[AT] Re: NAA Grader Blade

[Richard Fink Sr]

Dave i have a BIL that has a naa with a 6ft blade and it dies a good 
job on snow removal. Ad yes it spins some . No tire weight at all. 
But we get some snow here in central PA any where from 2 in to 2 ft at a time
I just use a 4ft snow blower on my JD 318
R Fink
PA
with 55 degrees right now



At 03:00 PM 11/10/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>I had posted the question to both AT + FF, and received a large number of
>well thought out answers from both lists.
>
>Not surprisingly, there were good reasons for 5, 6, and 7 feet.
>
>A local tractor friend has offered a 5 ft blade free, but I'm 
>wondering what I'd
>use it for. He claims the NAA wouldn't handle a 6 or 7 ft.
>Claims it doesn't have enough [Colorful description omitted here.]
>
>My leaning is toward a 6 ft to get outside the tractor width.
>The idea of a 7 ft being outside the tractor when angled is appealing,
>but I had doubts about having enough traction, especially in snow.
>
>Probably ideal would be one of those pro blades with side shift like 
>a real road grader.
>
>I've been looking all summer for a good used blade, not much luck at 
>a decent price.
>Went to an auction where there were a bunch of them, also some good looking
>brush hogs, but dealers were there and grabbed them all.
>
>Currently thinking of a TSC 6 ft acct limited funding, believe it's 
>King Kutter, any good?
>Also thinking of a single shank ripper (subsoiler) to break into our 
>gummy clay.
>
>My plan is to do a little dirt moving + grading, and to try to move some snow
>on a relatively short 100' limestone driveway.
>
>With the snow depth we get here, I'm probably looking at doing 
>turkey tracks with
>the blade straight + pushing, rather than whooshing it off with the 
>blade angled.
>Suspect the tractor would just slide sideways if angled.
>
>This brings up the next question, chains in snow?
>
>The tractor has nice looking replaced rear tires, with modern 
>wide-angle lugs, plenty of depth.
>They seem a bit wide, 12.4 - 28.
>
>Thanks
>Dave
>
>At 06:59 PM 11/8/2006, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>Dave, I've got a seven foot on my TO-20 Ferguson, and it's just right for
>>scraping snow off the driveway, since I use it angled. Smaller wouldn't work
>>well.
>>
>>
>>Steve Zakaluk
>>
>> >From: Dave Merchant <nesys_com at ameritech.net>
>> >Subject:  [Ford-ferguson] NAA grader blade
>> >Want to get a 3 pt grader blade for my  NAA.
>> >Considering either 5 ft or 6 ft, from TSC.
>> >Outside width of  tractor is 5.5 ft,.
>> >Would it handle a 6, or would it be happier with a  5?
>> >Thanks
>> >Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
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