Grader blade for Mahindra 3015

upnorthwi · Sep 25, 2010

Hello, I need advice on a grader blade for my tractor. I have a Mahindra 3015 compact 30HP 4wheel drive with loader and industrial tires, no weights or ballast. A 5' blade came with it, but when angled will not clear the tire width which is around 60" or so. I was looking at a 6' but was wondering if I could handle a 7', and what weight range should I be looking? It seems cheaper blades are around 200# and heavy duty close to 400#.

Since it's main use will be for snow, I've noticed most blades seem to have a flat mold board. Don't I need a curved or round one so snow rolls off and away from the blade?

Finally, I'm lost in brand names, weights, sizes and cost. Anyone have a good, fairly reasonable recommendation for the Southeastern Indiana area?

Thanks for any input and help.
Tony

Lumpy · Sep 25, 2010

Personally I would go with the 7". 30hp, FWD, will handle that easily. I would fill the rear tires with used engine antifreeze. The antifreeze is "free" for me because most auto repair shops must pay someone to come get it. What I have in my rear tires is good for -20* below zero. BTW- I have a little 8n Ford, that is 23hp and pull a 6" blade with it. 25 gallons of antifreeze in each rear tire, makes about 200#"s of weight per tire. Yes, it makes a big difference.

Oldmax · Sep 26, 2010

Go with a 6' blade. you have to unhook a 7' to turn it around.

Lumpy · Sep 26, 2010

Oldmax is right! Never thought about that with a 7 footer.

Tony Luers · Sep 26, 2010

Do you have any thoughts on some of the cheaper brands Like King Kutter be almost flat as opposed to better brands that have a round curve?

Or will the snow roll away regardless?

greenbeanman in Kansas · Sep 26, 2010

Question for you---What will you be using the back blade for?

I believe in many instances a box blade will work better, it just depends upon what you will be using them for. I own both,

For my uses I want a blade when angled to be wider than the tractor. I bought a 7 foot model for my compact Ford.

I also looked at design before buying and can easily convert it to hydraulic angling and hydraulic tilt. Had that feature on a 10 foot homemade blade in the 1970s which I mainly used for snow removal and it worked great. The blade I purchased is heavier built than the box store blades but wasn't a great deal more in initial cost.

Tony Luers · Sep 26, 2010

Hi,

It would be for clearing snow on a 1/3rd mile gravel drive.

My tractor is a 30hp 4x4 compact with no weight or ballast except for fel.

While the 5' was pretty effortless to use, there was a few times with a lot of deep wet snow that I felt it was bogging the tractor down.

Most people think a 6' is the way to go, but not a heavy hd model. A 7' sounds good to me, but then there is the issue of maybe too much snow bogging down the tractor and as one person said, you can't rotate a 7' blade without removing it.

I don't have rear hydraulics, so I'd have to have a manual adjustment which is fine, but I was wondering about a 6' blade that you can offset.

But, around me a good blade is 600-900 dollars whereas king kutter, hawkline, county line is 400 and used anything if you can find a nice one is 300 and up.

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