does a really nice job of finishing the road. The box scraper and rear blade only get used for heavy repairs.

So, in answer to your question, if I had a limited budget my first purchase would be a box scraper. You can't buy a heavy enough rear blade to do anything for the price of a decent box scraper.

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