Cheaper than Cheap Lightweight Box Blade

[Old Machinist]

Came across the link to this 55" box blade with rippers for $249 before tax and free shipping. I figured it was worth that even if I throw the metal in my scrap pile. 55" just covers the track width on both of the tractors I have now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/389560226309

I let my daughter and SIL have my heavy 6 footer with the 4310 when they took it. If this doesn't look like it will bend like a pretzel I may add a 300 pound barbell set on top of it.

 

[bbxlr8]

No idea on quality, but check the shipping as it could be $$$ - you might find a sale at TSC or used is a better overall deal and more durable

 

[Old Machinist]

No idea on quality, but check the shipping as it could be $$$ - you might find a sale at TSC or used is a better overall deal and more durable

Shipped free FedEx. We'll see?

 

[jyoutz]

I don’t recommend that implement. It says cat 0 and cat 1. Anything that is light enough for cat 0 is going to be flimsy.

 

[bbxlr8]

Worth a look, but more times than not, I find that there is some sort of catch on the back end

 

[McMXi]

Whether or not it's worth the cost will depend on what you use it for. Six scarifiers on a 55" inch box blade ... that's probably a clue right there. Land Pride shows the BB12 series as being matched to the LX and the equivalent is the BB1254 at 325 lb, CAT 1 and four scarifiers. Personally I'd rather put the money towards a quality implement that will last a lifetime.

What is the weight of the box blade? I don't see it in the link.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I don’t recommend that implement. It says cat 0 and cat 1. Anything that is light enough for cat 0 is going to be flimsy.

Not necessarily. I've got a Brinly Cat0 10" single furrow plow, decades old , and it performs GREAT behind a 9HP garden tractor.

If designed right, you don't need a box blade to be 100s of pounds heavy. Put quality steel in the correct spots, it'll do the job just fine.

Where and how the implement is used has a HUGE bearing on how long it'll last.

 

[jyoutz]

Not necessarily. I've got a Brinly Cat0 10" single furrow plow, decades old , and it performs GREAT behind a 9HP garden tractor.

If designed right, you don't need a box blade to be 100s of pounds heavy. Put quality steel in the correct spots, it'll do the job just fine.

Where and how the implement is used has a HUGE bearing on how long it'll last.

It performs great behind your garden tractor, but a compact tractor would probably tear it up.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

well buy me one, and I'll test it out !Have to get Hagrid's approval though....

 

[Bee-Positive]

Here's the same Generic brand on the Jungle. 55" Box Blade
Ecotric, PeakPursuit, Yitamotor, Kaufu, Impact Implements, etc. all look the same. Probably all manufactured by the same Chinese company.

14" x 14" x 55" 101 lbs. made for garden tractors cat 0 with cat 1 adaptors. Not sure what an LX would do to it, but give it a try. Maybe weld on some strategically placed reinforcements.

 

[NCL4701]

If this doesn't look like it will bend like a pretzel I may add a 300 pound barbell set on top of it.

Obviously, I don’t have a LX3310. It has side plates so flimsy they have sheet metal stiff back braces that look like they’d be more appropriate for office furniture and it’s Cat 0 / Cat 1. Thinking about how it would do behind the Ford 9N I spent many, many hours on before my L, I’m thinking it would work fine until the first big root, massive boulder, or some other near to immovable object strike. First hard hit, I’d expect something to bend, break, or rip.

Looks to me like a waste of money. If you buy it, I hope I’m wrong and it works well for you for many years.

As always, your $, your decision, and YMMV.

 

[GeoHorn]

Common sense: If it’s SO CHEAP as to raise questions….. Then the answer is likely the obvious.

BUT…if all you need to spread-out and around some loose dirt and smooth-over an existing dirt or gravel road…. it’ll prob‘ly do the light-duty job.

 

[Vlach7]

Whenever I buy an implement, I look for the heaviest one I can find, = more metal, looks flimsy and they did not post how much it weighs.

 

[Old Machinist]

This arrived today and while it is a nice piece for what it is, it is strictly a CAT 0 implement. I thought maybe the lift link tabs were welded in at 26" and you could flip the pins in or out for CAT 0 or CAT 1 but they are welded at 20".

It was nicely packaged with some fancy bubble wrap and all the pieces were individually wrapped in plastic bags.

The box assembly came welded together with a 2"x9ga square tube running from side to side and out the rear in the center. The sides and rear plate are 9 gauge with stiffeners welded to the sides and and additional 9 gauge angle welded on the cutting edge mount. The cutting edge and ripper loops are 1/4" steel. The lift pin tabs are 1/2". All the welds look good and all the fasteners were graded 8.8 so metric equivalent to grade 5. Most of the holes lined up but I had to run a bit through the front holes for the top link tube to straighten those up a little.

I went ahead and threw it together and will try to flip it on Facebook.

 

[D2Cat]

Be sure to tell them it's assembled, ready for work. Then they'll know they're getting a bargain.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Looks like it was well designed and built. Use hefty steel only where required.
After all it's just a box blade NOT a bulldozer blade.
As long as it's used and NOT abused, it'll probably be handed down with the tractor to the next generation.

 

[hagrid]

BX23S would not be able to put a ding in that blade.

 

[McMXi]

Looks like it was well designed and built. Use hefty steel only where required.
After all it's just a box blade NOT a bulldozer blade.
As long as it's used and NOT abused, it'll probably be handed down with the tractor to the next generation.

It looks like utter junk to me. Another example of Chinese fluff with a product that sort of looks like a real product.

 

[jyoutz]

It looks like utter junk to me. Another example of Chinese fluff with a product that sort of looks like a real product.

It probably is ok for the 15 hp cat 0 garden tractor it was designed for.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Well it's better built than the obscenely priced Kubota ECUs that fry when you change the tractor's battery !