A 6' blade too wide for 25HP?

Fishugly · Dec 5, 2021

I have a 6' scraper blade on my old Oliver that I'd like to stick on my 25HP tractor. Is it too wide or heavy?

paul · Dec 5, 2021

My NH 1720 works great with a 6 foot blade. 27 hp.

But there are maybe 3 levels of blades, cheap and light, medium, and heavy duty. Mine I would consider medium. A heavy duty blade might be a lot to ask of 25 hp.....

Paul

Matthewthomas50 · Dec 5, 2021

Be cool if you told us what 25hp means? I have a cub
cadet that is 25 horse power that couldnt pull itself out
of a gopher hole, then I have a farmall h and John Deere
b also rated at 25 horse that would handle a 6 foot blade
with ease. If you have a subcompact with front wheel
assist then youre probably fine. Or maybe not, guess it
depends on what youre doing.

rustred · Dec 5, 2021

That all depends on what the 25 h p tractor is. If like a
W4 yes if like a 25 horse lawn tractor different story. Hard
to say without more info or pictures.

Fishugly · Dec 5, 2021

Sorry. It's Bobcat CT2025 compact.

old · Dec 5, 2021

8N Ford is just under 25HP and it does pretty good with a 6 foot back blade

Matthewthomas50 · Dec 5, 2021

Sure, get the 6 foot blade, it will always cover the
wheelbase of that tractor, or you could take less of what
the blade covers. You still havent informed the masses of
what material you want to move with this blade. It could
be awesome, or it could suck.

Fishugly · Dec 5, 2021

(quoted from post at 21:01:42 12/05/21) You still havent informed the masses of
what material you want to move with this blade. It could
be awesome, or it could suck.

Dirt, gravel, wood chips.

Matthewthomas50 · Dec 5, 2021

It will be fine. Take your time.

Kansas4010 · Dec 5, 2021

I've got a JD 2520 that's 25 engine and 20
pto hp. The dealer also had a 6 foot used
blade I bought. For light stuff like snow
it's ok. For heavy digging like dirt forget
it. It's like you just slam on the brakes.
Overall I've only used the blade a couple
times. I think you would have better luck
with a 5 foot blade. I have a skid loader
that frankly does much better for dirt work
and is also faster and more maneuverable
for snow removal.

Geo-TH,In · Dec 6, 2021

When it comes to pushing snow, I think it's not the horsepower that counts, it's the
traction.

Jubilee, around 30 hp, has no ballast and it will sit and spin the rear wheels without
chains.

Bar tires work best for traction.

Farmall C has narrow tires, it has more traction without chains. The fatter tires on
Jubilee without chains will get stuck in 5 inches of snow.

Traction is the key.

MarkB_MI · Dec 6, 2021

I wouldn't want anything smaller, as the tires would be wider than the blade. I use a very heavy seven foot blade on my 45 hp tractor.

Fishugly · Dec 6, 2021

Thanks, everyone. What about the hydraulics and three point hitch: Is a heavier 6' scraper blade going to strain things there?

This is my first new tractor and the smallest I've operated. I'm used to running older (50s, 60s) era tractors that were larger and seemingly more robust.

Husker 50 8n · Dec 6, 2021

Not sure where you are at or how heavy your snow gets to be but in my area you'd want chains on the tractor and some weights. I used a
Ford 8N (around 26 pto hp) for years to move snow with a 6' blade. The blade was a medium to light duty blade I would guess. Tires had
fluid and I always used chains. It was pretty helpless without chains unless it was a dry, fluffy snow I was moving. Power at 25hp is
fine. You need some weight and traction to move the snow.

buickanddeere · Dec 6, 2021

6 feet or 72 inches is way too much . Tractor should be ok however with a 71 inch wide blade.
On a serious note, as others have stated, we need to know more .

buickanddeere · Dec 6, 2021

Will probably be ok. It the blade three point hitch CAT I or CAT II ? Tractor appears to be a small but robust unit . https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/010/3/1/10319-bobcat-ct2025.html

steve in ok · Dec 6, 2021

No, It will work fine.

Fishugly · Dec 6, 2021

(quoted from post at 10:28:56 12/06/21)
6 feet or 72 inches is way too much . Tractor should be ok however with a 71 inch wide blade.
On a serious note, as others have stated, we need to know more .

:lol: As I posted above, it's a 25hp Bobcat CT2025 and I plan to use the blade for dirt, gravel, and wood chips. There might be the occasional snow storm that dumps a 6" on us that I'd use the scraper for too. Also, the tires are the industrial type and I don't know if there's fluid in them.

Let me know what else you need to know. Thanks.

This post was edited by Fishugly on 12/06/2021 at 09:58 am.

Fishugly · Dec 6, 2021

(quoted from post at 10:33:54 12/06/21)
Will probably be ok. It the blade three point hitch CAT I or CAT II ? Tractor appears to be a small but robust unit . https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/010/3/1/10319-bobcat-ct2025.html

Thanks. It's a Cat 1. But I don't know the difference between the two.

This post was edited by Fishugly on 12/06/2021 at 09:54 am.

504 · Dec 6, 2021

I had a blade that just fits inside the wheel wells on my trailer 83 inch
,I used it on my 25 hp garden tractor. Works great after I added Cat O
pins to it .

buickanddeere · Dec 6, 2021

Some cast iron weights on the rear wheels would add traction. Cast iron on the front to maintain steering when there is heavy weight on the back of the tractor.
https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/atrp/3points.htm

rrman61 · Dec 6, 2021

Just remember one thing:except on what it will
lift,with counter weights,tire chains and ballast in the
tires you can make a tractor do a lot more but it will
be harder on the machine.depends on how much
you force it to do

Texasmark · Dec 6, 2021

If working dirt at an angle, 4wd and tractor weight are your main requirements to stay on line rather than the tractor developing a
crab angle. I have an LS2 25s (25 hp) with loader and has no problem with such. Putting debris in the loader helps the front end
stay on the ground and on tract.

Fishugly · Dec 7, 2021

Here's the scraper...a 72" King Cutter, and the tractor I was going to try it on, the white one.

I'm going to give it a try and go slow and easy.

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BarnyardEngineering · Dec 7, 2021

King Kutter is a light duty cheap blade, and your new tractor looks hardly any smaller than the tractor the blade is mounted on.

The tractor will easily destroy that blade and not even break a sweat if you abuse it.

Per the specs, the tractor has a 1631lb lifting capacity. Your blade might weigh 300lbs.

The tractor is also 64" wide per the specs. A 6ft blade at an angle will barely cover the wheel tracks.

Just use it. It will be fine.

Fishugly · Dec 7, 2021

(quoted from post at 11:09:05 12/07/21) King Kutter is a light duty cheap blade, and your new tractor looks hardly any smaller than the tractor the blade is mounted on.

The tractor will easily destroy that blade and not even break a sweat if you abuse it.

Per the specs, the tractor has a 1631lb lifting capacity. Your blade might weigh 300lbs.

The tractor is also 64" wide per the specs. A 6ft blade at an angle will barely cover the wheel tracks.

Just use it. It will be fine.

Thanks! Thanks also to all the others that replied. Appreciated!

This post was edited by Fishugly on 12/07/2021 at 01:34 pm.

Fishugly · Dec 9, 2021

Hooked up the blade today. The tractor handles it with ease!

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