[AT] Should I choose the ARPS(?) or the Servis Little-Rhino?

[Dennis Johnson]

Scott,

The red one has a horizontal adjustment that the yellow one does not have. This is a nice feature that allows you too lower one side and "dig a ditch or make a berm" or do other similar work. To me this makes this a much better unit. You can do slight adjustments by changing your 3 point lift arms, but not nearly as much as you get when rotating the adjustment on the red unit.
I have 2 blades, and one of them has this feature which I keep in Oklahoma. My other one without this I have in the Houston area.

Thanks,
Dennis


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> On Nov 22, 2016, at 12:54 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'd go with the heavier blade.  Reason being, it will be harder to bend.
> Once you bend a backblade (and it does happen, if you get them caught on
> something)  they are difficult to straighten.  Whereas a mounting frame is
> typically, more or less, just straight simple pieces and much easier to
> repair if ever needed.
> 
> SO
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Scott Williams <swillia5 at rochester.rr.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> These old back blades are selling for the same price, I'm not sure which
>> one
>> I should get for my MF135 (about 40-45hp.)  The first one is, I believe, an
>> old ARPS unit (1950s? or earlier?), which has a very nice weldment for the
>> blade, but I've seen the tubular frame welded and braced on these in a lot
>> of pictures (and I see some welds on this one.)  The Servis Little-Rhino is
>> late-60's or 70's, has a stamped 5/16 blade, but is rated for "up to 55HP".
>> I like the serious-looking blade of the ARPS, but the tube frame seems to
>> be
>> lacking.  The Servis frame looks sturdy enough, and perhaps more versatile,
>> but is the blade as strong?  The frame pivots may be more worn out, too,
>> hard to tell.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If this is really an ARPS, does anyone know the model?  Or is it something
>> else?  I only found catalogs from the late 50's and 60's, and nothing like
>> this.  But ARPS is the only name I've seen associated with these online.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I like both of them far more than the standard "Tractor Supply" blades I
>> mostly see around here, for more money.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Scott in Penfield NY
>> 
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