Does anyone know the differences in these 2 blades??

[kris77]

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-rear-blade-sub-compact?cm_vc=-10005

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-grader-blade-5-ft-w?cm_vc=IOPDP1

Both are 5ft, one says subcompact, one just says grader blade. I'm not knowledgeable enough yet to figure out which one i need for my BX2370. All i really need it for is smoothing out gravel in the driveway, pushing some small piles of dirt around, pushing snow, and just basic light dirt moving/smoothing/back dragging.

 

[Billdog350]

I had a yellow county line 7' blade that actually looked like the red sub compact blade you show.

I bent it with my B9200 with turf tires, just grading a driveway...granted it was on an angle and I was using it to pull up material into the center of the driveway...but an 1800lb tractor with turf tires shouldn't bend a well designed blade.

If you can find a used older blade, from Woods or otherwise, might be a better bang for your buck. Maybe your little BX will have better luck than me...but they just don't make things like they used to.

 

[EZstreet]

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-rear-blade-sub-compact?cm_vc=-10005

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-grader-blade-5-ft-w?cm_vc=IOPDP1

Both are 5ft, one says subcompact, one just says grader blade. I'm not knowledgeable enough yet to figure out which one i need for my BX2370. All i really need it for is smoothing out gravel in the driveway, pushing some small piles of dirt around, pushing snow, and just basic light dirt moving/smoothing/back dragging.

Looks one is CAT0 and the other is CAT1.

 

[85Hokie]

Looks one is CAT0 and the other is CAT1.

I saw the same thing, and the CAT0 cost more!

 

[kris77]

So I remember reading somewhere that our bx tractors have a CAT 1 3PH on them, but it is limited in what attachments it can actually use. Which doesnt make sense to me. So when i'm looking for a blade, I need to look for CAT 1 blades correct? and i'm guessing 5ft is the size I need for my tractor? 6ft seems too wide and heavy for the scut and 4ft seems too small.

 

[bcp]

I have a BX with a standard Cat 1 five foot blade.

The limitation is that with the blade beam level, a good part of the BX lift distance is already used up to reach the lower hitch pins.

An ideal BX blade would be a Cat 1 with the hitch maybe 4 inches lower when level.

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A blade should be sized so that it is at least as wide as the tractor when angled. For a 45 degree angle, multiply the blade width by 0.7 to find the angled width. (0.7 is not exact but is very close, and easy to remember) Sixty inch blade is 42in angled, same as BX width.

Bruce

 

[Missouribound]

The biggest difference is the weight. In my opinion you should get the heaviest blade that your tractor can work with. But in reality the weight of the blade is tied to the construction of the blade. If you will be using it as you described either one will work. Heavier work will require a sturdier blade.
Your BX may require more expensive one unfortunately.
Can you see how they are attached? I'm not sure but perhaps that is one of the differences.

 

[Grouse Feathers]

I had a blade similar to the red one, that I bought used with my new BX2370. It worked fine for snow removal, but just bounced across the driveway when grading. I replaced it with a used 250 pound Land Pride RB1560. The RB1560 works great for moving snow and grading a crown in the driveway. A 5 ft blade is the right size for a BX. A 6 ft blade would be a little big for grading and a 4 ft blade angled would not be as wide as the tractor.

 

[clay45]

I had a 5ft blade but let it go after discovering I could maintain my millings drive just as well with my landscape rake.