Ideal box blade?

[wareagle0775]

I just got a Ford 841 recently and wanted to see what is the ideal box blade for this tractor? 5’ or 6’? A specific brand or model in mind? I had an easement and about 2 acres cleared to it will be to do light root raking and ground leveling. Thoughts? Thanks!

 

[KCTractors]

I just got a Ford 841 recently and wanted to see what is the ideal box blade for this tractor? 5’ or 6’? A specific brand or model in mind? I had an easement and about 2 acres cleared to it will be to do light root raking and ground leveling. Thoughts? Thanks!

I can't recommend a brand but I would go with a six footer for sure.

 

[Wdj]

6 ‘.

 

[E.B. Haymakin']

I just got a Ford 841 recently and wanted to see what is the ideal box blade for this tractor? 5’ or 6’? A specific brand or model in mind? I had an easement and about 2 acres cleared to it will be to do light root raking and ground leveling. Thoughts? Thanks!

As with any implement line you have implements intended for small, then medium, then large frame tractors. Blades intended for compact tractors will be light and lightly constructed, but if intended for a 40hp compact may fit the bill. If buying new consult the dealer sales staff. If wondering FB marketplace ????? I have a DooBob brand 5' bxblde purchased in 1995 from a dealer. I use it with a 25hp Kubota L2050 (compact tractors) and a 42hp New Holland 3010s (utility). The NH is a far larger tractor and it's been a good blade. They were made in central Alabama and are long out of business.

 

[Crookedwrench]

I just got a Ford 841 recently and wanted to see what is the ideal box blade for this tractor? 5’ or 6’? A specific brand or model in mind? I had an easement and about 2 acres cleared to it will be to do light root raking and ground leveling. Thoughts? Thanks!

Add removable plates fore and aft on a 6ft heavy blade. photo of a medium duty 7’ unit

 

[Scott(Ks.)]

Get a six foot. A five foot will be narrower than your rear wheels. With our six foot we could grade dirt right next to a foundation or other obstacle. This can save a lot of shovel work.

 

[DeltaRed]

I pull a 6ft with an 8N. It has no issues.

 

[JMOR]

If you want to maintain a driveway/easement, you don't want box blade......you want a drag.

https://imgur.com/B8W4j9J

 

[WESnIL]

Buy one that is wide enough to cover your rear wheel tracks. A quality one will have 6 or 7 scarifier teeth that are adjustable vertically. They will be most useful. Then you will want a hydraulic cylinder to replace the top link. They are handier than a shirt pocket. BTDT!!!

 

[bc]

Wondering what's the best way to put a crown on the driveway and fix the ditches on each side? Thanks

 

[Blackhole49]

I can't recommend a brand but I would go with a six footer for sure.

X2 on 6'. If your not on a tight budget, Landpride used to make a really stout Box blade. Adding weight (fluid or steel) to your rear wheels will really help.

 

[Blackhole49]

If you want to maintain a driveway/easement, you don't want box blade......you want a drag.

https://imgur.com/B8W4j9J

Agree, but I don't think that will help very much with his 2 acres of ground leveling.

 

[Ozlander]

6 foot and hydraulic top link

 

[Ray,IN]

Mine is 6', my nephew had a 7' and after a few years sold it to buy the 6'. He said using the 7' to try to maintain his driveway made it very difficult to maintain road crown.

 

[E.B. Haymakin']

Wondering what's the best way to put a crown on the driveway and fix the ditches on each side? Thanks

For crowning a road I prefer to use a angle scrape blade, then swap over to a box blade or vice versa. Ya I know you can raise or lower one of the lift arms higher than one side to "crown" with a bxblde, but just swapping between implements is the way I do it.

 

[RobCons]

I have a 66 inch Serviss brand with a hinged taiilgate. It works great. I use it with a 4 cylinder 4000 Ford. Get the heavyest one you can find. Weight is your friend.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

I had a 6 ft box blade for my Jubilee to level gravel driveways.
If one wheel on the tractor went into a pothole, that changed everything.
I sold the box blade.
I agree with JMOR. use a drag
I have better luck using a grader blade set at an angle and adjust one lift arm to crown the road.

 

[bc]

If you want to maintain a driveway/easement, you don't want box blade......you want a drag.

https://imgur.com/B8W4j9J

I got a piece of railroad track 7 or 8 foot long as a weight on a disk. Would that make a decent drag?