I am having trouble finding 4' impliments for my L175. I'm wondering if it will handle a 5' Box Blade & 5' Rotary Cutter. They seem plentifull. The hydraulics seem plenty strong but i'm worried about the 17HP.
5' Box Blade & Cutter ok for L175?
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4' implements are out there, but not as plentiful as 5' or 6'. My B7100 (16 hp) handled a 6' back blade fine, unless I tried to move a blade full of gravel, and it handles a 5' finish mower fine. A 5' box blade will be hard, depending on what you are trying to move, and how much.
As much as I like my little L175, I think a five foot box blade would be too much fun for it if you try to fill it full. I don't really know, mine has turf tires so it would lose traction and spin before you sould get the box full of dirt.
AS for the rotary cuter -- The L175 will handle a five foot finish mower fine, but I do not think it would work very well when mowing heavy grass/ weeds and brush with a rotary cutter/ brush hog. I use a 5' pull type brush hog behind my Allis Chalmers WD (roughly 35 HP)and it works the tractor pretty hard in heavy grass/ briars/ ragweed in my pasture, so I have never tried to use it behind the Kubota.
Hope this helps,
Robert
AS for the rotary cuter -- The L175 will handle a five foot finish mower fine, but I do not think it would work very well when mowing heavy grass/ weeds and brush with a rotary cutter/ brush hog. I use a 5' pull type brush hog behind my Allis Chalmers WD (roughly 35 HP)and it works the tractor pretty hard in heavy grass/ briars/ ragweed in my pasture, so I have never tried to use it behind the Kubota.
Hope this helps,
Robert
Thanks for the info. You guys have confirmed what I thought. I'll hold out for the 4' impliments. - jerry
You should be fine with 5 foot toys if your using ag tires and have them ballasted for added traction. Good rule of thumb is you want an attatchment to be the same width as the rear tires or just a tad bit wider. So I say get the 5 foot toys.
Sure would be nice. I have turf tires and they're about 56" wide outside. If i thought it would pull them that's what i'd get. Pretty sandy here in Florida but I do have water in the tires.
If you plan to do alot of grading with a box blade then no turf tires wont work real well in any soil condition. You need the cleets from a set of ag tires to get a good bite on the ground and get some stable traction. On the other hand if you dont plan to do alot of grading then it isnt really justifyable to purchase a set of ag tires just to grade with.