I recently purchased a used B3350, which is 35 HP (27 HP at the PTO). I'd like to get a box blade that has hydraulic rippers, but I'm not finding many options. There's the Land Pride HR2572, but their website claims it's for 30+ HP tractors (which I'm assuming they're specifying at the PTO, since it is a three point attachment). I'd be just shy of that at 27 HP. While I still me be able to operate this to my satisfaction, it still would be the biggest implement I own (all fall in the 60-66" range). So I'm curious if there are slightly smaller options. Or is there a way to add hydraulic rippers to another box blade, such as the BB1260? Or would you just go with the HR2572? Thanks for any advice.
Good box scraper with hydraulic rippers for 35 HP tractor (27 HP at the PTO)?
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They would be basing the hp as engine hp since it doesn't have a pto. You will probably be more limited by the weight of the B3350 pulling it vs using a heavier L series.
Ah, yeah that was stupid of me to say. Definitely not a PTO implement. So I guess I'm now really just looking for recommendations for smaller box scrapers than the HR2572 that also have hydraulic rippers.
I think a former member on here retrofitted hydraulic rippers to a boxblade. Was it Sled dog? Can anyone remember who it was?
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Yea rippers and any size of box blade and your going to drag that B3350 right down to nothing.
You don't have enough HP and weight.
What are you wanting to do with it?
You don't have enough HP and weight.
What are you wanting to do with it?
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re: Interesting, so the hydraulic rippers are all the way up or all the way down?
Depends on HOW the 'plumbing' is done....
Depends on HOW the 'plumbing' is done....
It has nothing to do with the plumbing, the ripper bar is either up or down, nothing in between.
Now you can adjust the rippers in the ripper bar as far as how deep the rippers go, but this adjustment is manual just like the std box blades.
Now this statement is for hydraulic rippers (typically on commercial units) that rotate about 100* from the up to the down position.
Any rippers that are actuated and move straight up-down I have no idea if the hydraulic can be relied on for depth adjustment. I sort of doubt it.
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I don't understand why the ripper bar can't be positioned 'inbetween' , only all up or all down. I've dragged subsoiler, plow, landscape rake, rear blade 'inbetween' for decades. Closest to box blade teeth would be the subsoiler. Running it 1/4 way down was great at chewing up the top 8" of hardpan.
It'd be nice to see one in person, but all the farms around me are sold off to become subdivisions.Acres and acres of houses instead of corn,oats, beans....
It'd be nice to see one in person, but all the farms around me are sold off to become subdivisions.Acres and acres of houses instead of corn,oats, beans....
Nope, 30+ HP does NOT mean PTO HP since you are NOT connecting anything to the PTO.
If it was a tiller, chipper or a mower that has a PTO drive shaft, then yes they would mean PTO HP...
Really, your main limited factors are going to be tires (if you have R4/Indust. vs. R1/Ag) and if those tires are loaded with ballast.
point to some other comments about rippers all the way down, you can still lift your box blade up so you only drag half the rippers in the ground. Ideal? No... but you can get the job done....
I use a 60" King Kutter box blade on my L3301. I wish it was a 66" wide, but when it is full of material its quite a bit to pull with my L. My rear tires are loaded and I have welded a weight bracket to hang weights on the box blade.
In my opinion, my top link hydraulic tilt cylinder makes all the difference. The King Kutter has a spot where the teeth pin in flush with the back blade. I can tilt the box blade forward to grab and roughen up the material, then tilt it back to smooth it out. It works great, but the weight on top of the box blade helps it to dig in to the hard pack.
In my opinion, my top link hydraulic tilt cylinder makes all the difference. The King Kutter has a spot where the teeth pin in flush with the back blade. I can tilt the box blade forward to grab and roughen up the material, then tilt it back to smooth it out. It works great, but the weight on top of the box blade helps it to dig in to the hard pack.