hillman Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 sorry for the hijack Seth I like the looks of the Woods but I expect it double the price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
int 504 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 My experience with an average rear blade is not enough weight to deal with compacted roads. Mine angles, tilts and extends all manually which is handy. Ok for spring cleanup as long as the road doesn't get too compacted. Also grades gravel some but no down pressure on 504 3 pt limits its usefulness. Needs chains to pull a blade full of wet material uphill even with loaded tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 46 minutes ago, int 504 said: My experience with an average rear blade is not enough weight to deal with compacted roads. Mine angles, tilts and extends all manually which is handy. Ok for spring cleanup as long as the road doesn't get too compacted. Also grades gravel some but no down pressure on 504 3 pt limits its usefulness. Needs chains to pull a blade full of wet material uphill even with loaded tires. Dad has a 7’ JD blade that we always used on the B-275 never had an issue with traction and a full blade, I hadn’t realized it until I started looking but that thing is a beast of a backblade. Getting worn out and needs some work. I am surprised you have traction issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 5 hours ago, hillman said: sorry for the hijack Seth I like the looks of the Woods but I expect it double the price? I dunno, they didn’t get back to me today and I didn’t get a chance to call. He said they were getting some things in in march, so I may go have a look. Have a Woods York type rake with a flip down blade , and this POS county line. If I got desperate i could get Allis out, that has an A/C blade that mounts up where the drawbar attaches and lifts from the quick coupler hitch, its a really nice blade, but cumbersome to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 24 minutes ago, vtfireman85 said: I dunno, they didn’t get back to me today and I didn’t get a chance to call. He said they were getting some things in in march, so I may go have a look. Have a Woods York type rake with a flip down blade , and this POS county line. If I got desperate i could get Allis out, that has an A/C blade that mounts up where the drawbar attaches and lifts from the quick coupler hitch, its a really nice blade, but cumbersome to install. I had a WD45 with one of those blades. a good setup once its on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy WP Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 After lots of years of goofing around with different blades and different tractors, I believe that a very basic blade can do nearly anything that one with all the options can. Next time I have my blade hooked to my 830, I will try to make a video showing how a few adjustments to the tractor can really make a difference. I did nearly destroy a worn out Rhino blade with the Bidirectional, and the Danhouser made, Case badged blade. Hooked a culvert I had no clue was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardporter1 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Woods equipment is real good. Well built . My buddy had a woodsblade and it stayed together.He was an unforgiving operator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M35A2 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I have yet to come across a piece of Woods equipment that is not heavy duty. Land Pride is fine, but if you buy a Woods, you will own it for life. We had a Big Ox blade on our farm. I'd put it on the same level of quality and durability as a Woods. If you can find a used one, you won't be disappointed. One thing my dad taught me in regards to 3 point blades is get one that is almost too big for the tractor. Basically the biggest one your tractor can handle, barely. At that point you will never tear up a blade. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12_Guy Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I think both are decent units. Just make sure you are comparing like built blades. As mentioned before both companies probably build different "grades" in the same size. Have you considered a box blade or maintainer? I have a box that I like. The rippers will help loosen up material. The maintainer Todd shows probably works well too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, 12_Guy said: I think both are decent units. Just make sure you are comparing like built blades. As mentioned before both companies probably build different "grades" in the same size. Have you considered a box blade or maintainer? I have a box that I like. The rippers will help loosen up material. The maintainer Todd shows probably works well too. Have a box blade, back blade mostly gets used for knocking the high spots off the driveway, setting a crown, clearing driveway ditch and with snow cleanup. I don’t care for snowbanks around the house or buildings so i blade all i can away and push piles where it is easy to rake the stone back into the drive with the tractor. Takes longer in the winter but less time in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWRB Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/25/2023 at 9:18 AM, vtfireman85 said: Have a box blade, back blade mostly gets used for knocking the high spots off the driveway, setting a crown, clearing driveway ditch and with snow cleanup. I don’t care for snowbanks around the house or buildings so i blade all i can away and push piles where it is easy to rake the stone back into the drive with the tractor. Takes longer in the winter but less time in the spring. I HATE spring yard cleanup. almost easier to till it in and plant seed over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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