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Farmall h and a 6 ft box blade?

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I've been looking for a box blade and found a great deal on a new 6ft. Will it be too much for my H? I'll use it to spread gravel, and some landscaping work. Maybe some tough stuff every once in a while.

I was shopping for a 5 footer, but would I be happy with a 6?
 
(quoted from post at 12:34:48 02/18/11) I've been looking for a box blade and found a great deal on a new 6ft. Will it be too much for my H? I'll use it to spread gravel, and some landscaping work. Maybe some tough stuff every once in a while.

I was shopping for a 5 footer, but would I be happy with a 6?
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A 5 foot blade will not take out the tire tracks, and a 6 foot blade MIGHT be a load for an H, but if you raise the blade a bit, and don't allow it to go TOO deep, your H will handle it just fine.
 
I have a 3 point 6' box blade on my 49 C. I have moved several hundred tons of dirt with it and several thousands of tons of rock with it. Works real good. You have to modulate your load based on your traction/power no matter how much power you got. When I ran a D-11 dozer, you still can slip the tracks or stall if you get to aggressive.
 
You will find that the proper adjustment of the top link of the tractor's 3-point hitch to be very important in using your box blade. For spreading soil or loose gravel shorten the upper link enough to make the box blade "float" on the front part of the side skids. This will raise the blade and make it less aggressive. Lengthening the top link will make the blade more aggressive by allowing the blade to engage the ground sooner.
 
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