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Rear Grader Blade Heavy to lift

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John Voss

I got a Brinly rear grader blade with another tractor last week and added it to my 12-8. It fits great and should work good too, but the only issue is its so darn heavy to lift with the manual lift? Im thinking about adding a spring to help pull it up, has anyone done this? Pictures would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks.

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KC9KAS

I'm afraid if you put a spring assist to help raise it, it will not have enough down pressure.

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Sparky

Is the lift cable in the upper hole on the rock-shaft? If not move it up and I bet it takes some of the strain out of lifting the rear grader. Doing this with snowblower attachments makes them easier to lift manually.

Mike..........

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prondzy

What about adding a secondary lift handle on the grader blade? Yes you will have to come to a stopgap but using both levers will make it easier

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bitten

Im with Sparky on this one. Make sure that you are using the correct holes on the mid rock shaft and the rear lift.

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John Voss

Thank you for all the suggestions, I did find that my lift cable was connected to the wrong hole on the rock shaft. I raised it to the top and adjusted the slack out of it at the hitch and now it works much better. 

 

Thanks again!

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953 nut

The cable on these lifts will not hold up to too much use with a blade that is so heavy. If you will be going over rough areas or long drives strap a two wheel dolly to it, let it down and drive off. I learned this the hard way.

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B-8074

You may want to add the rock shaft to the rear that goes between the gas tank.

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