wovennut 44 #1 Posted July 9, 2011 Just finished my first fab and welding project. Made a 49" mid-mount grader blade and ran it on my 520. Our driveway is about 1/2 mile long and all up hill. Had alot of wash-boarding and it cleaned it all up. What a fun piece of equipment. We may make a few to sell if we have some interest in them. Here's a link to the video of it's operation video link below http://youtu.be/ItuZiOAOElM 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRE1992 135 #2 Posted July 9, 2011 Just watched the video, you are quite the fabricator . How much would you want for one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wovennut 44 #3 Posted July 9, 2011 probably $325 for the 49" and $275 for the 40" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
btrrg1969 11 #4 Posted July 9, 2011 Wow , nice work :woohoo: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,040 #5 Posted July 9, 2011 I was going to ask what the posts were for until I watched the video. Looks great and works great too. How much does that weigh? I have an old Simplicity grader blade fabbed up for my Horse that is very heavy. Did you make the blade itself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smoreau 658 #6 Posted July 9, 2011 Looks like it works as good as it looks!! on a great job and your driveway will always be in nice and flat from here on out. I like my 50" grader blade and its amazing how well they work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wovennut 44 #7 Posted July 9, 2011 it probably weighs 75 lbs. Just guessing. We had a shop roll the steel for us, then we made the rest. Also on the sides of the blade, we made it so you could add extra weight to it. We had 20 lbs add to each side in the video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarcoleo 119 #8 Posted July 9, 2011 Would be interested in the 40". Where are you? How about mounting brackets? Tom in RI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anglo Traction 761 #9 Posted July 9, 2011 :woohoo: Excellent piece of workmanship Wovennut!. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
massey 118 #10 Posted July 9, 2011 Nice work there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wovennut 44 #11 Posted July 9, 2011 Were located in central Ohio. It mounts with the same brackets that you use for the front blade. If we get enough interest we will list them for sale in the classifieds 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VinsRJ 721 #12 Posted July 9, 2011 That thing does look like it does the trick! Viery nice work :woohoo: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorHfuhruhurr 137 #13 Posted July 9, 2011 Do you know what other models that may fit on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hm12460 53 #14 Posted July 9, 2011 I'd be very interested in a 40"er, something for my B-80 to use. Are they shippable?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SousaKerry 501 #15 Posted July 9, 2011 Nice work would you be willing to share your drawings so I can make my own? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #16 Posted July 9, 2011 Wow! Looks like Factory made!!! the smaller one (40) would weigh about ??? (also have a B-80 that would look great with one!) adding the pegs to add outboard weight was a great idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wovennut 44 #17 Posted July 10, 2011 They should fit on most of the long frames. They mount same as the front blade. We didn't have any drawings, we just made it by trial an error. We used a pic of an oem blade. We should be able to ship them by ups. We may make a few in August after vacation. The weight post will hold 3 ten pound weights each. They can be bought at wally world or at some yard sales Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shorts 182 #19 Posted July 10, 2011 :D looks good, I like reverse engineering, it saves on the research and development. :woohoo: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KyBlue 655 #20 Posted July 10, 2011 Very Nice work!! Awesome ... would be hard pressed to tell it wasnt a Factory piece - just need a couple WH Decals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesegrader 433 #21 Posted July 15, 2011 If you get around to making more, I would be interested in a 49" form my 520h Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #22 Posted July 15, 2011 Great job on that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
triger 0 #23 Posted March 20, 2017 are you making grader blades Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tristan watson 2 #24 Posted September 8, 2018 can you still make these? i have been searching for one for about the last 2 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Winn 156 #25 Posted August 23, 2022 That is one spiffy job there. Wow. I have a motor grader blade that we picked up in the road ditch on the dirt road by our farm when I was a kid. It's about 7 feet long so I wonder if I could cut it down to 4 feet and make myself a mid-mount grader. I have the rear mount but it would be cool to have a choice of the two. Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
