squonk 41,141 #1 Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) I've been talking about how much better an Allis-Chalmers / Simplicity grader blade works for heavy work. Well I got both here at the Tweety Bird Ranch and got them torn apart so I decided to weight the blades. The Std. 40" WH mid grader that attaches at the mid hitch has a blade that weighs 16.5 lbs by itself with out the mounting bracket and is rolled steel. The AC blade is 42" and is cast iron. It weighs in without the mounts at a whopping 48 lbs. 3 times that of a WH blade I have used both blades and the heavy blade doesn't bounce around like the WH blade. If you ever run across one and it's reasonably priced I suggest you buy it. Well worth it. Easily adapted to use on a Horse. Here is the mount with a fabricated adapter. The first blade I had I bolted this on but this time I had the pads welded to the mount and just bolted on adapter thingy's. Doesn't really hurt the value if an AC collector comes along and offers stupid money for it! Edited September 18, 2022 by squonk 6 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,597 #2 Posted September 18, 2022 I fully agree with you. The Simplicity grader blade is built better and seems to work better than the blade. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clueless 3,002 #3 Posted September 19, 2022 On 9/18/2022 at 2:28 PM, squonk said: I've been talking about how much better an Allis-Chalmers / Simplicity grader blade works for heavy work. Well I got both here at the Tweety Bird Ranch and got them torn apart so I decided to weight the blades. The Std. 40" WH mid grader that attaches at the mid hitch has a blade that weighs 16.5 lbs by itself with out the mounting bracket and is rolled steel. The AC blade is 42" and is cast iron. It weighs in without the mounts at a whopping 48 lbs. 3 times that of a WH blade I have used both blades and the heavy blade doesn't bounce around like the WH blade. If you ever run across one and it's reasonably priced I suggest you buy it. Well worth it. Easily adapted to use on a Horse. Here is the mount with a fabricated adapter. The first blade I had I bolted this on but this time I had the pads welded to the mount and just bolted on adapter thingy's. Doesn't really hurt the value if an AC collector comes along and offers stupid money for it! Some more pictures would be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,141 #4 Posted September 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, clueless said: Some more pictures would be appreciated. Here's a grainy pic when I had it set up like a back blade on Lil' Red I bought this Roach Coach last year just for the blade I saw peeking out 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,315 #5 Posted September 19, 2022 Don't call the Waldomobile a roach coach. Or is that the Waldomobile's cousin ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,141 #6 Posted September 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said: Don't call the Waldomobile a roach coach. Or is that the Waldomobile's cousin ? Cousin from another planet! The Waldomobile was a Fleetwood Bro-ham compared to this thing! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,315 #7 Posted September 19, 2022 Weather is starting get fall like so I hope that I can give waldomobile a transplant with out cussing. Ha ha 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
