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There are a lot of companies that make excellent box blades for mantaining a road. If you think that you may want to take on some future projects like small landscaping and dirt work, Bush Hog makes a handy blade for this work. Getting one that is wide enough to cut out your tire tracks is a good idea. We have been using a roll over 72" box blade that Bush Hog makes for the last 5 years and found it to be a real time saver. We will have to agree that we are probably a little on the lazy side and we do not like having to unseat from the machine to adjust the scarifiers. The roll over model has a simple trip lever that allows you to change the blade positions to what ever the application without leaving the tractor seat. We use this blade on a JD 990 w/ FEL to do part time landscape work and found it to be a real time saver. The Bush Hog 72" weighs in at around 700 # but I think that it is also made in the 60"width depending on the size of your machine. These blades tend to be a bit pricey but would not take for this one. Good luck on your selection.

Box Blade Selection
John Deere Tractors
Replies 10 Post by runshort

We had a friend who recently purchased a KK 60" tiller and he had the same questions about fuild levels in the drive boxes. On the side gear box there was a small check plug about half way down that should have fuild up to that level. The top transmission gearbox seemed to be a different story. The manual said to fill to no more than half full. Over filling this box could cause damage to the oil seals and damage to the gearbox. I'm not sure what the difference between the Woods and KK is but there should be someone here with that information. Good Luck

Tiller oil level
Operating and Attachments
Replies 7 Post by runshort

Prices seem to vary greatly on mowing in different areas of the country. We perform these services for friends and people we personally know to pick up some extra cash. If you can not make a reasonable profit on your work it's not worth the risk you are taking. We have found that most land owners have no idea of what is on there property. Kskwash made an excellent point on personally walking the work area before you start. If the grass and weed growth is high and thick you cannot see what is below it without walking the area before starting. Pricing depends on how long it will take you and your equipment to do the job. And yes there is always some one willing to do it cheaper. Do yourself a favor when this happens and just walk away from it. Good Luck!

mowing for hire
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 24 Post by runshort