Yep, you sure can get into trouble with one that's wider than the tractor. I was using my free 7' box blade and wham, snagged a tree root and it spun me around. Getting it out wasn't fun.Sometimes, a wider width can be an advantage or a hinderance.
I wished my BB was 6-12" wider when grading the patio - - would have been easier to get close to the house.
Often, I use it for a counterweight like @NCL4701 mentions. Then wider is not necessarily a good thing, especially in tight quarters if the BB is wider than your loader bucket....![]()
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