Post by 3RRL on Feb 27, 2008 13:08:02 GMT -5
Over the years new threads keep popping up seeking the answer to "What implement to use for...? or which implement is better for this or that?" Those that come to mind are boxblades, rear blades, road graders, rock grapples or bucket grapples etc., and the list goes on.
I've learned a lot on this forum and others about specialized implements. There is no doubt that each implement has it's strong points for particular uses. But with budget constraints or limited storage space, that option may not be available or practical for some of us. I thought this thread might become helpful to those wondering what they can do, particularly with their boxblade. Knowing what I know now, I wish I could have that stuff too, but all I have is a boxblade and no other blade, so that's what I use...not by choice but more by circumstance.
Let me explain...
When I first got my tractor, I ordered a box blade and some other stuff, not really knowing what they were used for. Maybe not knowing worked in my favor because I started using the boxblade for everything I could think of. My ignorance freed me to discover ways to make the boxblade do what I wanted. You heard the expression "when all you have is a hammer, every job looks like a nail".
By no means am I implying that a boxblade is better than any other blade, so don't go there. I just wanted to point out what CAN be done with a boxblade if you put your mind to it. I'm hoping others will post some pictures and share how they use theirs.
Here are some of mine.
These show how I cut ditches, crown and smooth the road.
You can also do a pretty good job of building and grading pads and cutting new roads with the boxblade.
You can even use it as a poor man's plow for your food plots and fields. Smooth, rip and cover your seeds.
Hope all these photos are OK, but a little visual goes a long ways.
These pictures will never solve the riddle of "which implement is best for ..." but they help show what can be done with a boxblade. If you can afford to get other implements, by all means do so, but it goes to show you that there are a lot of things you can do with just a boxblade. They might not turn out as good or get done as fast like when using the better tool, but you can do it and get somewhat good results and some self satisfaction by using what you got.
Rob-
I've learned a lot on this forum and others about specialized implements. There is no doubt that each implement has it's strong points for particular uses. But with budget constraints or limited storage space, that option may not be available or practical for some of us. I thought this thread might become helpful to those wondering what they can do, particularly with their boxblade. Knowing what I know now, I wish I could have that stuff too, but all I have is a boxblade and no other blade, so that's what I use...not by choice but more by circumstance.
Let me explain...
When I first got my tractor, I ordered a box blade and some other stuff, not really knowing what they were used for. Maybe not knowing worked in my favor because I started using the boxblade for everything I could think of. My ignorance freed me to discover ways to make the boxblade do what I wanted. You heard the expression "when all you have is a hammer, every job looks like a nail".
By no means am I implying that a boxblade is better than any other blade, so don't go there. I just wanted to point out what CAN be done with a boxblade if you put your mind to it. I'm hoping others will post some pictures and share how they use theirs.
Here are some of mine.
These show how I cut ditches, crown and smooth the road.
You can also do a pretty good job of building and grading pads and cutting new roads with the boxblade.
You can even use it as a poor man's plow for your food plots and fields. Smooth, rip and cover your seeds.
Hope all these photos are OK, but a little visual goes a long ways.
These pictures will never solve the riddle of "which implement is best for ..." but they help show what can be done with a boxblade. If you can afford to get other implements, by all means do so, but it goes to show you that there are a lot of things you can do with just a boxblade. They might not turn out as good or get done as fast like when using the better tool, but you can do it and get somewhat good results and some self satisfaction by using what you got.
Rob-
You have the most functionality with your setup as any I have ever seen.
