3 point blade

[RustyG]

I have a small Kubota, less than 30 horse, with a 6 foot blade. The blade by itself does not have enough weight to do what I want it to do. How much weight can I safely add to the blade so that it does. d

 

[BigG]

I would think that a 6 foot blade would be hanging pretty far out from the rear axle. You might set your blade just off the ground and block the wheels so it can not roll. Then step up on the blade to see if the front wheels come up. I can not believe you would need maybe 2-3 people to find the tipping point.

Remember the heavier the rear end the lighter the front end. Is there a loader on it? Do you have front weights?

 

[GeoHorn]

If its just a simple blade (not a box-blade) youll find it pretty useless on anything other than loose gravel or dirt ..... and not much use for those.

Weight is not your problem. <edit: you might THINK it is... but additionall wt will not make your tractor effective with a plain blade, IMO>. . You need scarifiers if youre trying to loosen-up some dirt to reshape a road, etc. A box blade is better but your little tractor wont likely be able to lift too much/wide of a box blade.

 

[Greg8352]

Put the weight so it will cut what you want. To much and you will not be able to go straight.

 

[boz1989]

Have you tried different angles, or change the pitch of the blade? On my driveway, I was about ready to give up when it started to work. I believe it was about the 8th pass before it started working. Now I would use my box blade, but that was all I had then.

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[bucktail]

Some people make custom concrete weights or chain an I-beam or other heavy thing to it.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I have to ask, just WHAT do you want it to do ? It's possible it's not the correct implement for the job.

I've got a 6' blade on the D14 (a good 35HP) and can easily stall out the tractor.

less than 30hp , I'd think even a 5 foot blade might be too much.

 

[old and tired]

...How much weight can I safely add to the blade...

A whole lot!!! I've added about 200# and my blade does work better. If you shorten or lengthen the top link, you can make it less or more aggressive bite with it.

Got photos of how it's setup now?

 

[Lencho]

I agree with greensvillejay, tell us what you are wanting to do. One more post and you can post photos.

 

[RustyG]

It had not occurred to me to change the angle to make it more aggressive. I am trying to fill some ruts on my road which is very hard. I am hoping making the blade more aggressive and adding some weight will help. s Rusty G

 

[D2Cat]

If you shorten your top link the top of the blade will pulled closer to the tractor and tend to ride up on material. You extend the top link out, lengthen, it will push the top of the blade back, leaving the bottom to cut under material easier. It all functions according to how loose/packed the material you are working with is.

All this is when going forward. If you rotated the blade 180 deg and was pushing backwards all has to be reversed to get the same results.