Anyone have a Taylor Way/Pittsburgh rear blade?

[Foxrunfarms]

I'm in the market for a med grade rear blade. I had an auction blade I repaired and used but wasn't 100% happy with it. I have a box blade I used in some snow and was happy with the results but it was slow.

I'm looking to spend 800.00 to 1200 on a blade. It'd be mostly for snow work so just basic swiveling is fine, but it might end up on a real farm tractor and end up making ditches so an offset and or tilt feature might be nice.

My local new holland dealer has a bush hog 6ft rear blade with all those features for 1750........I'm not really ready to spend that much yet but it's not out of the question because of how nicely built it looks.

Where I work we're a Taylor Way/Pittsburgh dealer and I can get attachments at cost. I didn't talk to a sales guy yet but the parts person told me King Kutter and Taylor Way are made at the same factory but the King Kutters are built differently and cheaper for the Big Box stores and Taylor Way is for dealers. Kind of like John Deere and their mowers .

Looking at a 4500 model......( and many other different brands) the blade isn't curved it's 3 angeled pieces and just looks thin.

I really like the looks of the 5500 model with the heavier built hitch and the curved blade.

I'm not even sure if that'd work with my lx2610. That blade is rated for 50 hp tractors but looks like it can be used for cat 1.

I was just curious if anyone had any Taylor Way products and can back up what the parts person told me on quality.

I've been looking at older hd blades online but a lot of stuff is far away or rusted out pieces of junk so figured might be ahead on something new.

Thanks.

 

[old and tired]

Weight is your friend with rear blades, 6' versions are 313 pounds vs. 485 pounds... The 5500 version does LOTS more, tilt and offset that the 4500 does NOT do...

I run 6' things behind my L2800, but I have more weight for traction than your LX.

Are you running Ag/R1 or Indust./R4 tires? Makes a difference...

 

[Foxrunfarms]

Weight is your friend with rear blades, 6' versions are 313 pounds vs. 485 pounds... The 5500 version does LOTS more, tilt and offset that the 4500 does NOT do...

I run 6' things behind my L2800, but I have more weight for traction than your LX.

Are you running Ag/R1 or Indust./R4 tires? Makes a difference...

Thanks for all the info. Running my grading blade plowing snow and then using the box blade I could see a huge difference in weight/traction and left the box blade on for loader work.

I got the r4's because I mow lawn with this tractor. 1st winter using the tractor, no weight, or fluid, and moved along alright except one major snow storm but even my neighbors real tractors struggled in that.

 

[old and tired]

To help with traction in snow with R4's, look up grooving tires...

 

[D2Cat]

Here's an example of how grooves in R4s help grab. This was in slightly damp soil, but the same results in snow. These are well worn tires so I start in about 1" from the outside to help protect the tire on turns.

 

[old and tired]

I just re-grooved mine...