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My New Box Blade!

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Checked Craigslist early this morning and found a box blade for sale. By 9:30AM it was mine and on the way home. It has a few issues, what used implement doesn't? I happy as all get out, and it's a nice birthday present to myself. Here's a few pics(same as the thread below).
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Got the Ford out and hooked it up. The pin hole for the sleeve hitch is too far forward, unable to take the slack out. No biggy, add a 1/4" piece in there and it will be fine. Had a small area that I could play in, it worked great.
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I plan to rework the teeth to get a better cut with them. And lower the cutting edge about a 1/2". Plus I plan to make a rear cutting edge for it. And it will be both sleeve and 3-point hitch. Been wanting one of these for a long time, wish it was a bit wider. But that is easy to fix. Might add an extra tooth then.
 

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A-One,looks great Kenny.Like I said in the other thread,congratulations.
 
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Chuck_050382 said:
Looks good Kenny,

Looks like it just barely covers your tracks.
A few mods are in order, starting with these:
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Think that may tear up the ground a bit better. Won't take to much to widen it, like to get 4'. Add one more tooth, so it has 6 across. Add 3-point to it, so it has both.
 

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MH81 said:
Looks to be near-on bullet proof. I think that will do you a great job Kenny.
Sure built stouter than a new one.

Congrats!
I think it was well worth the $100 to get it.
 
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Chuck_050382 said:
Looks like it just barely covers your tracks.
Hummmm. Sounds Like he has something to hide. LOL
 
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Nice buy on the box blade Kenny! It looks as tough as the Ford does, your weights turned out pretty good. And it looks like I owe you a belated birthday, you share it with our first grandson, 12 years old today, WOW. But now that I know that detail I will never forget yours when his rolls back around, hope you had a good day!
 
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Help! Going to rework the teeth on this. I posted a pic earlier, but that angle may be a bit aggressive. Could use a bit of feed back
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First pic is how they are now. #2 is what I thought, but looks pretty steep. #3 is what I cut. Not nearly as steep. Think that would break ground better than #2?
 

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I'm not worried about width, right now. I'll probably widen it later this spring.
 
#21 ·
Think I answered my own question. Found this at TSC:
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Angle of the cutting edge is 125 degrees+/-. I'll make something work.
 

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#22 ·
Happy Birthday Kenny and congrats on the nice Box blade. That is really well built. I'm wondering if it is a very nicely done home built unit. I've never seen one that strong from a factory. The new Agri Fab BB probably has less than half the metal in it.
 
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Changed the design of the teeth. Take a bit more work to do, but should make good cutting edges for these. Plus it matches better to the tooth in post #21.
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Hopefully, this will break up the ground better. I also took the cutting edge off the back of the blade and lowered it about 5/8". Didn't take a pic of that yet.
 

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The drawings help folks understand better. And they point out problems. The fun part will be when I widen it. I'm going to add 4" to each side. Need to gather the materials together for that.
 
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