Rear Blade

[8N Ren]

I think I already know the answer (leaning towards no) but will a 7 foot blade have the 360° swing on an 8N with 11.2's?

 

[Charles Krammin]

Depends on how far back the pivot is on the rear blade and how high you lift the blade

 

[Gary (Or)]

Does on mine but I can offset it to one side.


Gary (Or)

 

[old]

Yep sure will if you remove it from the 3 point first pull forward then rotate it

 

[Dave8N in Pa]

I had a 9N with a 7 foot blade. I used to park over a ditch and let it down so it would turn under the tires. All blades are different so you just have try it. I had a wide ditch.

 

[Money Pit]

i would think it would as long as the rear wheels are spaced far enough apart.

 

[Ultradog MN]

If you use it for moving snow it is nice to have the 7' blade. When it's angled a 7' sticks out past your tires a few inches which is great. But you do want to be able to turn it 180° too.
If it was a blade I planned to keep I wouldn't hesitate to cut a couple inches off of one side to facilitate turning it around.
A 4" angle grinder with an abrasive cutting wheel would make short work of it.
Cut the left side (as you're pulling it forward) and leave the right side full width.

 

[TL (Va)]

Yep, mine does at the right height.

 

[Frank in VT]

I run a 7' blade on my 8 with one adjustable sway bar.
Disconnect the sway bar, set it low and use the swing to work
it around the tire....

Oh AND the pto override.

 

[doug12]

I got a 7 footer and I can rotate only if the blade is lifted about half way up. So I guess it depends on the blade.

 

[8N Ren]

(quoted from post at 08:31:09 01/23/14) I got a 7 footer and I can rotate only if the blade is lifted about half way up. So I guess it depends on the blade.

That's how my current 6ft blade is but that's adjustment related.
The one I have has seen better days. I really like the idea of at least having the offset option whether I go 6 or 7ft. No mater what I do by mid winter my driveway starts to shrink. I think with offset I could stop that from happening.

 

[Tom New Jersey]

My 7' blade will rotate 360 on 8N, but I have it offset to one side.

 

[Ultradog MN]

I bought a tractor this fall that had a back blade come with it.
It had a rather interesting side shift on it that I hadn't seen before. The front half swiveled in either direction.
Would have worked real good to easily to get the blade out past the tires without having to unbolt the blade like Gary would have to. (Gary you have a real nice blade though.)
I have a better blade and didn't need it so I sold it to offset part of the cost of the tractor.
Couple of photos of it...