[AT] No politics - and a tractor question.

[charlie hill]

Spencer,  I agree time to get back to tractors and I apologize for leading 
the
off topic thread.

If you have ripper teeth for your box blade you can probably get the job 
done
with it but unless you have down pressure hydraulics on your tractor you'll
have a hard time moving that much soil with it unless it is plowed up first.
I'm assuming where you are you have heavy soil with maybe some rock in it?
Even here on flat, sandy land it's hard to move a lot of "virgin" dirt with 
a box blade.
It just won't get a bite.  The ripper teeth serve two purposes, obviously 
they rip the
land up but they also tend to pull the box down to the ground if everything 
is adjusted
right.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Spencer Yost
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 11:28 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: [AT] No politics - and a tractor question.

On May 10, 2013, at 22:59, "Sewell, Steven" <sewell at ohio.edu> wrote:

I think we need to get back to talking about all the antique tractors.

Agreed!

Quick question.   If you need to do light grading, what is best implement? 
Box blade?   I just need to create a level tote path through a piece of 
property that has a light slope. So maybe be able to scrap 18" off the high 
side of path.

I like the box blade for putting a finish to heavily graded land, but never 
moved dirt with it.

Spencer
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