chris sutton 610 #1 Posted July 19, 2015 Can anyone give me the size of one of these blade's please ( just the blade size please ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,478 #2 Posted July 19, 2015 40"Garry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #3 Posted July 19, 2015 Thanks Garry, have you the height size as well ( sorry ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 10,478 #4 Posted July 19, 2015 Sorry - don't know the height. The blade on my later 50" model is 7-11/16" high.Garry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sorekiwi 761 #5 Posted July 20, 2015 Mine is worn on the bottom of the blade, but measures about 7 1/8" high. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don1977 604 #6 Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) I built a 48" grader blade using a 6" high replace blade off a road grader. The blade was 60" I cut a foot off . Edited July 20, 2015 by Don1977 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #7 Posted July 20, 2015 Thanks chaps for all your answer's and photos, all very helpful .I'm going to have a go at making one for my Trike so will do a thread on it when I get started Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #8 Posted December 7, 2016 This Grader blade is now all made so will update this topic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #9 Posted December 7, 2016 During August a friend of mine from the north of the country ( Norm ) came down to a couple of southern shows and stay with me for a week so to stop him being bored we decided to have a little challenge and make 2 mid mounted grader blades. it worked out to be 3 days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #10 Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Should be more pictures! I'm at the point of just building one if I have to drive 3 hours one way and pay $350... Edited December 7, 2016 by DennisThornton 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #11 Posted December 8, 2016 There'll be photo's Dennis. Unfortunately I cannot post any due to a computer change. But Chris will post some. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #12 Posted December 8, 2016 I may start another thread, heck if I search I might even find a thread, but it would be nice to know the basic dimensions if a guy was thinking about building a mid-mount blade, whether axle hitch mount or center Tach-a-Matic mount, or as I think of it push or pull mount. I have the materials including a heavy duty blade and I can certainly weld. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #13 Posted December 8, 2016 Materials we used were 2 pieces of 1/4 plate 48" x 7" a few bits of angle iron and rod from the scrap bin and a mounting plate from an old mower deck Heres a few more Just takes a few minutes to fit and first tests were very successful, we can use the blade straight or angle it either way 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasualObserver 3,406 #14 Posted December 8, 2016 Excellent job!! Very clean. One view I don't see and am curious of, how did you accomplish your pivot lock and can you adjust it without getting on/off the tractor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #15 Posted December 8, 2016 41 minutes ago, CasualObserver said: Excellent job!! Very clean. One view I don't see and am curious of, how did you accomplish your pivot lock and can you adjust it without getting on/off the tractor? I have to get off the tractor to adjust, it has 3 settings by pulling a pin set the angle required and drop the pin back in. i will do you a photo tomorrow in the daylight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #16 Posted December 8, 2016 Sweet! Thank you for ALL the pictures! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,369 #17 Posted December 8, 2016 Awesome job/project well done guys you have inspired me ,as I have the cutting edge from a road grader laying around and may know a place or 2 for some "cheap" "off brand" snow plows to modify for the 520's and the xi's,Jeff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #18 Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) The first show we took them to had a working area and trying them out decided that there wasn't enough ground clearance on rough stuff so I did a slight mod to mine and I think Norm did the same. here's a couple more photos Edited December 8, 2016 by chris sutton 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #19 Posted December 8, 2016 In the third photo' you can see the angle locating pin and one of the locating holes in the bracket, attached to the blade.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obone 142 #20 Posted December 13, 2016 Chris how did you curve your blade? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #21 Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) He got a fabricater mate to cut and curve the blades for us. Edited December 13, 2016 by Stormin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #22 Posted December 14, 2016 A video with Chris and Norm's grader blades in action 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
