Can't Rotate Rear Blake 180 degrees. Land Pride RB0560 on BX2380

[TheKubotaKing]

Hi everyone !
I have an interesting question. I can't rotate my rear blade 1080 degrees. It almost makes it under the right arm
of the 3-point hitch, ( there's about 1/8" of an inch in the way ) so as I rotate the blade, it gets the arm, and stops,
a tiny bit of clearance is the issue. ( this is at the top of the blade I'm talking about - the top of the blade hits the bottom of the arm on that 3ph ) I tried turning the little crank on that right arm, but that didn't do anything at all, - would the upper arm fix the problem ? I haven't touched it yet, thought I would ask before attempting that.

Thanks for any help !

 

[GreensvilleJay]

remove blade from frame, add shim to post, reattach blade to frame. This adds a 'shims worth' of gap or space. usually there's 2-4 shims on the topside of the pivot.Mine has enough slop(70 years old) , I just lift on the rearside of the blade to 'tweak' the frotn past the obstacles....

 

[OrangeKrush]

Yes that upper link should adjust it for enough clearance, turn and watch you can actually see it move with little twisting.

 

[TheKubotaKing]

Yes that upper link should adjust it for enough clearance, turn and watch you can actually see it move with little twisting.

Hi OrangeKrush ( awesome name by the way !!! )
Thank you ! I'm going to try that tomorrow. The reason I want to flip the blade around, is that
I totally forgot about the blade yesterday as I was driving around the side of my house ( I'm very new to tractors - with about 15 mins of tractor time on my hands ) ... I was driving around the side of house and almost ripped the corner of the house off. NOT good. I had totally forgotten about that blade, and almost had a lot of damage. It hit one of my huge garbage pails, and that's what alerted me to it... I was so focused on not hitting the house with the tractor that I forgot about the blade !

With the blade turned so it's in the direction of I guess a log being dragged behind the tractor, that will assure me that at least the wheels of the tractor are the widest thing on the tractor and I don't have to worry about width, but have to remember when baking up that thing is wayyyyy back now .... phew.... amazing how accidents can happen so quickly. Thank you for your reply !!!

 

[TheKubotaKing]

remove blade from frame, add shim to post, reattach blade to frame. This adds a 'shims worth' of gap or space. usually there's 2-4 shims on the topside of the pivot.Mine has enough slop(70 years old) , I just lift on the rearside of the blade to 'tweak' the frotn past the obstacles....

I didn't notice that, I will check later today. Interesting.

 

[kubotasam]

With the blade turned so it's in the direction of I guess a log being dragged behind the tractor, that will assure me that at least the wheels of the tractor are the widest thing on the tractor and I don't have to worry about width, but have to remember when baking up that thing is wayyyyy back now .... phew.... amazing how accidents can happen so quickly. Thank you for your reply !!!

Is there a way to lock it when it is pointed straight back? No way I could do that on my back blade. What about the end of the blade that will point into the back of the tractor? Will it hit anything when you lift the blade?

 

[TheKubotaKing]

Is there a way to lock it when it is pointed straight back? No way I could do that on my back blade. What about the end of the blade that will point into the back of the tractor? Will it hit anything when you lift the blade?

I guess I should have also noted that the blade almost makes it to the last hole, ( there are 3 positions )
the 3rd most angled, almost makes it, but doesn't. If it was locked with the pin in that position it would
be great and I wouldn't have to have it 100% straight out from the back of the tractor. Please give me some examples of why you wouldn't keep your blade like that, I'd like to be fully aware of anything you or anyone can think of that could pose a danger. Thank you

P.S. When I lift the blade it's coming out of the garage, I lift it before driving out, and it stays up at this point as I practice driving around my yard.

 

[chim]

Have any pictures? Sounds the height of your blade is greater than the distance between the ground and the arms of your hitch.

When I mount a blade, the arms of my hitch slope down from the tractor to the frame of the blade. The arms don’t get in the way.

If the arms have to slope upward to the blade frame, and the distance from pivot to arms is less than half the length of the blade it may be a problem.

 

[GeoHorn]

Sounds to me his top-link needs to be shortened to pivot the blade down/back.

 

[chim]

Sounds to me his top-link needs to be shortened to pivot the blade down/back.

Shortening the TL could allow the blade to rotate. The key is having the blade flat on the ground through the rotation. If his arms are too low to the ground, the blade will dig the leading edge in when not set perpendicular to travel.

 

[skeets]

Yes sir shorten the top link and raise it all the way up, pull the pin and rotate,, I have the same blade and it will go to maybe 60 degrees I think, if you have the 3 holes like mine does any more than that the tip of the blade may start digging in when you go over a bump because you just dont have that much height clearance on the BX to start with. Now with it set at 45 degrees the blade tips should be just about even with the rear wheels so it dont stick out that what but Yeah you got all that behind you

 

[OrangeKrush]

I just checked mine and the only thing that comes close is the stand but that’s easy enough to maneuver around. If I swing the opposite direction it clears it.

 

[OrangeKrush]

It clears the arms by a long shot though..

 

[Tim Horton]

On my old, wore out, but incredibly cheap 6' rear blade I can't rotate it 180 degrees while attached to the tractor.. Nothing will adjust enough to let it clear..

I have to take it off the tractor and turn it.. That is why I run it backwards all the time..

Did I mention it was really cheap ??

 

[leveraddict]

Like mentioned its all in the top link. If you have the mounting arms of the blade level with the ground it will turn 360 degrees! Its just a little more difficult with a small tractor as you will loose ground clearance. If not level when you turn the blade at an angle and drop it close to the ground you will see the blades edge is not even with the ground anymore and will dig in.

 

[OrangeKrush]

Yes sir shorten the top link and raise it all the way up, pull the pin and rotate,, I have the same blade and it will go to maybe 60 degrees I think, if you have the 3 holes like mine does any more than that the tip of the blade may start digging in when you go over a bump because you just dont have that much height clearance on the BX to start with. Now with it set at 45 degrees the blade tips should be just about even with the rear wheels so it dont stick out that what but Yeah you got all that behind you

Do you have 3 or 4 holes total., counting the 90* degree? I have 4 each side.

 

[mcfarmall]

My 7 footer hits the tires if I try to pivot while hooked to the tractor. I have to manhandle it around when it's disconnected. If I tried to 90 degree it, the blade would strike the tractor drawbar.

 

[BX23S-1]

BX23s here, land pride QH05 quick hitch, w/7ft county line rear blade, no issues turning blade around at all.

@TheKubotaKing
Sounds like you should buy a quick hitch, it will make your life alot easier.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

You really just need to learn where it is in relation to your driving and turning with it in a normal position!

Having it sticking straight out the back is somewhat a worse scenario, as you can actually do more damage to things if you hit them, the swing force is extremely multiplied and trying to see the end is not in a good location.

 

[Henro]

I had the same issue on my BX2200. In my case the lower fingers on the lift rods were long enough that I could drill a new hole about an inch higher, which caused the lower arms to raise more, so I could swing my six foot landscrape rake and back blade.

I generally use these implements on my B2910, but occasionally want to use them on the BX. Made all the difference in the world. Forgot I had the original issue until I read the OP's post.

Edit: But my issue was the implement hitting the ground. On second read, not sure if the OP's issue is different, but it sounds like it is...